08/28/2026
The most memorable rooms don’t just look beautiful—they tell your story.
For this cozy family room, Rita O'Brien Design Group framed a collection of Little Mary Mixup comic strips, written and illustrated by their client’s grandfather and nationally syndicated for nearly 40 years. The meaningful display inspired the room’s palette and created such a warm, familiar atmosphere that the family now uses the space more than ever anticipated.
“𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.”
— 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘖’𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯-𝘚𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘻, 𝘙𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘖’𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴
𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐃𝐂:
Sofa, planter, and accessories: Rita O'Brien Interiors
Art framing: Bruce White Galleries
Rug: Ghiordes Knot
Throw pillows: FIFI & COCO Interiors
Cocktail table: CAI Designs
