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Design House pics on My Notting Hill

Annie Elliott | April 24, 2009

My Notting Hill, you’re too kind! Be sure and check out MNH’s blog entry for pics. from last night’s opening party. Michele’s thoughtful comments to me last night were so right on – it’s hard to believe she’s not a full-time designer.Photo is courtesy of My Notting Hill.

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» Color + paint color

Design House a hit

Annie Elliott | April 24, 2009

Whew! The Design House opening went really well last night! People seemed to like all of the rooms, although they were very savvy about not making their comments too loudly (according to my spies.) The one thing several people did say was that it had been a long time since anyone put so much effort …

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Design House: Opening day!

Annie Elliott | April 23, 2009

I can hardly believe it. The Design House opens today. Press in the afternoon, then an opening party tonight. If no one likes my spaces well then…well, then I’ll… Well I just don’t know what. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. I hope all of you who have been following bossy color’s Design House …

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Design House TV commercial

Annie Elliott | April 20, 2009

The Washington Design Center‘s marketing department forwarded this TV spot to us the other day. “This year’s hottest interior designers” may be overstating things a bit, but we’re a pretty respectable bunch (if I do say so myself).

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» Color + paint color

New website pictures: why professional photographers are worth every penny

Annie Elliott | April 19, 2009

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, …

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» Furniture + upholstery

Design House update: Super quick pics

Annie Elliott | April 15, 2009

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 …

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» Color + paint color

You asked…about a functional but elegant foyer solution

Annie Elliott | April 9, 2009

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 …

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“Much of the wallpaper [in the Victorian era]—fabric, too—was made with arsenic,’ explains Elliott. ‘There are worse ways to go, I suppose.’”I loved speaking with @allisonpduncan @vogueliving about the art of using two wallpapers in one room. Happy Wallpaper Wednesday!#interiordesign #wallpaper #vogueliving #designopinions #annieelliottdesignSlide 1 📸  by Stacy Zarin Goldberg, Design by Annie ElliottSlide 2 📸 by Leslee Mitchell, Design by Kim ScodroSlide 3 📸 by Donna Dotan, Design by Ariel OkinSlide 4 📸 by Gordon Gregory, Design by Jenny Holladay

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Jun 13

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Pink, light yellow, and gold-y tan combine to create a soft, unexpected color palette. The quiet colors are sophisticated together, and the palette will age beautifully as this tween moves through high school and college. (Her parents won’t even have to redecorate if it becomes a guest bedroom someday! But one step at a time…)#homedesign #paintinspo #bedroomdesign

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Jun 10

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Deep down, I believe that a house isn’t a home without wallpaper 😊 My latest blog post identifies five unexpected places you can use wallpaper — and some are small! Wallpapering the space behind your island stools could be your gateway to my favorite home furnishing. If you have other creative spots for wallpaper, I’d love to hear about them!#wallpaperinspo #interiordesign #wallpaper

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Jun 9

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Welcome to my new before-and-after series! 🥰 I take you through my thinking as I design a space — my “process,” as it were. Pretty pictures are involved too, of course. I hope you enjoy it!This was a super fun project: a historic townhouse with the challenge of a loooong shoebox-shaped front room. You know the kind. Here’s how we made this color-and-pattern-loving client’s challenging space amazing. Like this series? Please let me know! #interiordesigner #windowtreatments #wallpaper

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Jun 5

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Don’t let your porch be a throwaway space! Make it a room. Get a high quality indoor/outdoor rug. Make sure your furniture is COMFY. Find a cordless lamp (they’re everywhere now!). Hang art! You can even add a vintage console table or cabinet if you’re ok with it weathering over time 🕰️. #interiordesign #porchdesign

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Jun 3

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It’s Wallpaper Wednesday! This week we feature Paper Trail by Lewis and Wood. Lewis and Wood launched Paper Trail in the fall of 2025 as one of four patterns in their History Papers Collection. Paper Trail was inspired by ancient rock carvings - 600–2,000 years old! - from various sites in America. It was named after the site Newspaper Rock, Utah.You know I love anything with an animal :) But there are 2 genres, right? Juvenile and…let’s call it *versatile*. To me, Paper Trail falls into the latter category, featuring deer, horses, buffalo, and foxes on a background that resembles the texture of rocks. It’s primitive, not cartoonish. I could see using this in a small bedroom; a breakfast nook (why? Can’t tell you, it’s just a feeling); or a hallway, because the pattern isn’t overwhelming.#wallpaperinspo #interiordesign #homedesign

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May 28

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For those of you lucky enough to have a beach house, now’s the time to start thinking about decorating beyond traditional “costal decor!” Step one? Consider a color palette other than blue and white ;) See my latest blog post for more! 🏖️ 🐚#beachhouseinteriors #interiordesign #eastcoast

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May 22

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I follow two rules when mixing patterns in the same space: vary the scale, and vary the subject.I was excited to share this and other insights on pattern splicing with @ericafinamore from @apartmenttherapy! #interiordesign #patternsplicing #patternmixing #designopinions #annieelliottdesign

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May 20

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It’s Wallpaper Wednesday! This week we’re featuring Deconstructed Stripe by Schumacher (in collaboration with Miles Redd).This pattern pays tribute to the legendary decorator Albert Hadley. Redd was inspired by Hadley’s contemporary, streamlined designs that played with scale and proportion. Deconstructed Stripe is impactful on its own but also looks INCREDIBLE next to other patterns.@schumacher1889 #designinspo #wallpaper #interiordesigner
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