Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I don’t think I’ve ever had a client say to me, “You know, I’m actually ok on storage. I really don’t have that much stuff.” No matter how large or small your house is, you always want more room to stash things. Tragically, desperation can lead to unwise decisions. Exhibit A: the unfortunate louvered door …
Hi Annie, I know that you aren’t particularly fond of accent walls,* but my husband wants one in our family room! Our kitchen opens up into the family room. We have white cabinets and we are painting the walls in the kitchen Benjamin Moore’s New Providence Navy. In the family room, three out of the …
A few weeks ago, did I mention I was doing a Podcast with some fellow color professionals? Well, it’s up! Lori Sawaya is the brains behind the operation. Lori writes the blog ColorStrategies and is known as FunColors on Twitter. She’s also a full member of the IACC and I happen to be starting their …
It seems to be my fate, the corner fireplace. I have one now, and it’s trouble. I grew up with a corner fireplace in Glens Falls, NY, and my mother never knew what to do with it either. At least that room was so long and narrow that you could have 2 distinct seating areas: …
It’s always something. The good news is that the furniture is back from the upholsterer’s, and for the most part, it looks terrific. The sofa in particular looks beautiful. The upholsterer did a lovely job craftsmanship-wise. The cording is straight, as are the hems. I asked that the new cording be thinner than on the …
Lectures are crapshoots. You never really know how they’re going to be. Even if the featured speaker is super famous – sometimes especially if he’s super famous – he could… decide to talk about himself rather than the promised topic, or he could be an uncharming egomaniac (I like the charming kind), or he only …
Rug, check. Drapes, check. Sofa, check. Upholstered chairs, check. Enough to move forward with a paint color, I’d say. I started by putting up about 12 paper paint swatches from Benjamin Moore. 2 of each, on different walls. From there I narrowed it down to 5, which I put on several walls. These were the …