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when framing textiles, there can be a big difference in the look/feel you get from putting it behind glass and framing it without glass. it you are doing a project like this, perhaps try both to see which you prefer. my 2 cents.

that is a seriously great dress!

#3. the table and chairs are rounded and smooth and "inward". i would enjoy the contrast of spiky and explosive.

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thanks for the info, stevenportland!

Plants! i would try a tallish, upright houseplant on the right side. Add a shorter, leafier one on the left, with maybe a third smaller one next to it. the marble is a nice, forgiving surface for houseplants, and the graceful lines would help break up the square on square feel of this part of the room.

whoops! not 6. #6 seems a bit like candy that is so sweet it hurts your teeth. meant to type 2, 4, 7, 9.

done a lot of painting--i vote primer, decant into an easy to hold container, barefoot, no tape, use an extension handle, best brush possible, wrap your brushes in plastic, and no drop cloth. i also favor the small, "hot dog" rollers. they don't cover as wide an area with each roll, but the lighter weight allows me to get a lot more done before i get tired out.

depends. my daughter flew alone from San Francisco to LA and back when she was 5, and chatted up (and no doubt charmed) her seat mates. i would not have foisted her on the flying public when she was 15.

Oriental poppies are perennial in zone 9 and can take over a garden bed, but the California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is a beautiful little self-seeder that never get overwhelming here. "Love in a Mist" (Nigella damascena) also throws its seeds around with lovely results, and the seed pods are amazing and last a long time when cut. I also like Impatiens balfouri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impatiens_balfourii as a self-seeder in the shade. It is fun to make the seeds fly by touching the ripe pods.