Well, I kinda wish you hadn't posted photos, because now that I've seen Wythe Blue in your room, I'm having fantasies of painting my rooms that shade! (Ahhh! Nooooo! It's just a fantasy! I'm currently painting everything Guilford Green and shouldn't even entertain the thought of another color! But WB is absolutely gorgeous.) The color is perfect in your room, and perfect with the rug. I easily see the greenish-blue in the rug that is highlighted by the wall color. Besides, I prefer when colors harmonize and don't match exactly. This is going to be such a luscious space when you get it completed. I can't wait to see the finished product. It's already dreamy!

Seriously wonderful room!!! :)

JUST LOVE the whole room -- and the new bookcases look so fresh and clean!

A welcoming and well-working room for the new year! :)

Would a thin (maybe white?) console table (with a lamp or two) work along the wall -- along with a world (or even star charts?) map above it -- and perhaps a classic globe or two?

Please post pics of the wicker chairs as SOON as they get back from the upholsters!! :) The new fabric sounds just yummy! :)

And hugs to the dogs too! :)

ah...it looks wonderful ! I haven't taken a pic of "my" rug yet for you :) I need to do that.

Where did you find the mohair for the chairs ? I looked on line after you mentioned it and all I found was material that was labeled for upholstery and it was in the $120 a yrd range..yikes ! It was beautiful but way out of my price range.

I am looking forward to your finished pics. Here is a link to classic wall maps of the world. I only did a quick search but these are a very good price...don't know how big you want. Maybe post a separate thread and get some other ideas as to what is out there. Good Luck, c

Here is a link that might be useful: world maps

Gorgeous. Love the color and the bookshelves. The whole room! :)

I am looking for the perfect book shelves to tuck in somewhere so I can get my books out of the basement. I can imagine just how excited you are to have yours out of the attic.

Wythe blue is on of my BM favorites. It looks amazing in your office!

looks very nice!

I work for a private grade school, and this spring they cleaned out a lot of storage areas and sold the surplus. They had one table full of old pull down maps taken out of the classrooms. I was so, so tempted to buy one, they had a silent auction and I think I could have picked one up for about $5. But I have no where in the house to put one.
They were old and outdated, but to me that would be even more perfect.

Thanks for the nice comments. : )

auntjen, don't let me be a bad influence! Can't wait to see your rooms painted Guillford Green.

teacats, a small console might fit there, but I'm trying hard not to add any more furniture to my house. I'm trying to be in a downsizing mode these days...but maybe I can justify a globe or two. I'd love to find old vintage ones. They'd be a great history lesson with all the old country names and borders.

trailrunner, I got my velvet at fabriccarolina.com. It's still expensive, but cheaper than you found. Mine is the infinity charcoal. Luckily, I didn't need too much fabric for the chairs. When you look online, Google wool velvet too and you might find more sources. Thanks for the link to world maps. I'm intrigued by the one that sticks straight on the wall, but can peel right off.

macybaby, that kind of map is exactly what I want. I'd happily pay $5 a few times over for an old schoolroom map. I wonder what I could find on ebay.

thanks will take a look...I hope you can find a map. c

You have done an amazing job! It looks marvelous. Can't wait to see the chairs when they are finished.

I really like that paint color! Did you use any of the accent colors they designed to go with it...like battenburg? or is it just accented in basic white? It looks great. Now i'm in trouble since I googled that color!

Wow, that looks great. You sure have been working hard. I still love those floors. Can't wait to see it all complete.

That is just really, really lovely! The wall color looks fabulous with your floors and rug, and I can't wait to see those chairs! You're doing an amazing job! An old huge map would be perfect.

That's gorgeous! The Wythe Blue is perfect. The room looks crisp, clean AND cozy. Good job.

Every time I go to IKEA I go look at this world map printed on canvas. I love it. In fact, I am going to buy it this weekend after wanting it for over a year!!

Your room looks so beautiful!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70119430/

what a beautiful room - lovely colors. lovely windows and door molding. mmm.

Inexpensive map: eBay? Nat'l Geographic map, maybe lightly antiqued with tea?

What everyone else said--it looks so great!

What kind of bookshelves are those from IKEA? I've got quite a few of the Billy bookcases but these look a bit more finished. And I can't argue with you arlosmom, books certainly are the perfect finishing decorative touch for any room :).

Ann

I just picked up the stripped-down chairs from the upholsterer. They look so naked. Now I have to choose a gray paint that works with the fabric. I have a quart of fairly dark gray in the basement that I may try. I'll solicit opinions when I get some painted on the chairs.

gingerjenny, my trim color is the same BM soft chamois that I used in the rest of the house. I have enough trouble picking wall colors without switching trim colors too! : )

chitown, that map is great...huge! I may need to go see it in person. I haven't mentioned the map idea to DH yet. My goal was to pull this room together with stuff we already have and I've already bought new bookcases and am getting chairs re-done. I don't know if the map idea will make him cranky. I guess I should at least TRY to use art that we already own. Or not. We'll see.

runninginplace, the bookshelves are Hemnes. I look at both these and the Billys. Billys are less expensive, but I liked that these were wood and looked a little more sturdy and finished. Plus they have leg levelers which come in handy on our old crooked floors.

I got an email today that my curtain rods have shipped!! It's all pulling together. Yay!