Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! I’m going to begin 2015 with a declaration: BOSSY COLOR’S COLOR OF THE YEAR FOR 2015 IS BRIGHT NAVY. I don’t usually have a color of the year, but this year is different. It’s been several weeks since the announcement that “Marsala,” (18-1438, for those keeping track) is Pantone’s color of the year for …
We’re in for a rough year, Gentle Readers. By now you’ve heard the news that Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2015 is 18-1438 Marsala. Yes. That Marsala. Jura Koncius at The Washington Post broke the news to me, and my reaction was less than positive. I sat with the news for a few days. And …
Remember in the ’80s, how fashion-forward it was to upholster furniture in the same pattern as the wallpaper? And sometimes carry the pattern onto the drapes, too? Well, everything old is new again…again. I am an ’80s survivor, so you’d think I’d have trouble with this particular “new again.” Au contraire, mon frere! Today’s matchy-matchiness is …
I feel like I’m seeing green and gray (aka grey) everywhere! From excellent designers… In catalogs… Everywhere! I smell a trend. I wasn’t sure what I thought of the green/gray combo at first. But it’s grown on me. There may be a green and gray room in bossy color’s future sooner rather than later. What …
Thanks for bearing with me, Gentle Readers. Here is my final observation about Colonial Williamsburg. And then I promise to go on vacation somewhere else. As an interior designer, I spend a lot of time thinking how I can achieve flow within a house. How can I make each room a little different while maintaining a cohesive feel? It helps if the …
I was thumbing through the Dwell Studio catalog that came this week, and my eye stopped on this picture: Pretty, isn’t it? My first thought was, “Wow, Dwell Studio! Pretty impressive, using Schumacher’s iconic fabric, “Chiang Mai!” (Actually, my first thought wasn’t that eloquent, but that was the gist.) But I was fooled. As I looked closer, I …
You already know that we’re completely taken with Duralee’s Bailey & Griffin fabrics. Right now, their Paradise Toile in blue and coral has become an absolute obsession. So I’ve been looking for examples of blue and coral — Robin’s egg blue and orange, really — to inspire us as we build some design schemes in this palette. Here’s what we’ve …
