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Put a bird on it! My new awesome wallpaper

Annie Elliott | January 11, 2012

Fred and Carrie were right! Everything IS better when you put a bird on it!

My fancy schmancy Nina Campbell wallpaper went up yesterday.

What can I say: it might have been the happiest day of my life....

Read more »Put a bird on it! My new awesome wallpaper
» Wallpaper

Thanks, New York Times! Big furniture, big mistake

Annie Elliott | January 5, 2012

NYT, thanks so much for including me in Steven Kurutz's article today, "Relax. There's Plenty of Room."

It's about oversized furniture and the ridiculousness thereof. I'm pretty sure this blog post - and this one - posts helped me land the gig....

Read more »Thanks, New York Times! Big furniture, big mistake
» Furniture + upholstery

Ringin’ in the new year with metallic paint. (Also, Nina Campbell wallpaper = Merry Christmas to me)

Annie Elliott | January 3, 2012

What did YOU do over the holidays?

Really? Fun!

Me? Oh, the usual...ate too much...drove too much...got a little jiggy with metallic paint...

Let me back up. I haven't yet confessed to you that I went on a bit of a decorating bender at the end of 2011....

Read more »Ringin’ in the new year with metallic paint. (Also, Nina Campbell wallpaper = Merry Christmas to me)
» Color + paint color, Wallpaper

Pantone’s color of the year 2012: 17-1463 Tangerine Tango

Annie Elliott | December 13, 2011

Kristie at The Decorologist broke the news to me first. Pantone's color of the year for 2012 is a dark reddish orange called Tangerine Tango.
Sigh. Was it too much to hope for a nice, grassy green?

Leatrice Eisman describes Tangerine Tango thus...

Read more »Pantone’s color of the year 2012: 17-1463 Tangerine Tango
» Color + paint color

Imaginary friends: Foolproof paint colors for a bachelor pad

Annie Elliott | December 6, 2011

I mean, why not? I can't work with every single person who contacts bossy color, tragically. But some fairly universal paint color challenges do exist, so I thought if I came up with some foolproof paint colors...
THE IMAGINARY FRIEND: a youngish bachelor.

THE IMAGINARY HOME: a one-bedroom apartment in the city....

Read more »Imaginary friends: Foolproof paint colors for a bachelor pad
» Bedroom, Color + paint color, Kitchen + bath

I know it’s still November, but…Christmas stockings from Etsy

Annie Elliott | November 17, 2011

I'm one of those people who thinks it should be illegal even to THINK about Christmas before Thanksgiving.

Usually.

But ever since my highly organized sister-in-law asked me what I wanted this year (dessert plates and Steve Jobs' biography, if anyone's listening), Christmas has been on my mind...

Read more »I know it’s still November, but…Christmas stockings from Etsy
» Living Room + Family Room

Heellllllloooooo!

Annie Elliott | November 15, 2011

Hello, Gentle Readers! I missed you!...I hope you had a wonderful summer and that you're now frolicking in big piles of yellow leaves...

So what's shaking? Over here in bossyland I'm excited to have a new colleague to brag about...

Read more »Heellllllloooooo!
» Living Room + Family Room
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Jun 17

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“Much of the wallpaper [in the Victorian era]—fabric, too—was made with arsenic,’ explains Elliott. ‘There are worse ways to go, I suppose.’”I loved speaking with @allisonpduncan @vogueliving about the art of using two wallpapers in one room. Happy Wallpaper Wednesday!#interiordesign #wallpaper #vogueliving #designopinions #annieelliottdesignSlide 1 📸  by Stacy Zarin Goldberg, Design by Annie ElliottSlide 2 📸 by Leslee Mitchell, Design by Kim ScodroSlide 3 📸 by Donna Dotan, Design by Ariel OkinSlide 4 📸 by Gordon Gregory, Design by Jenny Holladay

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Jun 13

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Pink, light yellow, and gold-y tan combine to create a soft, unexpected color palette. The quiet colors are sophisticated together, and the palette will age beautifully as this tween moves through high school and college. (Her parents won’t even have to redecorate if it becomes a guest bedroom someday! But one step at a time…)#homedesign #paintinspo #bedroomdesign

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Jun 10

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Deep down, I believe that a house isn’t a home without wallpaper 😊 My latest blog post identifies five unexpected places you can use wallpaper — and some are small! Wallpapering the space behind your island stools could be your gateway to my favorite home furnishing. If you have other creative spots for wallpaper, I’d love to hear about them!#wallpaperinspo #interiordesign #wallpaper

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Jun 9

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Welcome to my new before-and-after series! 🥰 I take you through my thinking as I design a space — my “process,” as it were. Pretty pictures are involved too, of course. I hope you enjoy it!This was a super fun project: a historic townhouse with the challenge of a loooong shoebox-shaped front room. You know the kind. Here’s how we made this color-and-pattern-loving client’s challenging space amazing. Like this series? Please let me know! #interiordesigner #windowtreatments #wallpaper

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Jun 5

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Don’t let your porch be a throwaway space! Make it a room. Get a high quality indoor/outdoor rug. Make sure your furniture is COMFY. Find a cordless lamp (they’re everywhere now!). Hang art! You can even add a vintage console table or cabinet if you’re ok with it weathering over time 🕰️. #interiordesign #porchdesign

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Jun 3

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It’s Wallpaper Wednesday! This week we feature Paper Trail by Lewis and Wood. Lewis and Wood launched Paper Trail in the fall of 2025 as one of four patterns in their History Papers Collection. Paper Trail was inspired by ancient rock carvings - 600–2,000 years old! - from various sites in America. It was named after the site Newspaper Rock, Utah.You know I love anything with an animal :) But there are 2 genres, right? Juvenile and…let’s call it *versatile*. To me, Paper Trail falls into the latter category, featuring deer, horses, buffalo, and foxes on a background that resembles the texture of rocks. It’s primitive, not cartoonish. I could see using this in a small bedroom; a breakfast nook (why? Can’t tell you, it’s just a feeling); or a hallway, because the pattern isn’t overwhelming.#wallpaperinspo #interiordesign #homedesign

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May 28

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For those of you lucky enough to have a beach house, now’s the time to start thinking about decorating beyond traditional “costal decor!” Step one? Consider a color palette other than blue and white ;) See my latest blog post for more! 🏖️ 🐚#beachhouseinteriors #interiordesign #eastcoast

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May 22

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I follow two rules when mixing patterns in the same space: vary the scale, and vary the subject.I was excited to share this and other insights on pattern splicing with @ericafinamore from @apartmenttherapy! #interiordesign #patternsplicing #patternmixing #designopinions #annieelliottdesign

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May 20

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It’s Wallpaper Wednesday! This week we’re featuring Deconstructed Stripe by Schumacher (in collaboration with Miles Redd).This pattern pays tribute to the legendary decorator Albert Hadley. Redd was inspired by Hadley’s contemporary, streamlined designs that played with scale and proportion. Deconstructed Stripe is impactful on its own but also looks INCREDIBLE next to other patterns.@schumacher1889 #designinspo #wallpaper #interiordesigner
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