I have drapes that I made, and I also painted the fabric during the process. I made these some time ago for a couple of friends, and when they moved from their condo to a house and didn't need them any more, I got them back, rather than have them be discarded. I had to remove the old lining, as it was worn out, and I have hung them temporarily until I get around to replacing the lining. Previously, they were pleated. When I made the drapes, I sewed four widths of fabric together, making a panel that is about 210" wide, and then I laid out a pattern that I had created for painting. I wanted a pattern that would have repeated elements that would define different areas of the drape, from left to right. It took about three days to do all the painting, and then much less time to sew the lining and make the pleats. When I put a new lining it, the drapes will no longer drag on the floor, but for now I have to have something there. I previously had raw silk pleated drapes on a traverse rod, and I hated that rod. I replaced that with rings, which makes it much easier to open and close the drapes. I waited until now to do this because I wanted to move the wall switch for the outdoor light from the right side of the doors to the left side, since the doors open on the left. If I had know how easy (and inexpensive) it was to move this switch, I would have done it long ago. The people who built this room addition to the house before we bought it put the switch in the wrong place, simply because the fixture outside is directly above where they put the switch. They also had the door to the garage hinged on the wrong side, and I changed that right away. Lars

Thank you Chispa - I will look to see if there is someone that installs that kind around here. The person that came out today said that the sliding would not work because the shorter side is still too long. It is a rectangle, but I guess too deep? he is saying we should put the door all the way to the right and it will be the most frameless and the door will swing in and out. But I think the showerhead is more over that way that is not the best answer. (I probably should have hired a designer and figured all of this out in the beginning :( ) I love the corner door that chispa linked. I need to look in to that more. thank you all for the help!!!! :)

I wouldn't dare use MO on floors. I've used Bona for 11 years now with great success. Vinegar and water is a big no-no although some do use it. I don't use the Bona hooked to the mop, I spray and go which is a lot more fun. OTOH, when I have a massive mess like muddy dog prints the only way to clean the floor is on my hands and knees, a bowl of lukewarm water, and lots of paper towels to wash and immediately dry small areas at a time. This is a good website to review products and it's on the Bona page. If you want to know more about various products click on the home page. I'm getting rid of the MO. I cleaned one of the DR chairs today and noticed it left a dull finish so I had to go over it with a damp paper towel several times, then a dry paper towel. It's worthless.

If you talking about doors with built-in shades, don't waste your money, they only good when they new, after a while they get worst and worst and they stop working altogether.