It’s Thomas Jefferson’s fault.
And Mrs. Blandings‘. She is the brilliant blogger who today celebrates that super duper New Orleans designer, Melissa Rufty. You know, the inspiration for bossy color’s living room.
We adore Melissa Rufty’s use of white walls. But, alas, bossy color is finally coming to the conclusion that they are not appropriate for that north-facing challenge known as bossy color’s own living room.
Mrs. Blandings today hastened that realization.
So we grudgingly say goodbye to the cream walls that bossy color has enjoyed – yes, enjoyed, but not delighted in – for several months.
Here’s why Thomas Jefferson must share the blame for this decision.
THAT, Gentle Readers, is the new dining room at Monticello.
Do stay tuned.
Top 3 photos of Melissa Rufty’s work are from Mrs. Blandings’ website. First Monticello picture is by Tom Daly. Second one is from the Monticello website.
Annie Elliott – aka bossy color – is an interior decorator and design blogger in Washington, D.C. She has been quoted in publications from The Washington Post to The Seattle Times and is considered an expert on color, residential space planning, and telling people what to do in the nicest way possible.