Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Q: Any special blog hints for those with very small urban apartment spaces? Aside from space, urban apartment dwellers face other challengers (contractors charging more because they know finding a place to put their truck each day will be a major headache, etc., timing work with your building manager, etc.) A: That’s right, it’s not …
This was a fun challenge: freshening up a bathroom while keeping the existing wall tile. The tile is charming…it would be more charming if it hadn’t been repaired over the years with similar-but-not-exactly-the-same-tile, but nonetheless… The worst thing you can do is paint the walls white if the tile was white once upon a time. …
This is the bar of a Philadelphia restaurant called Marathon on the Square (it was Diner on the Square a million years ago…gravy cheese fries then, preferably at 2:30 a.m.; basil & pesto sandwiches now, preferably at brunch if you can get a table). I love the way the concrete countertop is pretty raw: you …