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How to hang art in your bathroom

Annie Elliott | July 13, 2025

Before you say it, Gentle Readers, let me beat you to the punch. If you have a vintage bathroom that requires a bathrobe sleeve to wipe the steam from your mirror post-shower, then yes, you should avoid hanging your Picasso in there. (Works on paper especially will die a slow death, but we’re talking years, …

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» Art

The cons – and pros! – of curved sofas

Annie Elliott | June 29, 2025

I have mixed feelings about curved sofas, Gentle Readers, and I want to tell you about them. In a recent LA Times article, the lovely Dina Cheney accurately quoted me as saying that I am…how shall we say…not a fan of curved sofas. The language was a bit stronger, but you get the gist. That …

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» Furniture + upholstery

My favorite window treatments right now

Annie Elliott | June 1, 2025

Hello, Gentle Readers! Is it spring? Is it summer? What month is it? What year? Who’s to say? I’m so turned around that I’ve just been putting my head down and focusing on what I do best: spreading joy by making houses beautiful. In doing so, I’ve noticed that there’s a type of window treatment …

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» Window treatments
Book cover: My Neighbor Saw Me Naked, and Other Reasons You Need Drapes. The essential decorating handbook. by Annie Elliott

My New Decorating Handbook Is Now Available For Pre-Order!

Annie Elliott | April 11, 2025

It’s revised, expanded, and just plain better! But first: HELLO, Gentle Readers! We’ve been busy over here at Annie Elliott Design! We moved into a new studio (I’m just waiting for some wallpaper — of course — and then I’ll tell you all about it), some client projects are really heating up, we have a …

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» How-to
Materials to design a room

How To Work With an Interior Designer

Annie Elliott | March 2, 2025

“I’ve been thinking about making some changes in my house, but I’m not sure where to start. How does it work, working with an interior designer?” If you haven’t said that sentence aloud, Gentle Readers, you may have thought it. I’ve been known to go down a rabbit hole or two with my blog posts, …

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» Q+A
Home office with green shade and black dog

Trading spaces: Let’s re-think our rooms in the new year

Annie Elliott | January 20, 2025

Hello, Gentle Readers! I hope your new year is off to a great start. Thank you for your patience as I took an unannounced holiday break :) As we took down the Christmas tree and put the furniture back in place, I thought about how many iterations our living room has had…and how other rooms …

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» Before and after
Chcolate mousse in glass dish

Pantone’s Color of the Year 2025: Mocha Mousse

Annie Elliott | December 9, 2024

You may be surprised to hear this, Gentle Readers, but I do not hate Pantone’s color of the year for 2025! Mocha Mousse: a fluffy light brown with pink undertones. *I* wouldn’t bestow the honor of Color of the Year upon a light brown, but I think Mocha Mousse is pleasant enough. “Quiet luxury” is …

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» Color + paint color
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Dec 24

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Huff Post asked for my thoughts about this year’s White House holiday decorations. As you can imagine, I have many. Spoiler alert: they’re not positive.Such a delight to be included in this conversation. Thanks @huffpost!#interiordesign #holidaydecor #whitehouse #designopinions #annieelliottdesign

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Dec 20

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Check out the beautiful rainbow effect from the chandeliers at my on-site installation this week!

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Dec 17

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Thank you to all who came out to the fabulous Crème de la Crème in Leesburg, VA! It was such a delight to chat about interior design, holiday decorating, and creating a home that feels like you. Such a fabulous shop - and the people there are even more fabulous! 🏡✨📚 Thank you for having me, @shopcremedelacremeboutique #leesburgva #interiordesigner

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Dec 12

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In our Wardman Park kitchen, I worked with the incredibly talented @billetcollins1 to create a hand-painted Chinoiserie backsplash on reverse-painted glass. It’s a mix of whimsy and craftsmanship; gold leaf for a little sparkle, and birds native to Maryland’s Eastern Shore as a nod to my husband’s roots.People always ask, “But how do you clean it?” Reverse-painted glass means you can Windex it like any other surface. Beauty doesn’t have to be precious ;)#annieelliottdesign #kitchendesign #chinoiserie #customart #interiorstyling #washingtondcdesigner

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Dec 11

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They’re kidding, right? Pantone’s selection for 2026’s color of the year is WHITE (a.k.a. Cloud Dancer, 11-4201). ?!?!? According to Pantone, Cloud Dancer is “a billowy white imbued with a feeling of serenity.” Imbued with? It’s so serene I’m dead.😴 You’re not trying something new if you paint a room white. You’re not taking a risk. It’s the OTHER stuff you do in a white room that makes the space interesting! See examples in my latest blog post….And tell me what color YOU’d rather see representing 2026!#pantone2025 #interiordesign #whitepaint #coloroftheyear #clouddancer #pantone

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Nov 27

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Happy Thanksgiving! To my clients who trust me with their homes, to the readers who’ve embraced my book with such warmth, to my team who keeps every project moving, THANK YOU. Wishing everyone a cozy, restful Thanksgiving surrounded by the people and places that feel most like home. 🧡 #annieelliottdesign #thanksgiving #gratefulheart #interiordesign #homesweethome

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Nov 25

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Schumacher’s Chiang Mai Dragon is a wallpaper icon. It’s so ubiquitous that I assumed it had been around for decades. Mais au contraire, mon frère: Schumacher released the design in 2006! The pattern is evidently based on a 1920s block print; I’d love to see the source material :). It comes in many delicious colorways and some inadvisable ones...you can’t be perfect all the time, even though Schumacher usually comes close. #Chiangmaidragon #schumacher

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Oct 24

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I LOVE large-scale wallpaper. I mean, REALLY large. It works especially well in double-height spaces like this one: the huge pattern creates drama and holds your interest across a large expanse of wall that otherwise would be a whole lotta nothing. It’s exciting.Timorous Beasties has mastered the art of large-scale wallpaper. Because Totem Damask is SO dramatic, we did it on one wall only. Then on all the other walls — also double-height — we did the smaller scale Deconstructed Stripe. (Look carefully and you can see it!) Large justaposted with small…you know that’s one of my biggest tips for mixing patterns 😊If you want space to feel alive and interesting, consider going big. You know what they say: Go big and go home ;) #ColorCourage #WallpaperDesign #AnnieElliottDesign #InteriorDesign

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Oct 15

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It’s official! The 𝙈𝙮 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙖𝙬 𝙈𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙙 book tour is hitting the road! ✨First stop: 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗮 at the fabulous shop 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 by @jimmydelaurentis on November 1. RSVP details in bio.Then we’ll be in 𝗗𝗖 at 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 on November 11, where I’ll be in conversation with the incredible @jasonreynolds83 And finally, a cozy weekend on the 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁. 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹𝘀 at @bookhoundsmd on November 15.Come for the stories, stay for the laughs (and maybe a few design confessions). 🥂Can’t wait to see you there!#MyNeighborSawMeNaked #AnnieElliottDesign #BookTour #DesignLife
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