Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Hello, Gentle Readers. I miss you. I apologize for the sporadic posts of late...have you wondered why that's been? It's for a good cause - an exciting cause - but an exhausting and time-consuming one.
I am co-authoring a designer's guide to the drawing program Google SketchUp, and it will be published by Pearson.
SketchUp is is downloadable FOR FREE via this link...
Hello, Gentle Readers! I do love updates.
When we last spoke, I was debating whether the trim in this bedroom -- needed to be painted a deeper cream to match the ceiling (on which we used OC-9 Ballet White). That was the conundrum that led to 7 sanity-restoring rules about trim color. You remember....
Here's the result!
There's a reason Candice Olson is famous.
I mean, thanks to reality tv, a lot of people are famous these days, even if they're less than brilliant or less than talented. But - traditionalists take heart - some people still earn fame by knowing what the heck they're talking about. (Oh, all right: maybe also because they're really really pretty.)
Ms. Olson is one of those....
I recently posted about a bedroom in progress that presented a trim challenge. In response, a Gentle Reader left this comment:
I have started to hate thinking about trim colour...Basically I just don’t understand the rules for trim....
Ok, my friends. Let's see if we can nail down some rules. It would be so delightful and easy if every single room in our home could have the same trim color. Alas, this is never the case....
I received an "after" picture 17 seconds ago and couldn't WAIT to show it to you!
Do you remember a post about some mid-century dining room chairs and table that were looking a little tired? Go back and read it. I'll wait....
Think fast: you're painting the walls of your bedroom a much darker color. Can you leave the trim bright white?
Probably not. It pains me to say this, but sometimes, if you have a deep, rich color on the walls, glaring white trim can make the room look, well, tacky. And disjointed.
Not the look we're going for....
When I ordered several of West Elm's lacquer trays for myself in addition to recommending them to clients, I knew it was time to spread the word.
These trays rock.
Useful, versatile, inexpensive, attractive, varied (they come in 3 sizes)...these trays are a decorator's dream....