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I think it's funny that napkin rings are considered "fancy" these days. I was always told that napkin rings are to keep used napkins for re-use at the next meal. If you're washing your napkins after every use, there's no real need for a ring, it's just an excuse to add some extra stuff to your tabletop.

Advising against a rod unless your hoops will slide VERY smoothly. I have a double-height loft window and when I'm at the bottom of 15 ft of fabric I really appreciate the smoothness of curtain tracks.

nononono. Don't like this color at all! But I do like AT showing us more variety in styles lately; keep it up!

I think for the kind of design geeks who collect chairs but don't use them much, this one is pretty rad. And if the designer is really "celebrated" as a 2D artists, then the paper designs should have some value even off the chair. For those who insist on durability, there could be an improvement along the lines of a removable hard lucite top layer which allows the paper to show through?

I try to ignore the rampant misuse of "it's" vs. "its" that occurs AT-wide, but I think any regular writer (including bloggers) should know better than to write "chimney's" ...ever!

And does anyone else think it's a little lazy to merely repost another publication's work without much comment?

Still love you AT; carry on...

Also, if you're a beginning knitter, a nice super-chunky weight yarn will knit up fastest and will accentuate the look. Also keep in mind that light colors show texture better than dark. It's a shame to put lots of cables in a dark yarn--you can hardly tell what the design is!

Is "vignetted" (did you just coin that, or is it decorator-speak?) maybe like those open-house fake scenes with picturesque tea and scones set out and a magazine "left open" like someone was just reading it (but wasn't)? In that case, no, I don't like it for a real house.

"whoever"

I know you want probably something more traditional, but, why not embrace the barn idea and do something rustic? Not red-gingham and haybales rustic (though that's a fun idea for someone else), but elegant rustic like a Husdon River farm: pewter ewers holding less "done" flower arrangements, wooden chairs instead of gilt ones, off-white linens instead of bright white, antique-looking candlesticks (maybe even hurricane lamps?) and so on... It could still be very elegant in an old-fashioned way, and using the space instead of trying to hide it.

Definitely not just a Southern tradition--I grew up in the Northeast in and around many historic neighborhoods where blue painted porch ceilings are typical. Though usually a more subdued blue than the pics here... Either way they look great on old houses, especially those in near the water, like in Maine, Cape Cod, etc.