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I love everything about this... fabric choice, leg color, skill to do it. Great work!

We live in the mountains in a townhouse in between 2 other townhouses that insulate our place very well. Even though we've had snow already this year in early Oct. and the night temps have been in the 30s we haven't had to turn on our heater yet. However, we did turn the heat on for a few minutes just to make sure the furnace is working properly BEFORE we need it. Like others have commented we like putting extra blankets on the bed at night and wear sweaters, hoodies & scarves during the day.

Those are beautiful blue chairs. I would make room for the extra too. Love the peacock chair stacyg. Everyone would fight over who gets to sit in it.

It is a good idea but I don't think you would even need the tape. If you have the earplugs firmly in your ear, the headphones would keep the cords in place. I use this kind of a set up in music composition when using headphones for the piano keyboard and earplugs to hear the music software on the computer.

We sometimes get too warm with flannel sheets so I usually have a flannel bottom sheet and an Egyptian cotton top sheet of coordinating colors. Instead of a hot water bottle or herbal microwavable bag, I made several microwaveable bags from fabric remnants and rice for myself and friends. I pop it into the microwave for a couple of minutes and it keeps my toes nice and toasty for at least half the night. If my feet are warm, then the rest of me is warm. This past week was minus 23 wind chill here so it's been tested!

Speaking of Nutcracker, I played in the pit orchestra for Nutcracker for maybe 30 years. I would always bring fudge to the orchestra on dress rehearsal night. I would often bring three different flavors. Everyone would look forward to it and ask me that week if I was going to bring fudge again this year. Alas, I moved to another state last year and no longer play in that orchestra but I still get FB messages about the fudge.

I like the library/cozy reading area the most. Also, think about putting a short wrought iron fence on the right straight area of the stage, a small bistro table, 2 chairs, maybe even a patio umbrella tilted (if room) or a valance from the ceiling that mimics the shape of the stage edge. My idea was to make it look like an outdoor cafe area.

The other idea is to fill it with lots of plants, sitting at different heights and hanging potted plants.