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My kitchen renovation, Part 6: Chinoiserie backsplash, the turning point!

Annie Elliott | October 3, 2016

Hello, Gentle Readers! Last time, I told you about the amazing discovery of this Chinoiserie tile. Actually, it isn’t tile, per se: it comes in PANELS. Big, huge, gigantic panels. (Well, big and huge from the standpoint of my galley kitchen, anyway.) That appealed to me, because it makes the backsplash a piece of art, …

Read more »My kitchen renovation, Part 6: Chinoiserie backsplash, the turning point!
» Kitchen + bath, Renovation
Cameron Diaz's glamorous NYC kitchen with green cabinets and a brass backsplash, designed by Kelly Wearstler

My kitchen renovation, Part 5: where to put the color?

Annie Elliott | September 27, 2016

I’ve spent a lot of time fantasizing about my new kitchen. And when I fantasize, I’m not thinking about where the microwave is going. I’m thinking about how the kitchen will look. What will make it special? What will make it bossy? On one hand, how amazing! I’m the client! I get to do exactly what I …

Read more »My kitchen renovation, Part 5: where to put the color?
» Color + paint color, Kitchen + bath, Renovation

Bossy color’s design goals for 2014

Annie Elliott | January 11, 2014

Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! I hope you had a wonderful, healthy holiday season. We’ve been thinking about our 2014 goals here in bossyland. It may not be world peace, but we have our own modest aspirations. In 2014, bossy color will leave no pillow untrimmed. Trimming a pillow makes such a difference! A flange, …

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» Art + accessories, Color + paint color, Wallpaper

3 kitchen “shortcuts” to avoid

Annie Elliott | July 29, 2010

Yesterday I engaged in a full-immersion cabinetry experience at a showroom in Virginia. It can be a little overwhelming, even to a seasoned pro such as bossy color :) . So we understand the impulse to throw our magazine clippings in the air, turn on our heels, and run, screaming, “There must be a better …

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» Kitchen + bath
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