Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I know, I know. There are modernists among us who feel about DWR the way some feel about Pottery Barn. Something about, “one-stop shopping makes it too easy for those with no real design sense to appear as though they have some, blah blah blah…” What a nation of whiners. ;) I understand why DWR …
And for the final installment in the 2008 “Blogger at Large” series: minimalism is yet another viable tactic for coping with Pueblo Revival architecture. Everything belonging to the owner of this condominium – an absolutely delightful scientist at Los Alamos – is functional and attractive. (You’ll recognize DWR’s Cubitec shelving, of course, and the dining …
dear Bossy,i’m in need of some serious bossing around if you’re in the mood. got four chairs (dirt cheep) to reupholster for use with a bridge table in my mom’s living room. sorry i don’t have a photo of the table. it’s wood in a bamboo style, square with a leather top inset. (two of …
There. I’ve said it. Being bossy color is not always a fun job, but someone has to tell you the dirty truth. I’d rather you hear it from me than on the street somewhere. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t re-upholster that eccentric little chair; it just means you need to consider a few questions before …
Q: Love your blog. Please give some pointers to downsizing seniors….We don’t want our new apt. to look institutional and have loads of world treasures to display… Two questions: 1. We have the option of opening up walls to create more open space. Will this make our new apt. home feel larger or is it …
I was wandering around Chapel Hill, NC this weekend, and I popped into the Carolina Inn. It’s a lovely place, decorated exactly as you would expect: floral upholstery, formal drapes with swags, needlepoint rugs, antique reproductions…all in all, a tasteful if predictable scheme for a “historic” inn (it was built in 1924). As I rounded …
Given that I’ve pinched a nerve huddling over my laptop in the family room, roasted my thighs working in the car (as a passenger, thank you), and came precariously close to drowning my keyboard with a glass of wine – not to mention suffering a near-electrocution when I tried to slurp it up – here …