Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

BertieUK

How many of us have often wondered just how owls swivel their heads around without passing out..

...when you have a moment check this link...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21279609

PasturesNew

BertieUK wrote: »

How many of us have often wondered just how owls swivel their heads around without passing out..

...when you have a moment check this link...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21279609

It's never been high on my agenda.... I'm usually wondering "what'm I having for tea?"

PasturesNew

Can you lot have a whip round... looks like I'm £30-40k short of buying a house I'd prefer, rather than one I can afford *grins*.

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

Can you lot have a whip round... looks like I'm £30-40k short of buying a house I'd prefer, rather than one I can afford *grins*.

Well once you have a likely candidate we could all go and view (individually) and purse our lips a lot and point out faults and then put in offers 50k below asking price then when you turn up as a cash buyer offering 35k below asking price they will bite your hand off :rotfl:

misskool

PasturesNew wrote: »

Can you lot have a whip round... looks like I'm £30-40k short of buying a house I'd prefer, rather than one I can afford *grins*.

offer them 30k short and tell them it's a cash buyer. quick and easy

lostinrates

Whimsical or twee?

http://www.voyagedecoration.com/studioline-2/mae.php

I also like the one called dahlia. On this page

http://www.ourgreenroom.co.uk/imogen-heath-fabric/4569581965


Has to be reasonably sober for the study.....but also needs to have colour, be light and quite summery

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

Whimsical or twee?

http://www.voyagedecoration.com/studioline-2/mae.php

I also like the one called dahlia. On this page

http://www.ourgreenroom.co.uk/imogen-heath-fabric/4569581965


Has to be reasonably sober for the study.....but also needs to have colour, be light and quite summery

whimsical for the first one, i like it.

not sure about dahlia. it's a bit too...."abstract" for curtains?

I have to clean the house

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

whimsical for the first one, i like it.

not sure about dahlia. it's a bit too...."abstract" for curtains?

I have to clean the house

Fwiw it will be roman blinds,not curtains, so a 'flat view' of the fabric.

The first is also available as a linen mix fabric. But I think the velvet though less light is a better choice because I want black out lining, and high insulation interlining. ( we WILL be warm!):D

vivatifosi

misskool wrote: »

whimsical for the first one, i like it.

not sure about dahlia. it's a bit too...."abstract" for curtains?

I have to clean the house

Funny isn't it? I like Dahlia and not whimsical. Possibly because I read that it was for roman blinds before looking. The first doesn't look like a RB fabric.

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

Funny isn't it? I like Dahlia and not whimsical. Possibly because I read that it was for roman blinds before looking. The first doesn't look like a RB fabric.

I agree - I prefer the first one, but I think that Dahlia would look better as roman blinds. I REALLY like the first one though.

I need to stop mentally buying things for my imaginary house!