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. …
Poor master bedroom. So often, so neglected. And yet, it’s important, isn’t it? I mean, this is supposed to be our sanctuary. I have yet to have a client say to me, “Y’know, my bedroom’s a little dead. Could we maybe take it up a notch? Make it a little more, I don’t know, energizing?” …
Gentle Readers: a story like this comes along but once a year. It would be cruel not to share it with you. Here it is, the back story on the drapes featured in Wednesday’s post.“Then came the curtains. I’m from no-where Illinois and my favorite aunt has made it big and bought an amazing $5 …
Any Gentle Reader who sends me an e-mail saying, “I’ve had a glass of wine and am getting ready for Monday night football…” has a special place in my heart. Here’s some background information from her original e-mail, to which, tragically, I couldn’t respond right away:I just discovered your blog and LOVE IT. I’m hoping …
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 …
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 …