Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
My daughters had been asking me for a pink room for months. (They’re 4-1/2: pink isn’t just a color, it’s a way of life.) I loved their gender-neutral yellow and light blue room, but it’s been 4 years since we’ve moved in, and some rooms have gotten more paint attention than others…It was probably time …
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 …
Q: Love your blog!! My house is a split foyer so my husband and I are constantly up and down our wood stairs from the moment we get home. We don’t have kids yet, but the young son of some of our friends recently took a header off one flight after he slipped. No major …
That’s the name of the Michael Miller fabric a client recently selected for her daughter’s room. How fabulous is that? The small bedroom had been perfectly cute, actually, with different pastels on the walls and stuffed animals, books, and hair accoutrements on every horizontal surface. But the REAL client – the one in elementary school …
This past Thursday, Washington Post Writer Terri Sapienza wrote a great article about the design challenges of preparing for multiples – and it’s not just great because I’m quoted :) The tips she mentions are helpful for any parents-to-be: don’t buy too much new stuff, don’t feel you have to move to a bigger house …
Q: I am utterly overwhelmed by installing a decent black-out curtain or shade in Isaac’s room. He needs darkness to nap. Towels flung over a pressure-sensitive rod do the trick but . . . . It’s an over-sized window, with an air-conditioner installed at the top, and ugly metal looking brackets on either side of …
Q: We inherited fake but good quality oriental rugs from my parents. One is 12 x 9, the other is 9 x 6 (one for the living room, one for the dining room) These rugs lasted about 35 years, but our little family has managed to finish them off. So now we’re looking to buy …