Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
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."...
"Cheerful" and "gray" don't sound like they belong in the same sentence, do they? But look:
Thanks to painted wainscoting that covers a third of the walls, a dramatic curved window, and a coral rug, gray is anything but dreary in this D.C. dining room....
Someone must have done the recycling. Elle Decor – gone. House Beautiful – gone. Spanx catalog…oh, that one was thoughtfully laid aside for future consideration… But what’s this? A catalog from my youth. Country Curtains, it says across the top. “FREE SHIPPING on phone orders,” the sticker reads. Isn’t Country Curtains the evil force behind …
Just when you’ve cracked the code, they change the code. That was our conclusion when our twin daughters were babies. The moment you think you’ve nailed down a sleep schedule, food preferences, and personalities, they change. Willfully. Bossy color has news for you, Gentle Readers. The code-changing continues! We really did crack the code on …