Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Gentle readers: I was curled up in front of a roaring fire yesterday – the weather gods have decided to give winter another shot – and it struck me once again that fireplaces rock. You wouldn’t expect a Florida dweller to think much about fireplaces, but fortunately for us, interior designer Lorrie Browne does. She …
God bless Odegard. They are lending me the most beautiful rug for the Design House. Here it is (the red isn’t a border; it’s the rug underneath it): Does it get more urbanly elegant than that? I was concerned about the lighter colors and foot traffic – it’s wool and silk – but the super …
Well. Balancing Design House prep and client projects is leaving precious little time for blogging. Sorry about that. But things seem to be falling into place, so that’s great. My whole “grand foyer” concept is dependent upon a large round table. Don’t YOU need a place to throw your keys and mail when you walk …
I was sitting here watching American Idol and toying w/ my floor plan for the Design House, and there was a particularly action-packed ad for an upcoming movie called Push. Something about this actor getting hurled into a red and green wall reminded me… I forgot to post about Miss Yip Chinese Cafe in Miami …
I was walking down Pine Street in Philadelphia yesterday, and this building caught my eye. It’s on the south side of Pine between 10th and 11th. I’d never noticed it before.Has anyone ever seen brickwork like this? Can you tell me anything about it? It’s crazy!
Hooray! I’m all about the silver lining right now. If you can believe it, we (the royal “we”) did not secure cabinetry appropriate for a cutting-edge Design House kitchen. Room drawings are due in 2 weeks, and so we (an actual “we:” the Design Center’s marketing department and I) gave ourselves yesterday as the deadline …
You can’t teach taste. Yes, you can teach basic design principles, and color theory, and how to light a room…but really, when it comes to taste, you either have it or you don’t. My friend does. That and an excellent sense of how to put things together. This is her apartment, with its fantastic wall …