Firt off, how wide is your window? I have an 8' wide window in my LR that I had custom drapes made by Calico Corners and a custom measure--paid way too much for them, but learned a lot in the process. They stack back fully on each side. I just measured and the stack is about 22" per side which I think looks about right, though at the base they fan out a bit since they are really full. They are fully operable, pinch pleats. Here they are just after installation: As you can see they are designed to stack back to the sides of the window--even behind the window trim, though in my dining room there was less room on the sides to accomodate the rod, so the stack only cleared the sides of the window (not the trim): Note they are also installed closer to the ceiling as they ceilings are 8' and I wanted to raise the eye. See the little silver things on the rod? Those are supports which I still need to paint the covers. Mine are that way as it's a traverse rod that I can fully open/close contrasting with fivefootzero's wooden supports (she has two). With the wooden ones you cannot pull the drape beyond the support, hence you have very important decision to make do you want privacy or not? You can still get privacy without going custom, but your response will help me better frame what to say next. Stationary panels are just that--they are dressed in attractive folds and left that way. You may be able to ope/close them, but they don't have that same look you see in the pics unless you "dress" them. Pinch pleated drapery are meant to open/close and the folds fall naturally withoout any "dressing." If you just want to do stationary panels with a really wide window some elect to install two shorter rods to either side of the window (there is an example above) instead of seeing the really long rod dividing the space. If you opt for stationary panels, I think this could be a good look for you. HTH

This may be helpful, I hope.o Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings Posted by Pamelad1 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 7, 04 at 0:53 My dear Granny is 77 years old and has received a vast amount of greeting cards over her lifetime. Now, she has decided that it is time to get rid of them to free up some space (there is a large box of them). Some of these cards date back to the 1950's and are from her family and friends. To me, they are a type of history, since more names are added to the cards as families have grown and changed. However, we have no idea what to do with these cards other than throw them away. I have promised her that I would sit down with her to pick out the most important ones (My grandfather died when he was 32 and she was 31 and she never remarried, so anything from him is a keeper). Any suggestions on what to do with the cards we save (some way to display them) or what to do with the ones that she decides to part with? I hate to just toss them in the garbage. Help! Thanks in advance, Pam Follow-Up Postings: o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by ohiomom (My Page) on Sun, Nov 7, 04 at 11:01 I wouldn't throw them away, store them in a box and when you are "granny's age" they will be collector's items, and/or make a display in like a shadow box... I have vintage cards/postcards from early 1900's, I just put them in archival storage, they are very collectable. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by secondhandrose2 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 7, 04 at 18:34 My niece says she would put them in a scrapbook. She says you can use the little corners glued to the book pages and then insert the card by the corners so it does not get damaged. You could probably decorate the page with mementos or pics of the sender. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by CucumberMelon (My Page) on Mon, Nov 8, 04 at 9:27 Hi, I saw someone post this site and thought maybe you could use it to make some gift boxes out of some of the cards. Just a thought!! http://www.allfreecrafts.com/recycling-crafts/greeting-card-box.shtml o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by Lillie1441 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 8, 04 at 16:24 Pam-I think putting them in a scrapbook would be a good idea.Mount them so they can be opened to see the inside.Then your grandma could go through them and remember her friends and family and the memories from the past.I would take a few of them,maybe the ones most precious to her from her husband,and make a shadow box.Use the cards as the background and maybe add some momentos she has of her DH,glasses,an old watch,wedding ring,tie tack,a piece of costume jewelry given to her by him,etc. attached with pins or glue.........Lillie o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by javaandjazz (My Page) on Tue, Nov 9, 04 at 11:12 Cut out the pictures on the cards and punch a hole in them and hang them on the xmas tree. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by momsgirl2 (sombra62@earthlink.net) on Wed, Nov 10, 04 at 19:27 use a huge card board panel and make a montague to hang on her wall or a door in her room.the way you do x-mas cards.dollar general had a nice scrape book for $ 2.95.but don,t throw them away.i have some that were left in an abandon house they are very entertaining o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by Lindy_B (My Page) on Fri, Nov 12, 04 at 22:26 You can make a wallet or coin purse out of a larger one. Just laminate it on both sides, or use clear packing tape, and use velcro for the closure piece. Some of the cards are sooooooo cool and make great little coin purses or even check book covers. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by Bright199 (bright199@hotmail.com) on Sun, Nov 14, 04 at 8:20 Make a serving tray. Use a wood picture frame, you can cut the cards or leave them whole. make a collage of the cards place in the picture frame. Then attach two handles to the picture frame makes a nice Christmas serving tray. I have saved cards for this idea seen it in a magazine a few years ago...still need to put it all together. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by Velvet_Sparrow (My Page) on Thu, Nov 18, 04 at 20:32 I went to an estate sale recently and out in a dusty, forgotten corner of the garage found a large JC Penney box FILLED with very carefully kept greeting cards dating from the 1930's to the 1980's. Every card that this couple had exchanged--and they had celebrated every holiday you can think of with very nice, expensive cards--had been lovingly saved. I absolutely could not bear the thought of just tossing the record of a 50 year love affair into the garbage, so I bought them. I had no idea what I would every do with them. I find myself going through them once in a while, reading their little notes to each other and later, the long, chatty notes from their son and daughter after they had married and moved away. The cards mark the time span from their engagement right through their marriage, into the later years and failing health and hospital stays. I finally took several of the more stunning cards and decoupaged them onto glass blocks and lit the inside of the block with clear mini lights. They look great decorated with ribbon and other vintage trim, and now these great cards can be enjoyed for a long time to come. :) This might be an idea for some of the cards you want to display all the time or use as holiday decorations. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by gill_didsbury (My Page) on Wed, Nov 24, 04 at 18:44 Hi All, I am a newbie here and LOVE all your ideas :-) Could you make a montage picture from the cards and frame it for your gran? Make it large so she can see a lot of the cards Gill (Gillian) Australia o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by diydana (My Page) on Mon, Nov 29, 04 at 11:56 The local historical society or schools need real actual examples from the past. I bet there is someone out there looking for cards just like it. YES, even used. I collected old vintage cards for years. Unused. I would give them as real cards. Seeing they are. Real. Some are horrid and ugly. I never told people they were vintage or recycled. Some were so ugly I laughed and was full of giggles to give away. I always waited for someone to go...what the heck avacado green with pink stripes for Christmas? No one ever asked why my cards are so different,to put it nicely. Some of the cards from the 40's and 50's used feathers, sequins and real crazy stuff. My neighbor died and I have some of her stuff. I have vintage wrapping paper. Paper back then was so think and lovely. My faves are the baby showers and wedding. I have some crazy old cut outs too. Like victorian syle. enjoy your treasures. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by Des_Arc_Ya_Ya (My Page) on Wed, Dec 1, 04 at 0:34 Saw some in a magazine the other day that had been "sandwiched" between two pieces of glass with a piece of silk fabric as a "mat". The pieces of glass were then clipped together and the whole thing was in a holder similar to a plate holder. You might pick out a couple of the prettiest ones and do an arrangement like this for your grandmother. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by cozycat (My Page) on Wed, Dec 1, 04 at 0:41 I saw an idea for xmas cards on the HGTV site yesterday. It was a picture frame that they had put cards behind the glass on top of a mat & they were using it for a tray. Cozy o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by hailefinn (My Page) on Mon, Jan 3, 05 at 17:22 Put the cards in plastic sleeves and a note book--makes them easier to read. I have some from early 1900's and stood them on little picture stands on our dinning table at Christmas--very colorful and interesting reading since they were from our uncles and and great aunts. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by joelke (My Page) on Tue, Jan 4, 05 at 3:17 I always save my cards. I used to drape long ribbon or yarn around windows or doorways and hang all the cards as decorations for Christmas. Then as I began to realize a lot of them were from relatives and friends that had passed away, I began putting them into scrapbooks. Along with special cards from my children and grandchildren, I have several scrapbooks of cards I love to look at and remember when they were received. o RE: Vintage Greeting Cards clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by StoneyBaloney (My Page) on Thu, Jan 13, 05 at 8:43 With old post cards that my grandmother sent my grandfather (dating to 1905) and then ones my mother sent home after she moved away (dating to 1940) I picked out some special ones and framed them, using inexpensive (but matching) black frames with a white mat. I've hung them in the hallway and going up the stairs. Maybe you could something like that with the most special ones? o

Wow, that's so ingenius. I know what you mean about tidying them up. I decopauged those shoe boxes, and as much as I like them, the edges that I turn over on the inside need something. Like some type of edging or something to make it look neater around the inside. But I don't even know what people would want them for if I were to sell them. I just always use shoe boxes for my seeds and wanted to dress them up. Dont know if they would even sell on Etsy! I did one for my mom with old pages from different books since she likes antique looking things. Sometimes they're just good projects for a rainy/snowy day.

Everything IS bigger in TX! Find a builder or home that is Energy Star certified or insist on it for your current build if it's not too late. You're correct to be concerned with your build's lack of attention to detail behind the finished surfaces. Not only is the concrete inaccurate, the brushed surfaces indicate a lot of honeycombing cosmetic cover-up. No sill sealer or garage leg shear wall?