MISS MOOX: Eddie Ross

My friend/client/marketing expert (who is super talented if you need someone call her Eskimo Advertising) asked me for a picture of me in a room I have designed. I don't have one. But I use to work for this designer who I think has a photo of her in every room she has ever been in. (You know the type.) Well, I saw this photo in House Beautiful last night and just loved it. You go Thomas! Way to be cute, charming AND natural.

[Love the non-fussy, perfectly put together room!]

So what type of "poser" are you?
Here are some photos I have collected over the years of my design role models to help you decide.

Are you a diva who matches your outfit to the room?
[I kinda want to be this person. Is that wrong?]

Or are you classic and timeless?
This photo could have been taken 50 years ago and will probably look current in another 50 years.
[Love that!]

Or are you relaxed and casual?
[Love animals in the photos! Shows a lived in home.]

Or are you a little bit witty?
[Eddie cracks me up...I am dying to know what is going through his head!]

I think Celerie does an excellent job of achieving all three: she is classic, she shows her personality, she is relaxed and she matches her interiors!
[Well played Celerie, well played.]

Most of you already know this (so I will keep it brief) but for those of you that don't know...there is a cool contest going on for Bloomie's (aka Bloomimgdale's) flagship store in NYC in which three design big whigs created amazing window vignettes and now they need you to decide who wins. Go check it out and vote for my boy Eddie Ross! Contest ends Jan 28th but you can vote everyday online here or by text.

My friend and I carved out some time to go to the Eddie Ross workshop at Scott's Antique Market and man am I glad we did...it was excellent! He gave us a tour of Scot's while pointing out various dealers and sharing his plethora of knowledge on fabrics, china, glass, silver, furniture and more. Although I have been to Scott's many times, it was great to meet some of his favorite dealers and to see all of the hidden gems from Eddie's perspective. I highly recommend it!!!

Ugh, I look terrible! Nephews got me up early and then I had a 9:00 am consultation with an Atlanta client so no time for primping before meeting Eddie. Looks like I should have made the time.

P.S. Both him and Jaithan couldn't be any nicer!
If you are not familiar with Eddie Ross, you must check out his blog here!

Admittedly (see, I got it now!), I am not the biggest fan of the holidays. I mean of course I love Christmas and all the parties and spending time with family-laughing, sharing fond memories, partaking in some spirits, eating good food, watching my nephews ruthlessly tear open gift after gift-but it is also super stressful! I mean this is the busiest time of year for my business then you add decorating clients homes for Christmas (which I love because I rarely get to do my own!) and then there is shopping for presents and traveling and making everyone happy and blah, blah, blah. But I am really trying this year. Really! I hope to be more like this...

Thanks for letting me vent :)

Now I am going to talk about some of the things I really dig as far as Christmas decorating goes. I was at a friend's house the other night and she had those lights on her tree that alternate between clear lights and colored lights. How have I never heard about these before? Brilliant. Totally solves one of life's many debates. [For the record, I am pro clear.] I am also loving anything natural and earthy-driftwood, paper whites, birch, seashells, garland, burlap, moss, boxwood...oh my.

Love.

Not the biggest fan of things that scream Christmas.

Unless you are going to an ugly Christmas sweater party.
Who came up with this idea? I want to be your best friend. If you are a guy, I might want to be more than friends.

And red is my least favorite color (except when it comes to the GA Bulldogs) so I tend to go for the creams, golds, silvers, greens and even, perhaps, a Tiffany blue. Typically, I love when you can incorporate holiday decor into your normal, everyday decor. Like this...

The brilliance that is Suzanne Kasler. You go Atlanta.

Here are some other images that inspire me...

Let's face it, pretty much everything she does kicks ass.

Ditto for Ruthie. Love the atypical color scheme!

Eddie Ross you are a rock star.
This makes me want to take back my red comment.

~Images: 1-2) Google ? 3) via MFaMB 4) ? 5) via Toby Fairley's blog 6 and 7) Cottage Living 8) eddieross.com

So I called my wallpaper installer this morning to schedule a time for him to install grasscloth in the back of a client's built-ins. His response "Again?!?" I guess I use this "designer" trick a lot! (P.S. I am really getting tired of my subs having opinions!) Anyhoo, I thought I would do a post on grasscloth since I clearly love it so and maybe even get inspired to use it in different ways so that I can keep my installer happy.

~Images: 1) Designed by Jeff Elliot 2) Designed by Mark Lund 3) via decorpad 4) via brookegianetti.typepad.com 5) Designed by Mark Lund 6) Designed by Eddie Ross 7) Country Living 8) Elle Decor