Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
The silk incident, as it shall be known, took some of the wind out of my sails. It didn’t help that on the very same day I got the call asking me to, ah, re-evaluate my fabric proposal, the lamps I had chosen – the Brancusi-like ones – were sold out from under me. You …
This was a rough week for the Design House project, I must say. First, I reported earlier that Stroheim agreed to provide all of the fabric I requested. Which was huge, considering that I’m upholstering the walls and need 50 yards of silk. (Did I mention I’m upholstering the walls? I may not have. I …
Last night I dreamed that my Design House rug clashed with the wall-to-wall carpet beneath it. It was more of a nightmare, really. I know there could be worse things, but at the moment nothing springs to mind… The sleepless night is unwarranted, though: things are going great, knock wood. Got the excellent news that …
Dear kind-hearted decision-makers at Baker Knapp & Tubbs, I usually am a fairly dignified person, but…pleasepleaseplease may I please borrow one of your beautiful tables for the Design House this spring? Please? I saw the Rill Hall Table from the Bill Sofield Collection in your showroom today, and it was love at first sight. Your …
What a great idea! Way to go, Stone2Furniture. Can’t wait to see what else comes in.
I can’t believe this is what my office wall looks like. Is Staples or Ikea open until midnight? (Don’t worry, dear clients, I don’t do YOUR houses this way :) This is for the Design House.)
I’m pretty humbled by showrooms’ generosity, I must say. Yes, I know they get valuable exposure from contributing to Design Houses, but from where I’m standing right now, it just feels like people are being nice. I’ll take it. To date, we have:– ALL of the fabric provided by Stroheim & Romann. There’s a lot …