Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
With all the Restoration Hardware bashing I've been doing recently, I'm feeling the need to be a bit, how shall I say?, nice.
So I opened my new Pottery Barn catalog determined to find something nice to say.
And guess what? It wasn't that hard!
In addition to a few items that weren't bad, such as these block-print linens at right,...
Some conversations are so much fun you're glad they're being recorded.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin logoThat's how I felt talking with Jeremy Gonzalez and Sheila Hagar on their gem of an audio series, "Almost Your Mother."...
They call the series, "Almost Your Mother" because Sheila has a son named Jeremy (but not this Jeremy), and Jeremy's mother's name is Sheila (but not this Sheila)....
Sigh. I debated, Gentle Readers. I debated whether to violate my "say mostly nice things" policy and write this letter to Restoration Hardware. Ultimately, I decided that in the same spirit I provided Pottery Barn and Target with some, ah, constructive criticism in the past, so too might Restoration Hardware benefit from a friendly chat. I mean, wouldn't you want to know what people were saying behind your back?
Dear Restoration Hardware,
I am a former fan who is worried about you....
Me, shuffling through the mail: Holy crap.
Uncle Jimmy, my brother, in-house bass player, painter, and handymanny: What?
A: The Restoration Hardware catalog.
UJ: What about it?
A: Look at the cover....
What ho, Gentle Readers?! Holy cow - is it February already? Since when did January/February become crazy decorating season? It's wonderful, of course, but I'm sorry I've been neglecting you!
A piece of exciting news: I've just been named an Expert on the Benjamin Moore Experts Exchange....
The other day I was talking to the wonderful Sheila Hagar of the Walla Walla Union Bulletin, and she casually asked, "So how's your living room looking these days?"
Egad! I thought. (Or something close to it.) Things have changed! Not too much, but still, enough for an update....
Thank you, Kelly from Arte Styling!
Kelly tagged me for a "Stylish Blogger Award" (which I assume is based on blog content and not on personal appearance...if she could see me right now in all my nose-blowing/cold fighting /catching up on client emails, Diet Coke in hand glory...).
This is one of those pass-it-along things that's actually kind of fun. As a condition of the award, I have to share 7 things about myself, and give the award to 10 more fabulous bloggers....