Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I was walking up 18th Street in Philadelphia yesterday, and a store window caught my eye. The store is called Premium Steap, and it sells all things tea-related. Now, it’s a little-known fact that I don’t care for hot drinks. I apologize. For the record, I don’t think this is personality quirk is charming or …
Several months ago, a wonderful client allowed me to dissect her “bossy basic” on the blog. Remember this? Well, Audrey wins the “Best Follow-Up” award. She kindly posted in-progress pictures and comments on this Picasa web album. Audrey, you rock. Thank you so much. I thought it might be fun to juxtapose a few “before” …
This month will go down as “60s August,” at least in the annals of bossy blog. A reader saw this 1965 Ikea catalog on the fabulous website Boing Boing and felt compelled to send it in. (Thank you, Gentle Reader!) Isn’t it awesome? Timely not just because of bossy blog’s recent post about the 1965 …
Hi Annie,I have noticed that you recommend BM Shaker Beige a lot, so I am hoping you can help me with the elusive paint color I am looking for. Most of the first floor of my home has recently been painted in BM Shaker Beige but I am looking for a deeper color that works …
Dear black living room sofa, All good things must come to an end. I know, it’s sad. But not that sad, or else we’d be keeping you. I’m calling bulk trash today, sofa. John and I have finally decided that we’d rather have a gaping hole in our living room than live with you for …
If we can’t poke fun at ourselves, who can we poke fun at? The “ourselves” being interior designers, decorators, home de-uglifiers, whatever you want to call us… When my husband and I were poking around this junk-slash-antique shop the other day, he unearthed this fabulous book from 1965: Interior Decoration A to Z, by Betty …
I love taking tests. Not school tests, or driving tests…fun tests. Quizzes. What a bonus that House Beautiful‘s latest color issue includes a test/quiz/questionnaire on its very last page: “What’s your color personality?” I probably would have taken the test anyway, but I don’t know if I would blogged about it were it not for …