Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Don’t miss today’s Home section of The Washington Post: it’s all about color. Designer picks, info. about exterior painting, a discussion about color blogs…it’s worth checking out. Super helpful is a chart of major paint brands, along with pricing and dealer information. Bossy color clients – take note! This picture is from The Post for …
And now, for the second installment of this occasional series… Benajmin Moore’s 2136-70 Whispering Spring is one of the best bedroom and bath colors I’ve come across. (I know I just showed you some bluish greys in a recent “You asked…” post, but this is a muted blue. Much, much different :) ) The color …
This is part two of the previous post – In Saturday’s Financial Times article, “Comfort in Strange Places,” two case studies illustrate the trend toward making commercial or “otherwise impersonal environments” more home-like: Heathrow’s Terminal 5 (at right, opening in a few weeks) and the British Antarctic Survey’s new research station (below, slated to open …
Q: hi annie – so, i’ve decided to take the plunge and paint my living room a color other than the lovely-apartment -standard-beige it currently is….i have a bright red couch and chair, and i’m trying to figure out a good color for the room, as well as what to do about the trim depending …
One of the reasons I started this blog is that certain paint colors were delighting my clients again and again, and I wanted to spread the word. Now, it’s pretty irresponsible of any self-respecting decorator to say, “This color is foolproof,” especially if he/she hasn’t seen your house in person, hasn’t seen your stuff, hasn’t …
…are in. By the time you see a picture of something in the Pottery Barn catalog, it’s so in it’s almost out. This color is Benj. Moore’s 2073-30 Passion Plum. I hate it when they get stuff right.
A fellow blogger, Michele of My Notting Hill, asked if I’d weigh in on her recent post about trim color. Well, Michele, thanks for asking :) She changed the baseboard in her own living room from the standard off-white to the wall color – in this case, Benjamin Moore’s Beacon Hill Damask. In general, I …