Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
When the SIXTH client told me about Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, I knew I had to read it. I’m a believer in the deep clean. And this book has been sweeping the country, no pun intended. It’s not about cleaning, though: it’s about tidying. There’s a little woo-woo going on here — thank …
I arrived home a few hours ago to an empty house. My husband and daughters are still in St. Michaels, where the girls will go to sailing camp this week. Usually I love chilling by myself at home; it’s so rare that no one else is here. But it was a really fun weekend, filled w/ amazing food, bike …
Do you hear that, Gentle Readers? No? Exactly. It’s the sound of summer. My daughters finally got out of school last Friday, we had their birthday parties (please note the plural; no shared party for THESE twins), and on Saturday, we drove them to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they’ll spend the week with friends. Last night, …
Jura Koncius just wrote a terrific article in the Washington Post about Millennials being more interested in experiences than in accumulating things for their homes. For this generation, nostalgia is in short supply. Koncius points out that it’s not that Millennials don’t care about their surroundings. They do. Newell Turner, Editor-in Chief of House Beautiful, says in the article …
And by “beach house,” I mean summer house, cottage, country house, weekend house, or year-round house :) I’m just so desperate to think about warmer weather…I’d like to make every house feel summery right now. 1. Do a massive cleaning (even if you have a housekeeper). Whether we’re talking about the home you live in year-round or a house that’s been …
Designing light fixtures can’t be easy. If it were, wouldn’t everyone be doing it? Scale alone is a tricky thing. Then you have to consider where it might go, create the design, choose finishes…then — goodness! — there’s wattage to think about, and probably something involving wiring… It seems complicated. Which is why we all should appreciate truly …
You’ve been thinking about it…you’ve talked to your friends…you’ve been tooling around on the Internet looking at different designers’ websites… You’re ready to live in an outrageously beautiful home. You’re ready to hire an interior designer. Before you start making calls, though, I suggest asking yourself the following 5 questions. Having run my interior design business for …
