Well! Washington Post readers had a lot to say about our House Calls makeover published last Thursday! Thank you for all of your comments: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Since there were so many, I thought it might be helpful to let you in on our thought process — and to give you…
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Italy Vacation: A House in Umbria
What can you say about a two-week trip to Italy, besides, “It was amazing,” and, “Go the first chance you get?” It WAS amazing, and you SHOULD go the first chance you get! Our dear friends rented a house in Umbria and said, “Just come.” So we did. Part of the house dates to the…
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Top 5 reasons you need an interior designer
You want your home to reflect YOU, but you don’t know how I bet you’re a pretty amazing person. But being amazing and having your home look amazing require two different skill sets. Sometimes fascinating people have great senses of style; knowledge about the most interesting products on the market; AND the interest, time, and…
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Blush walls in Annie’s living room!
Hello, Gentle Readers! Under the heading, “change is good” (subheading, “a slippery slope”), the walls in my living room are now blush (Benjamin Moore’s 050 Pink Moiré)! I desperately wanted to use Farrow & Ball paint. The product is amazing, and I’ve been eager to get back to it…the depth of color is just so gorgeous.…
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Bossy color is on the cover of Bethesda Magazine’s Home Issue!
Thank you, Bethesda Magazine! Bossy color is proud to have our interior design work featured in this year’s Home Issue — and on the cover, too! Be sure and pick up your copy before they sell out ;) More pictures of the fabulous home on the cover are inside the magazine and on bossy color’s website. Annie…
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Goodbye, yellow living room. A love letter of sorts
Dear Living Room, I love you. But I haven’t always. You’re not easy, you know. When we bought this house at the end of 2004, I didn’t know what to do with you. You’re north-facing. You’re almost square. You have a corner fireplace – and you know how tricky those can be. You have a…
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The Chairish Challenge! Eastlake Chairs in a sunny sitting room
Thanks, Chairish, for inviting bossy color to participate in your design challenge! THE ASSIGNMENT: Take a room from white to bright, starting with an accent chair from Chairish. THE RESULT: A bossified sunny sitting room. I chose a pair of Victorian Eastlake chairs as our starting point. Don’t you usually think of heavy, dark, musty and dusty rooms when you hear Victorian?…
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