Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Have you noticed that GRAY is the in color for nurseries these days? Yep. If you’re preoccupied with what’s “trending” (hate that word), get yourself a gray nursery, pronto. What’s that? Sorry — I didn’t hear you. I was yawning :) Can I be honest with you? In addition to striking me as just plum …
Who knew I’d end up embracing Pantone’s Color of the Year so wholeheartedly? Emerald Green, I apologize! I’m sorry I doubted you! I was counting on a liberal interpretation of the color — grassy green, yellowy green, limey green — to get me through 2013. Turns out I don’t need to! I mean, look at that …
Dear bossy color, What I want: cellular window shades with blackout backing. What I have discovered I don’t want to pay the price of: See above. I have 9 feet to cover and am looking at at least $500. What I think I can afford that will accomplish what I need: curtains What I loathe: …
Yes, Gentle Readers, the rumors are true. Emerald, aka 17-5641, is Pantone’s color of the year for 2013. Hooray! I’m going to be honest. Emerald green as “emerald green”, emerald as I think of it, a true jewel tone, green with a little blue in it, really saturated, really deep… It’s not my fave. Greens of …
The ever-adorable Nate Berkus was the cover story in Sunday's Parade Magazine.
I'm loathe to disagree with Nate about anything. I mean, have you seen him? (Of course you have. You don't live under a rock.) He's a doll....
Dear Washington Design Center,
I knew it was too good to be true. All of those fantastic design resources under one roof, a mere 12 minutes from bossy color's world headquarters if I hit the lights right and a motorcade didn't harsh my buzz....
You know how, when you learn a new vocabulary word, suddenly you start hearing it everywhere?
Well, that's what's happening to me with the color gray.
Gray's been "in" for, what, a good 9 months now? And I've been recommending certain favorite grays, such as Benjamin Moore's HC-172 Revere Pewter and HC-173 Edgecomb Gray, for years....