Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Thanks so much, iDesign! I really enjoyed our interview! It’s on their blog today. iDesign is a great resource: it encourages networking within the D.C. design community. It fills an important niche – and the people behind it are wicked cool. And I love their birdhouse logo. Can’t you just see the mama Robin looking …
I was going through the “best of bossy’s colors” list recently (I’m trying something new with the bossy basic service; I can fill you in on that later). You remember these, don’t you? Wedgewood Gray, Shaker Beige, Ivory Tusk, Edgecomb Gray, Whispering Spring, Windham Cream… all by Benjamin Moore, as it happens. I think you’re …
I needed to buy outdoor seat cushions for some chairs the other day. I was pressed for time and didn’t really know where to go, but I seemed to recall seeing pillows in the window of World Market, and I knew there was parking nearby. So off I went. I don’t recall ever having set …
Reader kbfenner left an interesting comment on this post the other day: Oh, dear. I was all hepped on on color after your WashPo chat, and the article, etc. Then I see the Room and Board photos–so serene…so white! What to do? Is it possible to get that clean, light serenity with colors? Naturally, *I* …
Gentle Readers, a lively discussion resulted from last week’s question about the Kiwi green kitchen – and Chloe was kind enough to follow up with us today! I thought it would be easier to see her pictures if I did this as a separate post. Here’s her note: Thanks so much for the help Annie! …
Hi Annie- I love your blog and I’m hoping you can help with my color dilemma. We remodeled our kitchen and painted the walls [Benjamin Moore’s] kiwi 544 with the trim forest hills green 433. So far so good. Then we decided to repaint the dining room (connected to the kitchen) and the living room …
Help! living in a 150 year old home that was redecorated in the early 70’s. 10 years ago, I got most of it to a livable condition – dining room gold shag pulled up, wallpaper down. Have a husband that doesn’t want to change a thing. But this dining room drives me crazy. Should I …