Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Dear Washington Design Center,
I knew it was too good to be true. All of those fantastic design resources under one roof, a mere 12 minutes from bossy color's world headquarters if I hit the lights right and a motorcade didn't harsh my buzz....
You know I love FLOR carpet squares, right? I do. Have for years. I was an early adopter.
So imagine my delight when the FLOR folks invited me to give a presentation about pattern at their brand-spanking-new showroom in Georgetown last Thursday...
You know how, when you learn a new vocabulary word, suddenly you start hearing it everywhere?
Well, that's what's happening to me with the color gray.
Gray's been "in" for, what, a good 9 months now? And I've been recommending certain favorite grays, such as Benjamin Moore's HC-172 Revere Pewter and HC-173 Edgecomb Gray, for years....
You don't think of decorating tips when you think of Family Circle magazine, do you?
Well, Terry Trucco is doing her best to change that. September's issue of Family Circle features the article, "Fresh Coat," which proposes color palettes for three different decorating styles....
Anyone tired of the 50 Shades of Gray references? I'm not! The witty and eloquent Elizabeth Mayhew debuted a column in The Washington Post's Local Living section on Thursday, and her first one was called, 7 Shades of Gray.
I was delighted to provide some thoughts for the article's sidebar....
Last summer, our back porch started to collapse.
“It did not.” (That’s my husband talking.)
“Yes, it did.”
“We could have fixed it.”
“Yes, but we would have been spending money to fix something we didn’t want....”
Here's my final push for wallpaper.
If, after all my eloquent, experience-based research, you're still unsure about wallcovering, let me confess something. Whereas I have VERY mixed feelings about The Accent Wall when it comes to paint, wallpaper accent walls are another story....