With a little help from our friends...

decisions can be made.

After much help from Jan at Bobbypin's Boardwalk, I was able to make a decision on my ugly kitchen chandelier.  Her comments forced me to think a bit deeper and I decided to re-do the shades before deciding on the color for the chandelier.

Voila.  Like magic the perfect fabric jumped into my cart last night at WallyWorld.  When viewed in person the green is very, very muted - almost a sand color and will probably be the color I paint the chandelier - cream with a the barest hint of beige/green.

While I mull over how I want the shades to look and in what manner I will make that happen, I must cover two chairs in the dining room.

This disgusting mess...

(Do not, under any circumstances, embiggun this photo.  Really!)

should be covered in this...

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