Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Let's take a breather from bossy color's living room, shall we? In other areas of our life - i.e., the money-producing part, also known as "work" - we've been recommending a lot of accent pillows with just a touch of glam.
We ask you: who couldn't use a little glamour in their lives?
Exactly.
Gentle Readers, how bossy color has missed you! What with the blog migration (nearly finished), client projects (exciting), a new assistant (fabulous!), and, as you know, personal decorating trials and travails (often frustrating), life has been unusually hectic.
Let's catch you up on bossy color's living room. Here is the most recent "Before:"
You made it! Welcome! So glad you're here.
There is still much work to be done, including re-entering the last few posts from Blogger. But we prefer to rip off our Band-Aids with one rapid yank, rather than slooowwwwly peeeeelll back the plastic, listening for the tiny ping of each breaking arm or leg hair as we go.
Just as it is impolite to ask a lady her age, so too is it impolite to ask bossy color how many times she's painted her living room.
The answer, she fears, would shock and horrify you.
Therefore, let us skip the introduction and go right to the pictorial essay, shall we?
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.
Warning: what follows is a shameless, misty-eye inducing item that, alas, will be of no help in your quest for decorating and renovating knowledge, guidance, and support. This emerged from the bottom of Ruthie’s backpack yesterday. “I liek my MoM bcus She hlps me.” Look carefully at the drawing. Does it seem familiar? It’s her …
What is that beautiful Roman Shade fabric in the gray dining room?
Delighted to share. It's Thomas Paul for Duralee, pattern number 20877.
Are there truly no names for these patterns? What a wasted opportunity! This could be "Love. Birds."...