Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I’ve been tile-obsessed as of late. I’m looking for tile for several clients, and until recently, my own kitchen renovation was looming large. (It’s been temporarily shelved due to construction burnout, but I’ll let you know when we’re back on track.) Here are the top five tile trends for 2013. 1. Large tile Relatively large, …
Last summer, our back porch started to collapse.
“It did not.” (That’s my husband talking.)
“Yes, it did.”
“We could have fixed it.”
“Yes, but we would have been spending money to fix something we didn’t want....”
If you went out to lunch with a friend and you had spinach stuck in your teeth, you'd want him or her to tell you, right?...
I'm more than your go-to design chick. I'm your friend. And as your friend, it is my duty to tell you: you must have some wallpaper in your home.
Wallpaper is now more than a trend. It's de rigueur. People are embracing it now. They're recognizing its potential. They're unleashing the power of patterned walls....
Where were we? Ah yes: changing the powder room strategy from blue to green. This is the living room I'd just completed for a client.
I fell in love with that wallpaper. I mean, LOVE. All those months of focusing on yellow and blue and pink (oops - spoiler alert: pictures of my living room coming soon!)...I was feeling the need for some green. This wallpaper just needed to be in my house - somewhere.
Thus we began the powder room adventure....
Yay, spring! Even though I barely busted out the parka this winter, I'm ready for a change. 78-degree days in February are spooky. But in March, they're fabulous. And they smell better.
Could it have been a yearning for spring that led me to green for my powder room? My Irish heritage?...
I mean, why not? I can't work with every single person who contacts bossy color, tragically. But some fairly universal paint color challenges do exist, so I thought if I came up with some foolproof paint colors...
THE IMAGINARY FRIEND: a youngish bachelor.
THE IMAGINARY HOME: a one-bedroom apartment in the city....
Oh my goodness, Gentle Readers. Do you even remember that we were renovating the kitchen in St. Michaels? I dragged you through the initial excitement, the planning, cabinetry selection, and then -
A gag order. I won't bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that I wasn't allowed to post pictures of the finished project until now.
To refresh your memory, here is the kitchen before...