Re: Decorating In TV
 

:clap2: Hey Gracie, I ordered from Wallwords in French! My husband put it up over the Master bed and looks just like hand painting in Script. Each and everyone that happens to see it ~~~~~~~~~wonders what is say,s , We will never tell!!! If you speak French you have to stay outdoors! Such Fun! ;D ;D

Re: Decorating In TV
 

Vraiment?

Re: Decorating In TV
 

I am an IKEA shopper and frequent the store often, so please don't take my comment wrong.

One problem I have with IKEA wood bookshelves are the screws that often show on the outside once they are put together.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

48 Hour blinds are in wildwood off of 466A jus off of 301. They are also listed on The village sun sight. and advertise in The Village sun.They were very professional and prompt as well as fast. Yes that was the price for the whole house.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

We found vinyl mini blinds at Penneys for less than 20 dollars for a 35X64 inch window, actually there were only two in a Camellia that were bigger than that aside from the two sliders. We found verticals for the bedroom slider for less than 60 dollars at Meijers and the same vinyl blinds for ten there. The two larger ones were still less than 20 at Meijers. We knew we were going to go down for a couple weeks to settle in, pulling a trailer with the items we needed, and that when we left we would have to have the windows covered. They are absolutely the same quality as the builder puts in a lot of houses.

We bought them with the idea that we would replace them with something else later.

Blinds are really not hard to hang.

I know that Meijers is a northern chain. But Penneys has a store in Leesburg.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

We also used 48 hr Blinds (aka "the pink house") to put up faux wood blinds and a 12 ft vertical for slider for our entire house. We have 14 windows of various non-standard sizes. The $635 price might be for a villa or other model with far less than 14 windows. Our whole house price was about $1,100 .... still a decent value. We tried to price out difference between stock prices at Home Depot and what they charged and it was only a couple hundred bucks.... plus they custom measure and cut and put a nice little wood valance at the top of each window. 2 guys installed all 14 windows and slider in about 45 minutes.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

Just found out my neighbor in TV works for the new BEST FLOORING store on 466. She gave me some great prices to replace the basic builder's carpet. Now I am torn between doing the verticals from JOY's or doing the floors. I have to pick one and just wait for a while to do the next one. By the way BEST FLOORING is having some free drawings for area rugs and stuff as part of their GRAND OPENING. As you exit onto MORSE BLVD go east to the little Sante Fe strip mall. You will see all the flags. They have some cool new things too!

Re: Decorating In TV
 

We have a Wisteria in Hadley. 10 windows and a nine foot slider. Not a villa.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

Has anyone used DECORATING DEN? I've heard that were somewhere near TV. I'd love to know if they are and what you thought of them. Thanks a bunch!

Re: Decorating In TV
 

All the draperies and flooring I am looking at are custom made sizing. Doesn't matter what size home you have or what size windows or floor.

Have used Decorating Den and was not impressed with the quality in the past.

Check out Best Flooring.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

I have become an HGTV addict. I also purchased a lot of recent back copies on ebay of both Coastal Living and Cottage Living. A sewing machine is right around $100 dollars at Sears, Sam's, etc. If you are inclined, and Sew Easy Patterns are SOO EASY. Many of us HAD to take sewing way back in the seventh grade. It is kinda fun to have a new adventure and just make simple curtains and valences. All they are are rectangles and lined two rectangles sewn together, use the new circles with pincher things on them and you have a designer look. Great looking curtain rods are not expensive.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

If there isn't already a club for this it sounds like a great idea to put one together.

The Villages window treatment club!

Re: Decorating In TV
 

How about just using shutters and NO window treatments? (No dust catchers at the windows) Shutters are so clean. You can wipe them down easily. If you have allergies, they are wonderful. I'm thinking less is more these days.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

I did put the plantation shutters on the windows and they are beautiful! That is what introduced my to the Joy's Blinds store. It is the verticals that were hard to replace with anything that has a softer look. It is why I remain excited about the new sheer vertical look.

Re: Decorating In TV
 

Graciegirl,


HGTV and sewing, OMG! you just reminded me that I, too, had sewing in high school and own a sewing machine. Thankyou so much!

Shirleevee