Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Gentle Readers: Needless to say, this letter made my day. I beg your indulgence for my decision to post it. It’s enormously gratifying to know that this blog IS, in fact, doing what it set out to do: help you make good decisions by passing along things I’ve learned and observed as an interior designer-slash-decorator. …
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 …
…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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …