Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Dear Annie, Any ideas on incorporating a cat tree in a way that doesn’t look like trash?? – Paige, NYC Paige, you will not believe this, but I had this VERY SAME CHALLENGE not so long ago! As you can see, the cat tree in question was VERY fancy. I kind of loved it. The …
In doing some research for a writing project, I asked several friends what their greatest decorating challenge is. “Clutter.” “Lighting. And clutter.” “Choosing paint colors, and what to do with shoes when you get home.” “My husband.” About that last one, I can do precious little. But clutter! I admit that I hadn’t thought about …
It is a necessary evil, Gentle Readers. Photographing projects. As the designer Celerie Kemble says (I’m paraphrasing): if you don’t photograph a project, it’s as though it didn’t happen. Too true, too true. Reality in the form of time and budgetary limitations prevents me from photographing every single project, but I do try and capture …
Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Bonus points if neither you nor anyone close to you got COVID. (If you’re in or around D.C., that’s a tall order right now.) We haven’t taken down our Christmas tree yet, and to be honest, I might just wait another week. …
Soon, Gentle Readers, we will be eating outside because we WANT to, not because it’s the only way we can see our friends safely. Isn’t that exciting?! There’s so much fantastic unbreakable dishware out there, and you should feel free to get some if you want. BUT I’d like to make the case for bringing …
The other day I was sitting in a furniture showroom, waiting for the rep. to get me some pricing. I started thumbing idly through the big fat furniture catalog that was sitting on her desk.
As I flipped to the back, I saw the heading, "Accessories." Hm, I thought. This is a furniture company. I wonder what kind of accessories they have....
