Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
If you’re reading this blog, Gentle Readers, chances are you know a thing or two about Frank Lloyd Wright and his Prairie School architecture. The horizontality, the echoing of nature via earthy colors, and Wright’s penchant for designing of interior furnishings as well as the house itself. So this post isn’t a Frank Lloyd Wright …
A TikTok viewer recently asked how to layer rugs without creating a tripping hazard. The unfortunate truth, Gentle Readers, is that there is no way to layer rugs 100% safely. In fact, experts evaluating older people’s homes for safety generally suggest removing ALL of the rugs. Now, this can be a great look, especially in …
Hello, Gentle Readers! I hope you’re surviving the doldrums of winter. Punxsutawney Phil is optimistic that spring is imminent, but I have my doubts. In any event, in a true celebration of winter, John and I went up to New England recently. He skiied, I mostly worked, but we also visited a friend’s small cabin …
Pantone’s color of the year for 2024 left me so uninspired that I didn’t even blog about it, Gentle Readers. That’s sayin’ somethin’. There were a few people who, upon learning of my apathy, asked, “But isn’t that the color of your living room?” “Um, NO, thank you very much,” I would answer. “My living …
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 …
