I guess I might need to lower that light some also...

hi- I like the arrangment, size is fine...

Did you see these drapes at JCP?
Countess Damask 30Wx84"L Panel
Look at the price- $14.99.
I think they would look lovely in your room, color: Gilt.
Hope this helps! :)

Here is a link that might be useful: JCP Drapes

Thanks for the link Loribee! I'll have to go check those out. The price certainly sounds great. :)

Would you do them above or below the arch. I googled and I see that people do them both ways, but I didn't know which way would be more visually appealing or if one method or the other is the decorating "norm".

What a pretty room! Love your ceiling. I think the floral arrangement is fine. You could still use candles on either side but I like the simplicity of the arrangement.

I like the arch showing so I would hang the drapes below it. Do you really need drapes? I think the window is so pretty as is.

love it

I think the size of the flower arrangment is fine.
If you hung the drapes the height of the window it would be a more dramatic look than hanging them where the curved window starts. I think it would look nice if the room is large enough to handle that look.
How large is the room and how high is the ceiling?

A clear thin vase doesn't have enough presence to fill a dining table. If the table were set with dishes a thin vase would be fine - but too tall.

I would rather see the flowers coming out of a wide pot, maybe one with feet.

So sorry this pic isn't great but hopefully you can see how I hung my drapes...

Thanks Lori. I was leaning towards hanging them at that height. It just seems "right" to me.

Your house is beautiful, by the way! I love that paint color.

The floral arrangement is just lovely and I like the height. Your DR is beautiful! I love your ceiling.

I like the way Loribee hung her drapes with the arched window. I don't care for them hung over the top of arched windows with a straight rod. It just looks... wrong. If you want to hang them all the way to the top of the window, you can either do it with a curving rod like this...

... or you can do it on nails (and something covering them), hooks (and something covering them), or decorative knobs like this...

Something is bothering me, but it could just be the picture and how it translates on the computer. The sconces you have to either side of the china cabinet look to me to be much more informal than the china cabinet, but I could be wrong.

Anyway, I would like to see some more breaking up of that big expanse of red, with some pretty plates in a lighter color (I could see three vertical on each side of your pretty cabinet), and with some artwork with different colors in it. I'm just not crazy about the dark things on your dark wall. eBay has original paintings by artists at very reasonable prices, if you're interested in that. Gorgeous oils and watercolors.

Have you visited the Dining Rooms thread in our Gallery? You will find hundreds of beautiful dining room pix in there. I think you'd get a lot of wonderful ideas on how to accessorize your room. I have a thread about the gallery at the top of the list of threads, I think.

Thanks for the lovely compliment!
Hey...do you have a Big Lots, Tuesday Morning or Christmas Tree Shop nearby? Sometimes you can find nice drapes at GREAT prices there~

Oceanna,
I guess our whole house is just an odd mix of formal and almost rustic pieces. I tend to like traditional furnishings but we've traveled a lot and that influences our choices as well. I think maybe you're right about something light looking better. Maybe I'll come across a pair of matching prints or other artwork I like. I really can see a bowl of fruit in there somewhere, but I'm not sure where. I like the plates idea, maybe I'll check into that.

Lori,
We do have a Tuesday Morning and Big Lots. I go to BL pretty often just to snoop around. I haven't checked out TM though, I'll try to get around to that this week.

I ended up taking back the silk flowers. Something about them bothered my though I never really figured out exactly what it was. I guess I'll know the right thing when I see it- but buying things just take them back gets old after a while. I guess since I'm so new to this process trial and error is really the only way to go~ ;)

Thanks again everyone for your input.