Beautiful chests and cabinets: where and why. (And please vote!) : Annie Elliott Design

Hello, Gentle Readers! I have a favor to ask. Woodbridge Furniture is holding a photo contest to see which designer features one of their pieces the most beautifully.

Naturally, I think we do ;)

Would you be willing to hop over to this photo contest link and vote for us? This is the picture, which features Woodbridge’s “17th-Century Chest.”

The 17th-Century Chest from Woodbridge Furniture. Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg

You have until this Friday, April 16th. Many, many thanks in advance.

This chest is part of Woodbridge’s paint program, so you *could* get it in a yummy color like emerald green

Selecting that photograph got me thinking.

I feel as though I’m constantly searching for pieces like the 17th-Century Chest. Small bachelor’s chests and shallow cabinets…they’re perfect for that long wall in your living room, where it could be a bar or just a pretty surface for photographs and objects;

The Avalon Bar from CB2…but it’s so pretty, you could use it for something else if you wanted to

in a corner of your dining room for linens or serving pieces;

The Chin Hua Shantou Mirror Door Chest from Century Furniture. Room by Annie Elliott Design. Photograph by Jenn Verrier

near the front door in your foyer (perfect for the dog’s leashes);

or in a guest bedroom to encourage visitors to stay three days but no longer.

I might overstay my welcome in this guest room, though. The Claire Chest by Suzanne Kasler for Hickory Chair

Finally, it should go without saying that a pair of chests or cabinets looks lovely flanking a fireplace.

Comme ça. Room by Annie Elliott Design, photo by Angie Seckinger

A better view of the Paragon Door Chest from Century Furniture

As an accent piece, your chest or cabinet can be as pretty, or quirky, or non-matchy as you like. AND — of particular importance to me as your interior designer — they just make a room feel richer and more interesting. Never a bad thing.

Gorgeous, right?! The Dolly Chest from Highland House

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Annie Elliott Design is based in Washington, DC, with satellite offices in St. Michaels, Maryland and in Middlebury, Vermont. Annie’s design work and insights have appeared in numerous local and national publications, including HGTV Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Washingtonian Magazine. She recently appeared on NBC4 to discuss a project done 100% virtually.