Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Hello, Gentle Readers! Backsplash update: the custom Chinoiserie panel situation has been, shall we say, challenging. I won’t sleep until it’s safely on my wall. It’s literally on a slow boat from China as I type, and it’s expected to arrive in another, oh, 4 weeks or so. Pray for calm seas. Today’s post is not about …
THANK YOU, PANTONE!!! Thank you, thank you, for giving us Greenery this year! Talk about a much-needed lift! 15-0343 Greenery. What a fresh, optimistic color! Cause for celebration! A grassy green with enough lime to give it some energy and playfulness. Greenery is a straightforward, honest green that wants the best for all of us. It turns …
Gentle Readers, this is going to be an action-packed blog entry so I can bring you an UP TO THE MINUTE report! As I mentioned last time, counters have to go in before the kitchen is usable. So the plumbing and gas were connected right after that. BUT we didn’t want to start walking on the floor …
Hello, Gentle Readers! I got a bit behind schedule, so there’s a lot to tell you! The countertops are in!!! And I have to say, they’re GORGEOUS. Let me back up for a moment: I realize that I didn’t give you any insight into how I decided to use a natural stone for our counters instead of …
I was delighted to be invited to be Better Homes and Gardens‘ “color expert” for the month of December! The color: Winterberry Red. Excellent for this time of year! If you can’t get to a newsstand, the article is available on bossy color’s press page. I hope you enjoy it! Bossy color | Annie Elliott interiors is …
CABINETS!!!! NOW it’s feeling like a kitchen! I’m sorry, but I LOVE the blue cabinets in the butler’s pantry. When they went in, I did have a pang…should I have done the whole kitchen blue? But it might have been too much. Anyway… See that doorway to the left? That will be covered by a matching …
You know how with renovations it feels like nothing is moving and everything is ugly and dusty, and then all of a sudden stuff happens? It happened! Overnight — literally overnight; I don’t know how the contractors did it so fast — we had a new floor, and it took 1-2 days for the drywall …
