Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I don’t think I’ve ever had a client say to me, “You know, I’m actually ok on storage. I really don’t have that much stuff.” No matter how large or small your house is, you always want more room to stash things. Tragically, desperation can lead to unwise decisions. Exhibit A: the unfortunate louvered door …
The challenge: update a tired kitchen without breaking the bank. The solution: paint – rather than replace – the cabinetry and enliven the space with a bold countertop. Let’s hear it for Formica Microdot! It has a tiny pattern of dots that gives the material a contemporary, almost tech-y feel. This is #6903 Cassis. I’ve …
No surprise that a well-renowned architect would do such a beautiful job on his own home. Today’s Washington Post article about Todd DeGarmo’s renovation of a Capitol Hill house – a former parsonage – was fantastic. I always thought it was bad Feng Shui to be able to see the back garden from the front …
The first thing a kitchen designer on a tight timeframe should do is nail down the cabinetry. I mean, some fancy-pants unused kitchens out there may get away with a chopping block and a $7,000 fridge, but no kitchen I design – even a faux one – is going to be so obviously useless. Well-meaning …
Q: Annie, I have been reading your blog for a few months now and really enjoy it. I was hoping that you could help me pick a new look for my fireplace in Silver Spring [MD]. My family lives in a 1940s colonial. I like midcentury modern furnishings, a clean, neutral look, and silvertone or …
Honestly, I thought I’d already posted this. I have been using St. Thomas Creation’s Richmond Pedestal Lavatory – large and small models – for years. YEARS. But it wasn’t until I came across the sink in the fine print of Domino Magazine today that I realized that I had not, in fact, spread the gospel …
…and my husband doesn’t mind. Tile installation can make or break a project. Inexpensive tile painstakingly installed will look elegant, and a sloppy job will make the most expensive tile look cheap cheap cheap. Not the look you’re going for. When you combine lovely tile with expert installation, this is what can happen: When I …