ApparentlyVicki's Profile

I'd paint it in a heartbeat because knotty pine isn't that beautiful to me. It isn't teak or mahogany or really a precious wood. That said, to really paint knotty pine is not an easy process. The knots take so many coats to totally cover and will always bleed a little over time so you'd end up with a polka-dotted room without a thorough job. Hire it done during the winter months when painters will often give better prices for interior work in the Northeast. It's a lovely room but way too much wood for me.

Don't see a thing wrong with decorating your room however you feel like even if it means putting some of her things into storage. Beyond that, it's her house now. You've been away for sometime and essentially have lost your vote in how her home looks. Go easy. Keep focused on why you are there and make the most of having something to fall back on.

There are so many variables when purchasing a sofa that there's a lot more to consider than just the listed reasons, and much of it depends on how it will be used. There are good manufactured sofas like Mitchell Gold (as an example). They're stylish and will hold up even under fairly heavy use for 5-8 years. Then everything starts to break down. Bench made sofas tend to cost far more but they will last longer and many folks consider them an investment. One of the reasons that slipcovered sofas are so popular now is that most all of the companies will keep slip templates even for discontinued models so down the line, the slipcovers are easily replaced. Considering that slips will run about half the price of the original sofa, it still racks up the $$$ outlay. It all depends on how often you like change.

It's one of those things that's sort of interesting but in the end, one has to ask 'why'?

A couple of additional tips. Many owners of booths in antique centers will be around the days right before the first of the month, and they'll be looking to make their booth rent. Cash talks. Also if you spot something you like but the owner isn't around, ask the cashier to phone and make your offer that way.

I. too, am surrounded by the furry ones I love so much. My heart goes out to Donna.

I had them in one apartment in Manhattan, and they were leaded casement windows. Wonderful. Any number of door and window manufacturers make the wooden versions, but they don't seem very popular in this country at all. Too bad. They're lovely.