Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
It could have been worse, Gentle Readers. Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2022 is Very Peri, a clear, perky purple with a blue edge. Bold but cold. The people at the Pantone Color Institute say, “Very Peri, a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone, blends the faithfulness and constancy of …
Happy Holidays, Gentle Readers! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I hope that you’re excited (and rested up) for whatever December holiday/s you celebrate. Our Thanksgiving tradition is to visit my parents near Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. That’s my adopted hometown: in addition to going to college in Philadelphia, I lived at …
I know, Gentle Readers: I’m late to the party. I only started watching Sex Education recently, but I’m making up for lost time. I love it. (I also love that I’m NOT watching it with my teenagers. As are they.) Anyhoo, I was delighted to note that I recognized two of the wallpapers in Jean …
Just a few days ago, Gentle Readers, there was an article by Eve M. Kahn in The New York Times about painted woodwork. People have extraordinarily strong opinions about painting woodwork, myself included. It’s right up there with painting brick. (My take on painting brick, by the way? Inside: definitely. Outside: maybe not. Painting stone? …
Hello, Gentle Readers! I just got back from High Point Furniture Market, to which I hadn’t been for 2 years! It was more subdued than usual (fewer people, of course), but super fun and educational nonetheless. If you’re not familiar with “Market,” as they say, here are some previous blog posts to fill you in: …
I don’t know about you, Gentle Readers, but NEVER have I been so excited for fall. School has resumed in person, so the kids are happy…we’ve had a few crisp days, which makes me excited to wear sweaters…I daresay we’re ALL ready for a change, and it’s a-coming.
The short and unsatisfying answer, Gentle Readers, is maybe. It’s entirely up to you (and your trusty designer). In sorting through my thoughts about this subject, I couldn’t come up with a hard and fast set of rules — much to my chagrin. Sometimes, a red brick house is drop-dead gorgeous. Sometimes, a brick house …
