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Pillows Can’t Cure Covid-19…But They Sure Can’t Hurt

Annie Elliott | April 13, 2020

How are you holding up during the Covid crisis, Gentle Readers? I hope you and everyone you care about are hanging in there. We (design team and our families) are all healthy and busy, knock wood. We are delighted that several new clients are starting their interior design projects virtually. Thank you! It feels great …

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» Art + accessories
Pretty dining room with green drapes and antiques

Keep Calm and Decorate On. We’re Open for Business

Annie Elliott | March 30, 2020

Holy cow. I hope you’re safe and healthy, Gentle Readers. These are some crazy times we’re living through. Coronapocalypse, indeed. As I am neither a doctor nor a politician, there isn’t much I can do about the coronavirus. What I CAN do, though, is commiserate and offer a distraction. Our interior design business carries on. …

Read more »Keep Calm and Decorate On. We’re Open for Business
» Living Room + Family Room
Red dining room - redecorating in the age of coronavirus

“No time like coronavirus to redecorate.”

Annie Elliott | March 19, 2020

That’s a direct quote, actually, from someone who called today about our interior design services. Crazy, right? We’re living through a once-in-a-hundred-years pandemic, afraid to get within six feet of our best friends, hesitant to touch doorknobs, and doing mental math like nobody’s business to figure out if it’s been two weeks since you had …

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» Bedroom, Living Room + Family Room
Artist Claire Rosen's Birds of a Feather series

Show House Part 4: Strength in the Face of Adversity

Annie Elliott | March 15, 2020

SO much adversity!! First, the elephant in the room: COVID-19. I hope you, Gentle Readers, are socially but comfortably isolated, not too stressed-out, and disease-free. What a mess. The design house (talk about a distraction from the news of the world!) has been POSTPONED but not cancelled. The new dates are JUNE 13 – JULY …

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» Bedroom
Glass and brass drinks table by Carrier and Company for Century Furniture

Show House Part 3: The Application, Decision, and a Curve Ball

Annie Elliott | March 2, 2020

Hi hi hi! As I mentioned last time, the first thing we selected for our application to ASPIRE HOUSE McLean was a palette, blush and olive, and a primary fabric, Rutland, by Cowtan & Tout. The second thing we determined was furniture placement, which was straightforward in the room we’d chosen to apply for. A …

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» Bedroom
Green and blue floral linen fabric, Rutland, by Cowtan & Tout

Show House Part 2: The Design Concept

Annie Elliott | February 17, 2020

When we last left our heroines… Senior Designer Amy Oliver Beaupré and I decided that yes, we would apply for a spot in the ASPIRE HOUSE. We selected a bedroom as our ideal space to design. Now remember: just because you apply to design Bedroom #2 doesn’t mean you’ll be assigned Bedroom #2; you may …

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» Bedroom
Woman standing in framed-out house with no walls

Show house! Part 1: Should we apply?

Annie Elliott | February 3, 2020

Hello, hello! As you may have seen on my Insta, Annie Elliott Design was selected to participate in the ASPIRE HOUSE, a designers’ show house, this spring!!! We’re so excited. ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME, a national style magazine dedicated to, well, to high home style, is sponsoring the project, and the beneficiary is Cancer Support …

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» Renovation
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Happy Wallpaper Wednesday! Let’s talk about Cole & Son’s Acquario, shall we?Iconic Italian artist Piero Fornasetti designed Acquario for Cole & Son in the early 2010s. He was going through an ocean phase, captivated by its mysterious depths 🐠, so he developed this fish design and put it first on plates and fabrics, and then, luckily for us, on wallpaper. We just installed Acquario in the Print Room Blue colorway in a client’s tiny practice room (he plays classical guitar), and we LOVE it! That big old blowfish, just gliding along…he kills me.Featuring: @cole_and_son_wallpapers @fornasetti

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Aug 9

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Green, light blue, and a touch of navy come together to create a room that's bright, welcoming, and incredibly summery 🥰 🥰 🥰 #interiordesign #summercolors

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Aug 7

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Given that my brain is still on an academic calendar 🤷‍♀️ , I thought I'd do a little review and see which blog posts resonated with you the most in 2025-26. Who knew that a post from 2011 (!!!) is still in the top 5! Click over to the post to to see the year’s greatest hits. #interiordesign #designinspo

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Jul 24

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Get ready for a dramatic before and after! We transformed a playroom into a dining room, and the result is pretty amazing. (But still fun!) #wallpaper #interiordesign #diningroominspo

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Jul 22

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For today’s Wallpaper Wednesday, we discuss the chinoiserie wallpaper in the Great Hall at  @citytavern_dc  in Washington, DC. Ooooohh - field trip!I was delighted to visit City Tavern recently. It’s a historic 1796 Federal building in the heart of Georgetown, and all the cool kids hung out there. You know, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson…those guys. At one point, the building boasted the largest room in Washington.I, of course, was captivated by the Great Hall, which is covered in @graciestudio hand-painted wallpaper — which was selected by none other than Jackie Kennedy! EVEN THOUGH at that time the building was a club that didn’t admit women. Harumph.The chinoiserie walls are gorgeous from far away, but they’re amazing up close, also: you can see faint brushstrokes left by the painters. Doesn’t that give you a shiver? I love it.

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Jul 21

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For a recent article in @vogueliving, I was asked how to mix wallpapers — either in the same room or adjacent rooms. I have a few pieces of advice to offer 😊See my latest blog post for more…#interiordesign #designblog #wallpaperinspo

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Jul 8

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Star-studded wallpaper on the ceiling childish? Not necessarily! Here are the differences between babyish and grown-up star themed wallpaper. #wallpaper #interiordesign

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Jul 4

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Happy Independence Day! I happen to love a room decorated in red, white, and blue. It’s not always gimmicky; wouldn’t you agree that the dining room below is bold and sophisticated? 🤪 My advice: vary the shades (clash those blues if you have to!), throw some large-scale patterns into the mix, and add texture. A grasscloth ceiling, for example 😉 Have a great 4th, everyone!#interiordesign #homedecor #pattermixing

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Jul 3

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I was honored to co-chair — with the inimitable @ianthainteriors — the design competition, America at 250: The New Look of American Design, a project conceived by the nonprofit MADE: In America.Design students from Howard University partnered with Washington Design Center showrooms to create storyboards and vignettes reflecting their vision of “American style.” The Design Center is showcasing the students’ work through July 10; admission is free and open to the public. Details may be found at the link in the @washingtondesigncenter’s bio.I encourage you to visit! It’s so important to support the next generation of designers, and I was delighted to participate in this event. Iantha and I are grateful to James De Lorbe, Chairman of MADE: In America; and we extend our warmest thanks to jurors @melissacolganinteriors, @mariella.cruzado,  @gaildavisdesigns, @val_hawkins_architect, @hadleykeller, @byronrisdon, and @jazmynedesignstudio.
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