Hi Jen, I didn't know you wanted to grow slipper gloxes. I have had them on and off for years. The best way to get them is to grow them from seed. That was how I started with gloxinias back in the early 70's. My mom got a packet of Tigrida strain gloxinias as the free packet with an order from Parks. She grew them and had about 70 pots (these weren't slipper types though). So, after the summer, she boxed up the tubers from Chicago and mailed them to me in Berkeley. At the time I had greenhouse access at the university, so I, quite the neophyte, potted them up and put them on the benches to sell. They sprouted from the tubers and also grew very well from broken leaves or crowns. So, I did sell a few, driving around to a few plant stores, but mostly I grew them and eventually took them home. I don't have any of those originals now, though I think I might have some plants that still have some tigrida in them. Anyway, the slipper form is the orginal species form of speciosa. Sometime in the late 19th century, the peloric form was discovered and hybrids have emphasized this form ever since. But, all along, there were slipper gloxinias still being grown. They just sort of died out in the trade. AGGS does have quite a few different strains of Florist Gloxinias or natural collections of Sinningia speciosa that are slipper form. All of the natural forms of speciosa are slipper types and then there are the ones Komi mentioned. Plus the 'California Mini's' are a dwarf strain that contains both slippers, semi-pelorics and peloric small growing gloxinias. One of the parents of this strain is a very nice mini slipper with very dark purple flowers, called 'Elvira', which I still have. In fact I just found the plant outside on Friday. It is quite small, having survived outdoors all winter. But, I will put down leaves pronto! I have been doing a poor job with my speciosas for a long time. But, I will look around and see what's still alive and get cuttings down for you. From seed, you can have blooming plants in as little as six months. All parts of the plant will propagate from cuttings very easily, and seed is very easy to set. They are propagating fools. Jon

I don't think a calligraphy style would work with cross stitch and would lend more to a satin stitch style. I would look at your word processing programs and font styles. If you use the word art feature in Microsoft Word or whatever WordPefect may have (haven't kept current with that program), I think you may find what you want. With a bit of playing around with the programs, you just might get what you want. If you still want cross stitch, get graph paper and superimpose it on the letters to get the stitch line and pattern.

What is your budget? Without knowing, I'll suggest the following: +1 to Lee Industries. Also check out Ballard Designs for furniture (inc club chairs and ottoman) and decorative items, and Wisteria for the decorative items. Ballard offers custom fabric choices, and has a similar side table, https://www.ballarddesigns.com/georgia-round-side-table/furniture/living-room/coffee-accent-tables/479501?listIndex=42 It's interesting that Sandra Morgan refers to this room as inspired by the movie "Something's Gotta Give", so I'd look at photos of the original movie room for some more inspiration, https://hookedonhouses.net/2018/03/01/somethings-gotta-give-hamptons-beach-house/

It's a particularly nice design because it's subtle. It'll go with just about everything. A lot of the early American style stuff sort of screams it and tries a little bit too hard. :) But most of it is solid stuff. Since yours has been refinished, it looks different from other things that might match. They are usually a nice orange maple. Do a google image search for "ethan allen early american" to get a feel for the typical look of these things. (EA isn't the only maker but they did a LOT.)