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Color + paint color

You asked…about a gray living room

Annie Elliott | January 8, 2009

Annie,I’ve spent months obsessing over paint colors for my new condo. This is my first home and I’m losing my mind! I live in a fairly well lit garden unit… I am not attached to most of my furniture and will be changing most of it over the next few months. The only piece I …

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And Pantone’s official color of 2009 is…

Annie Elliott | January 6, 2009

…14-0848, Mimosa! (Thank goodness for that last part – “Mimosa” is so much catchier than “14-0848.”) There are many color trend predictors out there, but Pantone really is the authority on this stuff. Here’s its reasoning in a nutshell: Mimosa embodies hopefulness and reassurance in a climate of change. Hmmm…follow politics much? Hope? Change? All …

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Skinny Georgetown house in The Washington Post

Annie Elliott | January 3, 2009

In case you missed it – this being a travel-filled holiday week and all – The Washington Post had a fantastic article in Thursday’s Home section about an 11-foot-wide house in Georgetown. (Mysteriously, the online version omits the photographs, so I’ve included them here. Photo credit for all is Kevin Allen.) The owner of the …

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» Color + paint color, Living Room + Family Room

You asked…about farmhouse colors

Annie Elliott | December 31, 2008

Hello,Ive enjoyed reading your blog. My fiance and I bought a farmhouse in New England (4000 sf!) in dire need of affection…It has a beautiful foyer with 20′ high ceilings and adjacent great room. We would like to do a warm gold color, not too yellow and not too tan. I have swatches of several …

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» Color + paint color, Dining room

Holiday story – Hearts/Darts

Annie Elliott | December 23, 2008

Sheila is a journalist from the Pacific Northwest. In her amusing and informative blog, “From the Storage Room,” she runs a feature every Monday called Hearts/Darts: nice and naughty nuggets from across the country. I couldn’t resist sending something in this week, so take a look if you have a sec. Warning: it is in …

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Metropolitan Home’s Nisi Berryman on using strong colors

Annie Elliott | December 17, 2008

I was riding the Metro yesterday, catching up on my magazine reading (I can barely keep up with Domino), and something in the December ’08 issue of Metropolitan Home caught my attention. In a recurring side article called, “What the Pros Know,” Miami designer (and Met Home’s Miami City editor) Nisi Berryman says this: “It’s …

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» Color + paint color, Dining room

If Stanley Kubrik opened a frozen yogurt place…

Annie Elliott | December 15, 2008

…it would probably look like Yogiberry. A friend wanted me to see it because she didn’t care for the interior and wanted my take on it. I hate disappointing my friends, but I thought the space was very clever. Her complaint is that it’s cold and sterile, that it isn’t a place you’d want to …

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Having sworn I never would wield a paintbrush again, I recently found myself helping my daughter paint her first apartment. Thus a tutorial about paint sheens for her, thus a recap for you!My latest blog post explains the differences between paint sheens and tells you what goes where ;)Link in bio to read. #interiordesigner #paintinspo #apartmenrdecor

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Jun 22

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There’s no other word for it: Sheila Bridges’ pattern Harlem Toile De Jouy has become an American icon. Iconic and ironic: the pattern conflates her experiences as a Black woman living in Harlem with pastoral motifs from 1700s French toile. Delightful and lighthearted at first glance, the pattern gives you plenty to think about. Bridges created Harlem Toile as a wallpaper but later expanded the collection to include fabric, bedding, plates, glassware, umbrellas, and clothing. I strongly recommend getting a piece of this pattern any way you can. @harlemtoilegirl#interiordesign #harlemtoile #patterninspo

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Jun 17

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“Much of the wallpaper [in the Victorian era]—fabric, too—was made with arsenic,’ explains Elliott. ‘There are worse ways to go, I suppose.’”I loved speaking with @allisonpduncan @vogueliving about the art of using two wallpapers in one room. Happy Wallpaper Wednesday!#interiordesign #wallpaper #vogueliving #designopinions #annieelliottdesignSlide 1 📸  by Stacy Zarin Goldberg, Design by Annie ElliottSlide 2 📸 by Leslee Mitchell, Design by Kim ScodroSlide 3 📸 by Donna Dotan, Design by Ariel OkinSlide 4 📸 by Gordon Gregory, Design by Jenny Holladay

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Jun 13

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Pink, light yellow, and gold-y tan combine to create a soft, unexpected color palette. The quiet colors are sophisticated together, and the palette will age beautifully as this tween moves through high school and college. (Her parents won’t even have to redecorate if it becomes a guest bedroom someday! But one step at a time…)#homedesign #paintinspo #bedroomdesign

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Jun 10

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Deep down, I believe that a house isn’t a home without wallpaper 😊 My latest blog post identifies five unexpected places you can use wallpaper — and some are small! Wallpapering the space behind your island stools could be your gateway to my favorite home furnishing. If you have other creative spots for wallpaper, I’d love to hear about them!#wallpaperinspo #interiordesign #wallpaper

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Jun 9

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Welcome to my new before-and-after series! 🥰 I take you through my thinking as I design a space — my “process,” as it were. Pretty pictures are involved too, of course. I hope you enjoy it!This was a super fun project: a historic townhouse with the challenge of a loooong shoebox-shaped front room. You know the kind. Here’s how we made this color-and-pattern-loving client’s challenging space amazing. Like this series? Please let me know! #interiordesigner #windowtreatments #wallpaper

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Jun 5

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Don’t let your porch be a throwaway space! Make it a room. Get a high quality indoor/outdoor rug. Make sure your furniture is COMFY. Find a cordless lamp (they’re everywhere now!). Hang art! You can even add a vintage console table or cabinet if you’re ok with it weathering over time 🕰️. #interiordesign #porchdesign

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Jun 3

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It’s Wallpaper Wednesday! This week we feature Paper Trail by Lewis and Wood. Lewis and Wood launched Paper Trail in the fall of 2025 as one of four patterns in their History Papers Collection. Paper Trail was inspired by ancient rock carvings - 600–2,000 years old! - from various sites in America. It was named after the site Newspaper Rock, Utah.You know I love anything with an animal :) But there are 2 genres, right? Juvenile and…let’s call it *versatile*. To me, Paper Trail falls into the latter category, featuring deer, horses, buffalo, and foxes on a background that resembles the texture of rocks. It’s primitive, not cartoonish. I could see using this in a small bedroom; a breakfast nook (why? Can’t tell you, it’s just a feeling); or a hallway, because the pattern isn’t overwhelming.#wallpaperinspo #interiordesign #homedesign

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May 28

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For those of you lucky enough to have a beach house, now’s the time to start thinking about decorating beyond traditional “costal decor!” Step one? Consider a color palette other than blue and white ;) See my latest blog post for more! 🏖️ 🐚#beachhouseinteriors #interiordesign #eastcoast
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