drapes

It's a matter of syntax not too small to interrupt my sleep. For all it's invested meaning, "Measuring the drapes" accomplishes only one thing; you confirm the length of your predecessors drapes. Measuring width [in order to determine 'fullness'] would certainly take inquisitiveness to a point well beyond the ridiculous. One hundred percent (twice the width of the window) is standard. What I'm almost sure the Republicans are endeavoring to articulate is "measuring the windows for new drapes". In any case, the interior design process should most certainly begin with determining the dimensions of the room. Changing only the drapes marries you to your predecessors choice of carpeting, and after that, suitable upholstery fabric- the wrong way around. Really, for people with money to burn (my favorite client only when they are willing to concede every matter of their own personal style to me), they seem all too eager to flaunt their ignorance. Well appointed rooms don't just happen. Relegating the Presidential emblem to the foyer [where it belongs] may fly too heavily in the face of tradition, but come November, no one (with the possible exception of the ghost of Jacqueline Kennedy) will be happier than I to see western-themed oil paintings missing from the Oval office.