Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Happy summer, Gentle Readers! It’s officially here, despite the can’t-make-up-its-mind weather. We have sun in our hearts. For those lucky enough to have a house near water, you may be thinking about redecorating right about now. (Oh wait, that’s me ;) I’m ALWAYS thinking about redecorating!) You may even be thinking about decorating beyond traditional …
Gentle Readers, I’ve decided that spring cleaning is not enough this year. Spring MAKEOVERS are in store! For inspiration, I thought I’d do a little before-and-after post of some past and present projects: heavy on pictures, light on commentary. It’s the blog version of a beach read to give you a jump on summer. Here …
You know I love a house museum, Gentle Readers. So on our recent trip to Jackson, MS, I was eager to tour the home of the celebrated writer and photographer Eudora Welty (1909-2001). (If you don’t know who Eudora Welty is, allow me to introduce you. Start small with one of her short stories, such …
This will come as no surprise, Gentle Readers, but I think about window treatments a LOT. Especially during the transition from winter to spring, with the change in temperature and light…I’m reminded what a critical design element window treatments are. And then I get to thinking about window treatments through the ages. Who invented drapes? …
I first visited the Greenbrier in 2023, but when a friend asked me about Dorothy Draper last week, I decided I had to bring back this blog post! It’s ridiculous that I hadn’t been there before 2023, Gentle Readers. The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. (This picture is from their website. There were no tulips …
Imagine you live in a row house in 1790s London, Gentle Readers. (Actually, it was several connected row houses by the 1820s, but that’s beside the point.) Imagine that it is lit by oil lamps and candles. Further imagine that you are the collector of fine and interesting art and objects that you would like …
I’m not kidding, Gentle Readers. If you’re as big a Wes Anderson fan as my family is (or, as they say in England, “as my family are”), you can’t miss it. It’s at The Design Museum in London. But don’t let that stop you. To catch you up, Wes Anderson is an American director of …
