annie

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Designer/Stylist - interior and garden
Location Northern, Illinois, United States
Introduction For as long as I can remember, I’ve been “styling” things; days spent in the gravel designing floor plans with pebbles, a secret leafy hide-a-way inside a shrub by the lake, frugally building a dollhouse and all the furnishings using cardboard, a donated wallpaper book and found objects. I was appalled when, as a teen, my parents purchased an entire bedroom set for my little room --- all I’d EVER wanted was a daybed and odd little prints tacked on the walls…. For the last 23 years, home has been Stone Meadow Farm, an 1840’s farmhouse on 5 acres. My tastes have evolved through the years, but the foundation has stayed the same – my belief that modest things can be more beautiful than anything expensive, that style comes from one’s heart, and… find the FUN in everything!
Interests Faith, family, friends, design, art, more design, fleaing, travel, walking, design, running, gardening, design, and did I mention - design
Favorite Movies Cannery Row, Audrey Hepburn films, French Kiss, Cookies Fortune----romantic comedies and "character" films
Favorite Music Diverse ---pretty much anything BUT heavy metal and rap and some country (sorry)
Favorite Books OZ books by L.Frank Baum, illust. by John R. Neill--ALL of them