Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Gentle Readers, I’ve decided that spring cleaning is not enough this year. Spring MAKEOVERS are in store! For inspiration, I thought I’d do a little before-and-after post of some past and present projects: heavy on pictures, light on commentary. It’s the blog version of a beach read to give you a jump on summer. Here …
Hello, Gentle Readers! I hope you’re surviving the doldrums of winter. Punxsutawney Phil is optimistic that spring is imminent, but I have my doubts. In any event, in a true celebration of winter, John and I went up to New England recently. He skiied, I mostly worked, but we also visited a friend’s small cabin …
I’ve tackled this subject before, Gentle Readers — In 2010, to be exact! Corner fireplaces — and angled ones — are just incredibly difficult to work with. As I type, I’m sitting in the left chair in the picture below. We’re at my MIL’s weekend house, and we’ve never really cracked the code on what …
Who says a family room has to be in a basement, Gentle Readers? Not us! The third floor of a fantastic, longtime client’s house was underused. It had become the repository for toys and books the kids had outgrown and furniture that had been replaced. We decided to transform the room into a jaw-droppingly gorgeous, …
Gentle Readers, I hope that on Friday afternoon, August 13, you will become Gentle WATCHERS and tune in to NBC4. I will put the exact time on my Instagram account as soon as I have it. [UPDATE: it will air around 5:45 p.m.] NBC4 will be featuring author Jason Reynolds‘ home in Kingman Park, which …
Oh, Gentle Readers, it’s been quite a month! A fun month, but a super duper busy one. I hope you’re having a great summer so far. We did several design presentations recently, and in two – count ’em, two! – we were faced with the same question: In a long, narrow living room, which is …
My husband read Pollyanna — you know, the “glad game” girl? — for his classic book group this weekend. It got me thinking, Gentle Readers. I realize that I’ve been channeling *my* inner Pollyanna recently. The pandemic, quarantine — it has been an unspeakably awful year. But Polly-Annie found a silver lining: Our mighty design …
