Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I can hardly believe it. The Design House opens today. Press in the afternoon, then an opening party tonight. If no one likes my spaces well then…well, then I’ll… Well I just don’t know what. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. I hope all of you who have been following bossy color’s Design House …
The Washington Design Center‘s marketing department forwarded this TV spot to us the other day. “This year’s hottest interior designers” may be overstating things a bit, but we’re a pretty respectable bunch (if I do say so myself).
Des. House prep is 99-3/4% done; still need to find a good centerpiece for round table. But these were the pics I took at the end of last week. I have a few from yesterday, when the REAL photographer was there, but I’m having trouble getting them off my iPhone… Entry, w/ silk panel covered …
Hi Annie, I love your blog! We have just purchased a 1929 Tudor style house in Seattle…The mahogany trim is original and beautiful however almost brown/black and the walls are peachy. We are going to paint the trim up (with much sadness) to some variation of white (I saw your post of three favorite trim …
No turning back now. Here are the latest pics of the entry, w/ Farrow & Ball‘s Pelt (don’t you love it?) on the walls and Minister Green* on the faux elevator. Wall fabric on the entry panel and foyer walls goes up tomorrow. The painter, Alfredo, and I reluctantly decided that we do need to …
Partly in anticipation of the scores of inquiries that will pour in after the Design House opens :) , my webmistress and I are updating and re-organizing the gallery section of the bossy color website. (Danna McCormick – of DLM Web Development – is amazing, by the way. She’s creative and capable but also extremely …
I can’t believe this is what my office wall looks like. Is Staples or Ikea open until midnight? (Don’t worry, dear clients, I don’t do YOUR houses this way :) This is for the Design House.)