tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post5996513084433982231..comments2024-03-28T12:19:03.540-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: DEAR MISS COTE DE TEXAS: TWO READERS QUESTIONS!cotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-43992803753268888542013-03-24T23:55:35.370-05:002013-03-24T23:55:35.370-05:00Thanks for sharing this great content, I really en...Thanks for sharing this great content, I really enjoyed the insign you bring to the topic, awesome stuff!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cabinet-systems.com/" rel="nofollow">Wall beds fort smith</a>http://cabinetsys.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028444373164733145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-3851245301736281582013-02-17T12:26:16.756-06:002013-02-17T12:26:16.756-06:00Joni, I have always loved your family room (pic on...Joni, I have always loved your family room (pic on this post). What is our wall color? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-69199724478827319832013-02-13T20:43:23.031-06:002013-02-13T20:43:23.031-06:00Hi -- I read your response to the reader who had t...Hi -- I read your response to the reader who had the very wide patio doors/windows and you suggested she look at Hunter Douglas' products. Their wovens do go up to 144", but their website says that verticals might be better for such a large expanse due to the weight of the blinds, which I guess makes raising and lowering them a challenge.<br /><br />I also have about 120" to cover tjaklitschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009189167604297400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-50689081118461587842013-02-10T18:08:56.864-06:002013-02-10T18:08:56.864-06:00Great job, Joni! I like what you suggested in eac...Great job, Joni! I like what you suggested in each instance. I have a freaky window situation in a family room, and I had considered a fake window, too. I hate the fact that it isn't balanced and have tried to ignore it by putting a wall of dog paintings on the other side of the mantle to balance it. I might go ahead and do the fake window. I can't do a real one due to the fact that The Quintessential Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010105595059019883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-41802323327698675932013-02-10T05:25:41.446-06:002013-02-10T05:25:41.446-06:00Hi,
I don't see a problem with the one window....Hi,<br />I don't see a problem with the one window. I think you can add balance to a room by just adding a picture or a tall piece of furniture. I also think it can add interest to a room, this is a better solution than any faux treatment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-38132613957445560812013-02-09T11:44:10.790-06:002013-02-09T11:44:10.790-06:00Hi, I just found your blog through one of your rea...Hi, I just found your blog through one of your readers coming over to check me out.<br />I'm going to put you on my blog roll list. Nice to "meet" you!<br />BetsyBetsy Speerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228282974759764845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-88762854358461804452013-02-09T01:58:55.115-06:002013-02-09T01:58:55.115-06:00Difficult problem Joni and one which you have solv...Difficult problem Joni and one which you have solved very well... <br />The answer is there is no easy solution... I have blocked windows up (where I can ) to solve this dilemma! I have also learned to live with them... <br />in France there are always different sized windows throughout the old farmhouses or village houses and this drives me crazy... One might be small and the pair might be door vicki archerhttp://vickiarcher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-64826382022634739952013-02-09T01:29:11.971-06:002013-02-09T01:29:11.971-06:00i just wish she would add a real window. it's...i just wish she would add a real window. it's not that expensive if your windows aren't custom and i doubt hers are judging by the other three on the opposite wall. i would do it in a heartbeat. in fact, we have done that here - we put in french doors in our dining room a few months after we moved in - there was once a horrible window there!! now we have a beautiful french door. pluscotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-46158939380212849502013-02-09T01:26:33.900-06:002013-02-09T01:26:33.900-06:00thanks yall so much!!! i saw my name was on the ...thanks yall so much!!! i saw my name was on the blog and i debated about asking for votes but decided not to becuase it's so embarrassing. well, it's embarrassing both ways - if you don't ask for votes from the readers, no one votes for you and your blog looks like a loser! ahah!!! but if you ask for votes people think you are full of yourself. so i just ignore it. truthfully, i cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-39643572302645082772013-02-09T01:23:43.610-06:002013-02-09T01:23:43.610-06:00yes = i keep my shades up all the time. there is n...yes = i keep my shades up all the time. there is no problem with the shades over the curtains - but my curtains are thick = they have the thick black out lining, which i highly recommend for several reason. first it blocks the sun bleeding through the fabric so you can actually see the fabric plus it makes the curtains very lush and ful. if you look at the picture of my room, you can see you cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-45216232464075151442013-02-09T00:12:18.816-06:002013-02-09T00:12:18.816-06:00No faux windows. Worse than carpeting wood floors...No faux windows. Worse than carpeting wood floors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-21838295251884838002013-02-08T23:36:28.242-06:002013-02-08T23:36:28.242-06:00Hope more people vote for Joni. Hands down, best ...Hope more people vote for Joni. Hands down, best blog. Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445591639823373505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-2654519802807314202013-02-08T23:20:21.495-06:002013-02-08T23:20:21.495-06:00Robin, You are in for a special treat. I am fairl...Robin, You are in for a special treat. I am fairly new too and get so excited when Joni's blogs appear in my Emails !Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534311670303105946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-27120144454626458802013-02-08T22:30:29.422-06:002013-02-08T22:30:29.422-06:00I went to the apartmenttherapy site to vote too, a...I went to the apartmenttherapy site to vote too, and I saw that delicious looking list of other blogs. I went to about 10 of them and realized just how good Joni is. Cote de Texas is much meatier and goes into so much depth to explore issues. My sister Helen in Ft. Worth turned me on to Joni a couple of years ago, and I'm so glad. She has also emailed Joni for advice on - you guessed it - Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-12698626590619970022013-02-08T22:24:43.760-06:002013-02-08T22:24:43.760-06:00I liked the first fabric swatch too, and I hope yo...I liked the first fabric swatch too, and I hope you send Joni some pix when you finish your project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-36011541663171168752013-02-08T14:38:21.088-06:002013-02-08T14:38:21.088-06:00Hi Sandra, I, too, live in an area with a Nazi HOA...Hi Sandra, I, too, live in an area with a Nazi HOA so I feel your pain. We have very extensive list of plants we cannot plant - among them English Ivy, French Broom and Mediterrean Olive trees. Gutsy girl that I am, heck if I am going to request permission from the Archtectural Committee every time I pick up a Color Pak at Home Depot.<br /><br />However, to your problem. If I interprete your Charlotte Des Fleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562431660483372584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-85697927862588927172013-02-08T11:42:17.970-06:002013-02-08T11:42:17.970-06:00Go for it. Plan it well with a contractor so that...Go for it. Plan it well with a contractor so that whatever work is required on the outside can be done in a day. Make certain he has all the materials on the job site and don't forget the tall shrub which will immediately be planted in front of where the window use to be and no one will be the wiser. The interior work can be done last. Sounds like a plan to me.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-5486288675489803302013-02-08T10:55:25.326-06:002013-02-08T10:55:25.326-06:00Thanks for all of the research Professor Webb. I h...Thanks for all of the research Professor Webb. I have a similar problem with too much space between ceiling and window and had thought of using shades under side panels. Additional questions: Do you actually lower your shades, or are they kept in this position? When the shades, particularly long lengths are kept unopened and function as an interior valence if you will, is the depth of the stack home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-20020893762734742332013-02-08T10:43:07.489-06:002013-02-08T10:43:07.489-06:00There is more to Faux than you know! The Roman Em...There is more to Faux than you know! The Roman Empire could not acquire enough good, solid limestone to build everything they wanted to build, so they used concrete which, chemically is the same as limestone. Almost all the famous Roman buildings, including the Colosseum, were made from concrete. Is a reproduction Armoire that was made 100 years ago a venerable antique or faux? Joni often Charlotte Des Fleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562431660483372584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-42194097427760239752013-02-08T09:39:20.793-06:002013-02-08T09:39:20.793-06:00Joni, thank you so much for addressing my issue wi...Joni, thank you so much for addressing my issue with the window. Your time, efforts, research are truly appreciated. I know you put alot of heart into your posts. I really like the ideas, especially the mirror idea. I love the Horchow mirror too. We have an outlet in Austin that I visit regularly and find the most amazing deals so I'll be on the lookout for this mirror.<br /><br />I hopeSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445591639823373505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-29000378142210171802013-02-08T09:24:07.944-06:002013-02-08T09:24:07.944-06:00I should have gone the "forgiveness" rou...I should have gone the "forgiveness" route...wonder if I can still try and pull it off?!? Probably not.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445591639823373505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-25088216526396179812013-02-08T08:34:25.722-06:002013-02-08T08:34:25.722-06:00I agree that ideally, you want to put in a real wi...I agree that ideally, you want to put in a real window rather than faux -- but sometimes that just isn't practical. Especially if someone was renting, a faux window can be a good alternative.Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-2503477222008677392013-02-08T08:21:53.500-06:002013-02-08T08:21:53.500-06:00BTW, Joni, I really enjoy the creativity you use w...BTW, Joni, I really enjoy the creativity you use when selectng your paintings of women writing letters. That last one with the girl at her laptop was a hoot! In a few generations, that image will become as evocative of a bygone era as was the first painting you used. <br /><br />From my slice of Provence in Southern California, Charlotte Charlotte Des Fleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562431660483372584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-46290840655572116172013-02-08T08:09:12.745-06:002013-02-08T08:09:12.745-06:00Would it be possible for Reader No. 1 to eliminate...Would it be possible for Reader No. 1 to eliminate the narrow window in the corner altogether? It seems that the room gets plenty of <br />light already. That may be an easier solution than adding another window. If the window adds some element of height to the outside of the<br />house, that could be rectified by planting a tall shrub in front of the space where the window was located. My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-49007992298528432692013-02-08T06:39:25.121-06:002013-02-08T06:39:25.121-06:00Thanks, Joni. I have house guests and didn't g...Thanks, Joni. I have house guests and didn't get to read your blog yesterday and was so excited this morning when I saw you featured my question. I appreciate all the good ideas you gave me for my family room French doors. I love the fabric choices from Calico Corners (the first is my favorite) and thanks for the research on the Hunter Douglas 144" wide shades. I am going to get on Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791296934306530073noreply@blogger.com