Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Hello, Gentle Readers! I do love updates.
When we last spoke, I was debating whether the trim in this bedroom -- needed to be painted a deeper cream to match the ceiling (on which we used OC-9 Ballet White). That was the conundrum that led to 7 sanity-restoring rules about trim color. You remember....
Here's the result!
I have these awesome clients. (I know I say that a lot, but I LOVE my clients. If I didn't, I wouldn't work with them.)
So I have these awesome clients. We're embarking on a major project: we're moving them from their gorgeous Victorian red brick house into a gorgeous 1920s house, to which we are doing MAJOR work.
The new house requires a new kitchen....
There's a reason Candice Olson is famous.
I mean, thanks to reality tv, a lot of people are famous these days, even if they're less than brilliant or less than talented. But - traditionalists take heart - some people still earn fame by knowing what the heck they're talking about. (Oh, all right: maybe also because they're really really pretty.)
Ms. Olson is one of those....
I recently posted about a bedroom in progress that presented a trim challenge. In response, a Gentle Reader left this comment:
I have started to hate thinking about trim colour...Basically I just don’t understand the rules for trim....
Ok, my friends. Let's see if we can nail down some rules. It would be so delightful and easy if every single room in our home could have the same trim color. Alas, this is never the case....
Over the weekend, the fabulous Rita Konig (you know, of Domino Magazine fame) had a snappy article in the Wall Street Journal called, "Not Your Grandma's Patterned Carpet: It's time to reconsider wall-to-wall."
Super fun. Here's my favorite part:...
I received an "after" picture 17 seconds ago and couldn't WAIT to show it to you!
Do you remember a post about some mid-century dining room chairs and table that were looking a little tired? Go back and read it. I'll wait....
Think fast: you're painting the walls of your bedroom a much darker color. Can you leave the trim bright white?
Probably not. It pains me to say this, but sometimes, if you have a deep, rich color on the walls, glaring white trim can make the room look, well, tacky. And disjointed.
Not the look we're going for....