Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Unless you already have 20k in your rainy day bookshelf fund, that is. I saw these at Holly Hunt the other day and let me tell you, they’d be worth it. Hard to see in this pic, but the vertical supports are black lacquer and the rest of the frame and shelves are dark wood …
Q: I’ve invested 14 years in creating a unique urban space. I now need to sell that house. How much “character” can I leave, and how much of what I’ve implemented needs to be beiged away to keep the realtors happy? A: I love this question, and even though I’m not a realtor, people ask …
When should you hire a carpenter for customized built-ins, and when is buying freestanding shelves the better option? This question comes up a lot, and the safe answer, of course, is, “It depends.” Since that’s not a very satisfying answer, though, here is a quick and dirty checklist. Built-ins if:– You plan to stay in …
This is so embarrassing I almost can’t write about it. But, ego be damned, I thought it might be comforting for you to know that even decorators struggle with their own houses. My living room has been painted. Five. Times. We’ve lived in this house for less than three years. And it’s not just a …
I used to be emphatically nay. Who wants to look at himself in someone else’s living room? And when you sit down, who wants to look at the ceiling? But Billy Baldwin made the good argument that if you have a beautiful fireplace and a beautiful piece of art, you create visual competition by placing …