Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
It’s official: I now love my office. The Beacon Hill drapes of living room fame finally have been paired a wall color that does them justice: Benjamin Moore’s 2052-70 Ice Blue. In bossy color’s world headquarters, the drapes are slightly edgy, not frumpy. They look tall and proud, not puffy and excessive. They’re fresh, not …
Gentle Readers: a story like this comes along but once a year. It would be cruel not to share it with you. Here it is, the back story on the drapes featured in Wednesday’s post.“Then came the curtains. I’m from no-where Illinois and my favorite aunt has made it big and bought an amazing $5 …
Any Gentle Reader who sends me an e-mail saying, “I’ve had a glass of wine and am getting ready for Monday night football…” has a special place in my heart. Here’s some background information from her original e-mail, to which, tragically, I couldn’t respond right away:I just discovered your blog and LOVE IT. I’m hoping …
Hi Annie-I am thrilled to be writing to you because I LOVE your blog, and I finally have a BIG problem I would love your help on! We built our home two years ago, and painted our fairly large, two-story living room Ralph Lauren Reisling, and my husband and I both detest the color. We …
First of all, the term “color camp” was totally misleading. Sorry about that. “Color BOOT Camp,” possibly, or “Color College,” “Hue University…” In an ongoing effort to bring gravitas and respect to the field of color science, the IACCNA (International Association of Color Consultants North America) offers an intensive series of seminars to professionals in …
I recently wrote a guest blog post for Hue, one of my favorite color blogs. Color consultant, muralist, and blogger Rachel Perls was kind enough to return the favor while I’m at the IACC Seminar…Rachel is associated with IACC and speaks very highly of the organization; she confirmed my decision to fly all the way …
I could have sworn BWI Airport had wireless internet access. Which is why I scrambled this morning to tie up all my client projects, bid my family a fond farewell, and get myself to the airport way early: for several hours of uninterrupted airport time to catch up on blogs and blogging. Tragically, I was …