Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Kristen Jenkins of 10,000 Villages sent me a lovely e-mail in response to my recent post about their mirrors, along with the store locator that somehow eluded me… She writes, “As one of the oldest and largest nonprofit fair trade retailers, we strive to improve the livelihood of tens of thousands of disadvantaged artisans in …
I know the economy’s stalling, but here are 5 things you can do for a lift in these trying times, each for about $500. 1. Have a room painted. Notice how I didn’t say, “paint a room?” That’s because for $500, you should be able to hire someone to paint it for you, especially if …
Today is the one-month anniversary of the opening of Ava’s in St. Michaels, MD. Hooray! I have two selfish reasons to root for its success: first, St. Michaels desperately needs an inexpensive-but-excellent restaurant with a grown-up atmosphere (wine, lovely setting) and child-friendly practicality (crayons in a pinch). Second, I helped them choose the colors for …
The Washington Post’s Home Section has an article today about red dining rooms. There are a few bossy color quotes in there (thank you!) that are low on bossy, high on color. I hope the article is helpful. I thought all of the the designers in the article gave good advice, especially Zoe Kyriacos, a …
Did you vote today? If not, go do that right now. I’ll wait. Ok, welcome back. Now that you’re warmed up, maybe you could help me out by casting another vote of sorts. Bossy blog is now listed in Delightful Blogs, a resource designed to help people cut through blog clutter and find the blogs …
I fear faux painting. Maybe it’s a hangover from the ’80s, when “rag painting” was so popular… But to be honest, when you have a zillion people working on a project – the contractor, the floor guy, electrician, plumber, team of painters, drapery installer, chirpy decorator (that would be me) – the last thing I …
I don’t know about you, but at this time of year I can barely wrench open my front door because of all the catalogs that have dropped through the mail slot. (Pick up the darn things and put them on a table, you say? I’ll give that some thought.) These little plates – the “comic …