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7 things I would totally buy at HomeGoods (and the definition of “bargain”)

Annie Elliott | January 16, 2023

u Update 2.2.23: You may want to check out my interview in The Washington Post, in which I visit this very store! Hello, Gentle Readers! The “Shop With Me” series on my TikTok has proven to be surprisingly popular, so I thought I would do a little version of it here. This will be the …

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» Accessories
Antique sideboard with green lamp

Annie Elliott Design (and a pretty dining room!)

Annie Elliott | August 19, 2019

You may have noticed, Gentle Readers, that this blog post directs you to a website called, “Annie Elliott Design.” Rest assured: you are in the right place. To communicate more clearly that we are a full-service design firm, I felt a name change was necessary. (I’ve known this for years, actually, thanks to many qualified …

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» Dining room
Bed with 3 blue floral Euro pillows and duvet cover and artwork

Master Bedroom Makeover…With the Same Furniture

Annie Elliott | July 29, 2018

Sometimes, you just need a refresh. If you have excellent quality furniture and you still love it, there’s no reason not to incorporate it into a new design. That’s what we did in this master bedroom. We rearranged the bed, bedside tables, and three dressers, and we changed everything else: the carpeting, window treatments, bedding, …

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» Bedroom
Home bar against purple wallpaper

Accent Lamps: The Little Trend We Love

Annie Elliott | October 5, 2017

Bossy color never designs a room with trends in mind – and neither should you, Gentle Readers. However, we do perk up when a classic idea becomes a trend, then suddenly people embrace it, and then the manufacturers come up with great interpretations. Which is exactly what’s happened with the accent lamp. You may mistake it for …

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» Lighting
Jamie Drake's Grasse Sconce

Lighting by Jamie Drake and AERIN. An exercise in fabulousness.

Annie Elliott | March 11, 2015

Designing light fixtures can’t be easy. If it were, wouldn’t everyone be doing it? Scale alone is a tricky thing. Then you have to consider where it might go, create the design, choose finishes…then — goodness! — there’s wattage to think about, and probably something involving wiring… It seems complicated. Which is why we all should appreciate truly …

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» Color + paint color, Lighting

Happy summer (and some of bossy color’s favorite blog posts)

Annie Elliott | July 14, 2011

Dear Gentle Readers,

I apologize. I didn't intend to get out of the posting groove, but as you can see, it happened anyway. Rather than continuing to disappoint you every time you rush to your computer in excited anticipation of bossy color blog's next installment (I hope the gentle sarcasm is coming through), I am going to declare, officially, that bossy color blog is on hiatus this summer...

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» Color + paint color, Lighting

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