Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I’ve already sung the praises of Design Within Reach’s Antica chair. But the chair has proven successful beyond my wildest dreams: today, we’re ordering two Antica side chairs in Chestnut (dark brown) for a client’s law office. It’s official: the Antica chair wins the “Most Versatile Place to Park Your Patootie” award. (It’s highly coveted.)
Hi, Annie,My husband and I have decided that although our Christmas giving will reflect the current economy, we are hoping to give our daughters something to grow into. We are considering hope chests, although I would rather call them dream chests, to do away with the idea of storing away for a marriage (that may …
Oh boy. This is going to be a really unpopular post. In theory, I love Target. Tarr-jzzhaay. The Targster. I love the idea of it: design for all. I love the ads. I love the logo. I love goofy Isaac Mizrahi and his goofier little head wraps. But I don’t love bad quality. And I …
Today’s New York Times has an article about Crate & Barrel‘s guarded optimism as the economy continues its downward spiral. Crate & Barrel CEO Barbara Turf reports that “Anything storage related and multifunctional – a desk that can be a console table or a sideboard that hides clutter – is selling really, really well.” That …
The Financial Times had an interesting article in its House and Home section today about “design-aware interiors” (love that phrase) in movies. The big news, to me, isn’t that there are designer products in feature films, it’s that most manufacturers are not aggressively pursuing movie producers to get their products placed there. The impetus for …
Bossy blog loves you Pacific Northwesterners! Thanks so much for the mention in The Seattle Times today – that post about upholstering seems to have struck a nerve. Thank you for reading.
Q: I have two chairs, one from each grandmother…Their small scale will fit my small living room perfectly, and they are both quite comfortable for a 5’3″ gal. My dilemma is how to pick fabric for them since they are clearly two very different looking chairs and will be set on the same wall separated …