decisions, decisions
I've been collecting links to potential chandeliers in my delicious account, and last night I kidnapped Nala to hit the BB&B store to get some ideas for window treatments for the dining room.
The chandelier selection is proving to be more cumbersome than the window treatments, if only because there are SO MANY to choose from. I've only hit 1/3 of what's available on the Bellacor website. And that means, I haven't hit any from Great Indoors or Rejuvenation, or Northern Lighting. There is still much to be done.
Of course, finishing painting (and glob removal) in the dining room should be my first priority, followed by setting up the furniture to get a feel for what colors will actually work. We ruled out some of the gold panels as choices, and are thinking we might focus on something lighter, and possibly with gold IN it. (we found a beige and tan striped panel that seemed to work well, but I'm not 100% convinced.) What we did decide was that we'll use SIMPLE rods with either SIMPLE finials or no finials at all.
I think the bigger decisions (and ones that will influence the window treatments) are the chandelier and the rug. We simply must find a rug that works first, since that is a much bigger ticket item.
I've found a couple which work (online) but I refuse to buy something that large online, when it'll cost me extra shipping and I cant verify quality or true color before purchase, and return policies vary (Bellacor has great return policies, so I'd almost be ok ordering a light fixture from them... need to check BBB and Consumer Reports, I suppose... plus a lot of what they carry is available in stores).
Need to measure the area between the floor register and the cold air return to verify the dimensions, but I think the smallest we would want to go is 8x10. I believe 9x12 is also feasible, and 10x14 is maybe ok. We should also decide whether to go traditional, plain, modern, or something different.
Also, need to move some stuff around in the basement and label the stacks of boxes so that things can be found easier. That sounds like a good weekend morning task.
AND, I've got a friggin conference call tomorrow night with the alumni group. ACK.