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5 Things You Need to Know About Rugs

Annie Elliott | November 9, 2025

Last call, Gentle Readers! This Tuesday, November 11 (Veterans Day) at 7:00, the writer Jason Reynolds and I will be having a conversation at Politics & Prose Union Market about my new book*, working together, and all things home. You may have heard me say, Gentle Readers, that unless your rugs are crawling up the baseboards, they’re not too …

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Thanks, Associated Press! “Carpet, the bolder the better, makes a comeback”

Annie Elliott | August 3, 2011

Do you remember reading my post about wall-to-wall carpeting a few months back? About how it's making a comeback?

Well if you didn't, now you won't have to! The AP interviewed me last week for a story about it, and it hit the papers - and the web-waves - yesterday. Newsday and The Washington Post lead the list....

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» Art + accessories, Bedroom, Kids, Rugs

Patterned wall-to-wall carpeting. It’s baaaaack!

Annie Elliott | March 2, 2011

Over the weekend, the fabulous Rita Konig (you know, of Domino Magazine fame) had a snappy article in the Wall Street Journal called, "Not Your Grandma's Patterned Carpet: It's time to reconsider wall-to-wall."

Super fun. Here's my favorite part:...

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» Bedroom, Rugs

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