Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I was so nervous about the whole holy-cow-I-can’t-crack-the-code-on-my-own-living-room-and-people-pay-me-good-money-to-tell-them-what-to-do-with-THEIR-living-rooms thing that I jumped right into the saga. Let me back up. When I was feeling despondent about no longer having a living room sofa (and no rug), I stumbled across this picture from the fantastic blog Cote de Texas, and my life was changed forever. (Naturally …
This may be hard for you to hear. Believe me, it’s hard for me to write. Fair warning: any images you may have had of bossy color as the invincible, all-knowing superheroine of interior design-slash-decoration may be dashed. Here we go. Ready? My living room is a freaking disaster. Not just a disaster, a DISASTER. …
Hi Annie-I am thrilled to be writing to you because I LOVE your blog, and I finally have a BIG problem I would love your help on! We built our home two years ago, and painted our fairly large, two-story living room Ralph Lauren Reisling, and my husband and I both detest the color. We …
Gentle Readers, have you ever walked into an ugly room, looked around, thrown up your hands and asked aloud, to no one in particular, “Where do I begin?” Well, wonder no more. Sidle on over here. Closer… Start with the rug. That’s right: start with the rug. Whether you’re working with the one you have …
Several months ago, a wonderful client allowed me to dissect her “bossy basic” on the blog. Remember this? Well, Audrey wins the “Best Follow-Up” award. She kindly posted in-progress pictures and comments on this Picasa web album. Audrey, you rock. Thank you so much. I thought it might be fun to juxtapose a few “before” …
Hi Annie,I have noticed that you recommend BM Shaker Beige a lot, so I am hoping you can help me with the elusive paint color I am looking for. Most of the first floor of my home has recently been painted in BM Shaker Beige but I am looking for a deeper color that works …
If we can’t poke fun at ourselves, who can we poke fun at? The “ourselves” being interior designers, decorators, home de-uglifiers, whatever you want to call us… When my husband and I were poking around this junk-slash-antique shop the other day, he unearthed this fabulous book from 1965: Interior Decoration A to Z, by Betty …