Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Remember how I said that a bossy color goal for 2014 was to use ever-edgier color combinations? And I mentioned black and blue as one of those combos? Well, I’ve decided that this particular color pairing is worthy of more attention. Turns out I started using black and blue together last year without really registering …
Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! I hope you had a wonderful, healthy holiday season. We’ve been thinking about our 2014 goals here in bossyland. It may not be world peace, but we have our own modest aspirations. In 2014, bossy color will leave no pillow untrimmed. Trimming a pillow makes such a difference! A flange, …
I was going to write about guest rooms. You know: how to make your holiday visitors feel extra welcome? But then I realized that a blog post like that would result in a big fat TO DO list. (Is there a trash can in there? I should get a docking station. We need little travel-sized …
The news is out: Pantone’s color of the year for 2014 is 18-3224, Radiant Orchid. UGH. Now, you may be thinking, “Hold it right there, missy! Mere weeks ago you were telling us about your new-found acceptance of purple. Are you backpedaling? Are you now against it after being for it, or whatever?” NO, Gentle …
I know it’s not very interior design-y of me, but in honor of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d channel my inner Nigella Lawson and share one of my favorite holiday recipes with you: corn pudding. It’s also known as “creamed corn,” if you’re honoring your midwestern roots; my mom’s from Minnesota. Many years back, though, I took …
Our window treatment fabricator said to us recently, “It’s so fun to work on your projects — you guys use the best fabrics!” High praise from someone who works with fabric day in and day out, wouldn’t you say? She’s responding, of course, to “the bossy.” We’re always looking for our next bossy inspiration…the bold, …
Question: What do you do when you have, oh…five…maybe six gorgeous, European-made racing bicycles scattered throughout your condominium? Answer: Call bossy color, of course. The bicycles are not why this fantastic client called us, but we knew right away that figuring out what to do with them needed to be part of our design strategy. …
