ANNETTE JOSEPH

 Styling guru…cook….designer.  

Annette Joseph wears many hat's.

I first met Annette back in 2005 on a photo shoot for a project I completed in Rosemary Beach.  I didn't even know what a "stylist" was then.

I didn't get to see her work her magic that day as I had to leave to go back to Atlanta but when the article came out in BH&G I was amazed at how cozy and layered she made the spaces look.

Styling….8 years ago it wasn't the buzzword it is today.  Now you would never post a photo without styling the space right?  Crikey….the pressure.

But back to Annette.  I have worked with her on 4 other projects [including my home] since then.

When I watch her style…she is talking at the same time while placing things at the perfect angle and layering like it has always been that way.  

Multitasking and making it look easy.  

I'm not fooled.  You know it's hard.

Let's take a look at some of her work.

This has been a favorite.

My friend Julie's space from Milk and Honey Home.

A condo she designed for Gwyneth Paltrow.

 This was one of the spaces I designed and she styled.  That green vase and those apples made it!

Love the simple modern look of this dining room.

 She completed a room for Room Service and it was so damn good.

Shameless I know…but she styled my den for BH&G.

If you need a reason to hate….here is a shot of her home in Italy.  I know.

Her own home has also been published.

Let's get back to another talent Annette has.  She  spent the last couple of years producing a cookbook.

For Gods sake….what can't she do.

I went to a signing the other night at The Christmas House  [it's the last day to see this beautifully decorated home!] and finally got my copy.

I don't even cook but once on her blog she posted a recipe for meatballs.  It seemed pretty easy so I gave it a shot.  I forgot to look at how many it made and we had meatballs coming out the yin and the yang.  Ate those suckers for months.

Meatballs and scrambled eggs

Meatballs and gravy

Meatballs and toast

When people left my house I always gave them a few meatballs to take with.

It was the year of the meatball.

The point is they were delicious  so in honor of her cookbook I am going to try something else.  Might have to dust off the stove and oven….but hey….I'm game.

Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.  

17 days until Christmas.  

I secretly love to put people in a panic.  

Shazam

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Could you do this????

I'll explain what the title means at the end, but first a few other things.  Last night I went to Room and Board here in Atlanta to hear the funny and oh so talented Annette Joseph speak.   So much fun meeting up with some girlfriends [Lisa, Julie, Anisa] and meeting a few new ones also.  AND they had Cami Cakes my fav.  Their red velvet cupcakes are SO good!

I took a bad picture so I used hers.

She is hilarious and if styling jobs dry up then she could always go into standup!  By the way....Annette is so photogenic.  I say that because I am not!  Seriously, when people meet me who have only seen pictures of me they always remark how much better I look in person!  So I am glad I am not an actress because if paparazzi were stalking me they would have a heyday and there would be a gazillion really bad pictures of me.  Lucky me, I am not a star.  And there are enough crappy pictures of me as it is :)

So to explain the title, I am off to Scott's as soon as I finish this post.  Yes, I could stay home and start organizing my house because here are a few shots of what it looks like after the furniture was moved back in.

It is a mess.....

Stuff everywhere that is not even unpacked yet.

I admit I am NOT a type A personality...may a B+ or something because most people could not leave this mess to go to a flea market!  Could you?????

One last thing before I go.  Here is my foyer.

Yes.....I am repainting the stripes.  More on that later.  When my husband saw me doing this his reaction was something I have never experienced.   He looked at me and made a noise similar to the sound of cats mating in the middle of the night.  You have all heard that sound....a very low guttural noise that gets louder.  And somewhere in that sound I heard "Nooooooooooo".  It went on for what seemed like an hour.  "What are you doing?"  "Why are you changing it?"  "When will it stop".  Arms flinging all around.  Huffing and puffing.  Spit flying.

Yes, I pushed him right over the edge.  I think it was living in the bedroom for 3 weeks, the white floors......I don't know but he about flipped out.  I just stood there waiting for it to be over and then said "Will you help me tape?"

I can be cruel like that.....and went about my business while he had the meltdown of the decade.  Whew...I am glad I didn't get out a sledge hammer or a really big tool, because I might be sitting beside a hospital bed watching him recover or maybe I WOULD be in the hospital with injuries!

Men...they get upset over the silliest things.  They need to stick to war and world peace....not stripes.

Have a smashing weekend.

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