Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Aaaaahhhh. That’s the sound of me decompressing after the Design House hubbub. Actually, the hubbub starts this week, with the press preview and official opening party on Thursday night, then the bossy color bash next Friday… In the midst of all of the pre-hubbub hubbub the last few weeks, I finally had a professional photographer, …
Des. House prep is 99-3/4% done; still need to find a good centerpiece for round table. But these were the pics I took at the end of last week. I have a few from yesterday, when the REAL photographer was there, but I’m having trouble getting them off my iPhone… Entry, w/ silk panel covered …
Help! Can you help us organize our foyer without making it look like a mudroom? Our house, a 1968 two-story colonial, originally had a coat closet in the foyer. The previous owners took it out, which makes the area much more spacious. This is a plus.However, as a result there’s no easily accessible area for coats, shoes…keys …
Quick pics from today. The wall-to-wall carpet from Patterson Flynn & Martin is GORGEOUS. A little more tan than I anticipated, but I still think it’s the best choice with the Odegard rug. Dave Mitchell, the contractor, rightly wanted to let the rug breathe a bit before protecting it. He may have done that this …
Just got back from a beautiful wedding in Santa Fe, and panic is officially beginning to set in. I’m past, “Will it get done?” and have moved on to, “Will people like it?” Now hear this: anyone who visits the Design House and DOESN’T like the entry & foyer, please lie to me. These are …
Hi Annie, I love your blog! We have just purchased a 1929 Tudor style house in Seattle…The mahogany trim is original and beautiful however almost brown/black and the walls are peachy. We are going to paint the trim up (with much sadness) to some variation of white (I saw your post of three favorite trim …
No turning back now. Here are the latest pics of the entry, w/ Farrow & Ball‘s Pelt (don’t you love it?) on the walls and Minister Green* on the faux elevator. Wall fabric on the entry panel and foyer walls goes up tomorrow. The painter, Alfredo, and I reluctantly decided that we do need to …