Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Hi Annie,I have just moved into a room in a rented townhouse. The good news is that the room is quite large at 19’ by 12’ and has three nice-sized windows. The bad news (part 1) is that the bath is wallpapered in this so-hideous-it’s-almost-great wallpaper, which has a silver geometric pattern with a light …
This is why bossy blog readers rock. You knew I’d want to see pictures of the bathroom in the hotel you stayed in on your potentially-inadvisable-because-you-have-2-small-children-but-ok-in-the-end road trip to see your relatives in the Middle West. This is exactly the kind of stuff I dig. (The bathroom, not the road trip.) The Gentle Reader in …
It’s over. The Design House, which many of you visited (thank you!) and even more of you read about (thank you again!), has closed. Officially, we have one week to clear everything out. If we want to go on vacation, though, we have about 48 hours. My husband and I went down today to get …
Remember when I mentioned Farrow & Ball’s Rosslyn papers as an exquisite example of wallpaper’s return? Today I saw its installation in a powder room. Please excuse the “in progress” shot, but I just couldn’t wait to show you. The metallic gold pattern will add sparkle to this small space; like many powder rooms, it …
Wallpaper is back. More specifically, my clients are gravitating towards Farrow & Ball’s papers. Maybe they figure that wallpaper itself is risky enough; going with a traditional English company is reassuring, somehow… Two clients just chose Farrow & Ball’s Rosslyn Papers BP 1925. The colors are exquisite, and the gold is metallic. It’s gorgeous.
Visible progress. I think that grey trim in the foyer is going to be beautiful w/ the yellow “silk” walls after all. I had a panic attack about it recently, but now that the paint is on, I’m feeling much better. This is as you enter the foyer. All of the paint is from Farrow …
This was a rough week for the Design House project, I must say. First, I reported earlier that Stroheim agreed to provide all of the fabric I requested. Which was huge, considering that I’m upholstering the walls and need 50 yards of silk. (Did I mention I’m upholstering the walls? I may not have. I …