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Bossy color hearts Anna French

Annie Elliott | July 12, 2015

I arrived home a few hours ago to an empty house. My husband and daughters are still in St. Michaels, where the girls will go to sailing camp this week. Usually I love chilling by myself at home; it’s so rare that no one else is here. But it was a really fun weekend, filled w/ amazing food, bike riding, and hair dyeing…

Girl's long hair with red dye at the tip

…so I wasn’t as excited as usual to come back.

I threw down my bags and tackled the mail. All of the Bossettes were in a fabric and wallcovering frenzy last week, and swatches had arrived.

My spirits lifted immediately. Thank you, Anna French!

Gray and blush floral drapes
Songbirds fabric on drapes. Anna French for Thibaut for Duralee
Pink, red, and yellow floral wallpaper
Ash wallcovering. Matches Georgie’s new hair color!
Light green and white embroidered drapes
Arran Embroidery on drapes

I saw Anna French’s latest and greatest collections when I was in the Duralee showroom recently, Thibaut section, Anna French division (whew!). I was in heaven. The designs are exquisite, the embroidery divine.

I’ve used Deilen Embroidery on some Roman Shades recently. Subtle yet stunning.

Embroidered leaf pattern on linen fabric
Deilen Embroidery on pillows
Cream and slate blue chair and drapes
Deilen Embroidery on drapes

And I’m using French’s Rue de Seine fabric for some wonderful, long-standing bossy color clients right now. It’s gorgeous — and it comes in the loveliest colorways.

Yellow, blue and white silk floral fabric
Rue de Seine
Cream and Pink floral silk fabric
Anna French, Rue de Seine on drapes

I’d love to get to know her wallcoverings selection better, too (although Anna will have to line up behind my main man, Manuel Canovas). I mean, this Eglantine wallcovering is pretty stellar. (The Matisse-esque painting ain’t bad, either.)

Pink and red wallpaper bedroom
Anna French’s Eglantine wallcovering

I’m so all about wallcovering right now. Thank you again, HuffPost and Bonnie McCarthy, for that fun interview about wallpaper!

Butterfly wallpaper
Seraphina wallcovering
Gold, teal, and light green wallpaper
Anna French’s Lavinia wallcovering

You’re fantastic, Anna French. Perked me right up and got me ready to return to Bossyland.

Bossy color | Annie Elliott interior design is based in Washington, D.C. We create outrageously beautiful homes for fascinating people — starting with color. 

Category: Color + paint color, Wallpaper, Window treatmentsTag: Anna French, drapery, drapes, Duralee, embroidered fabric, embroidery, Thibaut, upholstery, wallcovering, wallpaper, window treatments

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