Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
@AskVirginia just resurrected L.G. Tumbletown’s absolutely hilarious article about Anthropologie furniture and its maddening tendency toward absurdity. Even though Anthro no longer makes many of those particular pieces, you can’t argue with the concept. Unlike my attitude toward Restoration Hardware, however (remember when I wrote them a letter with some constructive criticism?), I view Anthropologie with a mixture of …
You know that I haven’t always been Restoration Hardware‘s biggest fan. In fact, some of its designs in years past have left me, well, baffled. Remember the Aviator Wing Desk? And how I even offered some friendly constructive criticism? Well, that was three years ago. And I am nothing if not fair. So I was …
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....
