We are thinking that stained and varnished (maybe sealed), louvered, wooden, interior window shutters might be the best way to go in the future for the ferret room. They would allow us not only to use them like curtains or shades, but with top louvers open we could safely have the windows open for air circulation in seasons that are not inclement. For the other rooms we are looking at other window approaches. The proportions on this are different, but this is generally what I mean: http://www.shutterland.com/traditional-shutters.asp With so many ill family members we still have not done our flooring, but we have decided what we are going to do. The ferret room will in tile with bullnose tiles vertically along the walls. The rest will have a border of tiles extending out and also bullnose tiles vertically along the wall but then the centers of those rooms will be sealed wood (not thin slats but a serious wood floor). Steve and I are still split on how to do the hallway. I'd like to work bright tiles into a carpet-looking patterns (and of course have bullnose tiles vertically because those are so great for tackle ferret messes) while he'd like wood in the center. Mostly, he'd like wood for the comfort of it, while I like tile because there will be easier cleanup if the washer and drier people create a problem with our hallway washer and drier. We are in a small condo. Anyway, we have been discussing and looking into a wide range of options through the years and these seem best to us. Your experiences? Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7122]