Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Gentle Readers, do you have a hobby? I’ll bet you do, being the multi-faceted gems of intrigue that you are. I had an unpleasant realization the other day: my only real hobby is also my job. I read fiction daily, I garden enthusiastically four times a year, but if I’m being honest, in my off-hours …
Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! This morning, I was reading The Washington Post’s annual LIST of what’s in and what’s out for the coming year. I had the actual newspaper in my hands, but really, I should have read the article online to click through to all the references I didn’t get. Instead, I just …
Hello, Gentle Readers! Remember how I mentioned that I was going to do a “holiday tablescape” at the Design Center’s Schumacher showroom to benefit Children’s Hospital? It’s up! The opening party was great on Tuesday — Our concept for a cozy, formal/informal, bird-themed table actually started with Schumacher’s Maggiore Damasco. I have been DYING to …
Ah, Gentle Readers. Another year is drawing to a close. How was 2023 for you? I hope you not only survived but thrived. If you undertook a renovation, chances are you’re content with survival. Renovations are hard to live through, aren’t they? On the off-chance that you’ve been pondering a kitchen renovation but just can’t …
When redesigning a room, Gentle Readers, we start by thinking about how we want the space to feel. Not how it ultimately will look — that reveals itself during the design process — but how it will feel. What vibe are we going for? Bright, cozy, or stimulating? What will you be doing here: eating, …
I thought it might have started during COVID, Gentle Readers. You know, when isolation was de rigueur. The slow appearance of that double line – or sometimes even the onset of a sniffle – would result in banishment, the offending spouse sent to live in the guest room…or basement, or home office with a pull-out …
I always look forward to the High Point (NC) Furniture Market, Gentle Readers, but this year was especially rewarding. My colleague Amy and I were STRATEGIC! We did not mess around. With surgical precision we visited the showrooms on our list and kept our eyes peeled for new resources. We cracked the code on our …
