Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I never thought I had much of a choice when considering the shape of a house. Square, rectangular, maybe an angle here or there, getting tricky with a curved bay window… But perfectly round? Leaving a barbecue in the Brookland neighborhood of D.C., we passed this house. It is absolutely, perfectly round. All the way …
This is why bossy blog readers rock. You knew I’d want to see pictures of the bathroom in the hotel you stayed in on your potentially-inadvisable-because-you-have-2-small-children-but-ok-in-the-end road trip to see your relatives in the Middle West. This is exactly the kind of stuff I dig. (The bathroom, not the road trip.) The Gentle Reader in …
Bossy color is featured in Washingtonian.com‘s “Blogger Beat” column today. Thanks, Washingtonian! Some of my wittier comments were left on the cutting room floor, but the interview includes some decent tips – especially about the ever-popular accent wall. Well, I suppose tips are more important than pithy comments anyway… :) Thanks for making bossy blog …
A friend told me the other day that they’ve nixed plans to renovate their kitchen, at least for now. I keep hearing that the economy is looking up, but in the short run, here are three inexpensive things you can do to perk up your tired kitchen. 1. Add a rug – a colorful one. …
Don’t you love it when you see something cool and then remember that it was your idea? The other day I went to see a client I hadn’t seen in a while. As we walked through the kitchen to get to the pool house (the object of the day’s visit) I saw that the stairway …
Design Hole is doing a very cool “chair of the day” series right now – both good and bad chairs. It’s excellent. So naturally when I was in Century Furniture yesterday and saw this, I thought of them. I like it. Do you? The embroidery is pretty intense, and the linen is actually a really …
I’ve given you my from-the-heart advice about lamps. You know the saying: you don’t regret the things you do…you regret the things you don’t. Now, with equal fervor, I implore you: if you have a lamp you don’t like anymore, DON’T GET RID OF IT. At least not yet. Try changing the shade first. A …