Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
In case you missed it – this being a travel-filled holiday week and all – The Washington Post had a fantastic article in Thursday’s Home section about an 11-foot-wide house in Georgetown. (Mysteriously, the online version omits the photographs, so I’ve included them here. Photo credit for all is Kevin Allen.) The owner of the …
Hi Annie,Since I sold my wonderful bossy color designed condo in DC and moved into a rental in a far away state I’ve come up with a few design dilemmas. Here is one I’m really struggling with…..a rug question. I purchased a really affordable white flokati rug for my bedroom. It is super soft and …
Hello,Ive enjoyed reading your blog. My fiance and I bought a farmhouse in New England (4000 sf!) in dire need of affection…It has a beautiful foyer with 20′ high ceilings and adjacent great room. We would like to do a warm gold color, not too yellow and not too tan. I have swatches of several …
Gentle Readers: To continue our discussion about knockoffs vs. originals, HermanMillerSeating.com has this to say. As the manufacturer of many iconic, often copied pieces, they’re in a unique position to comment on the subject. It is often said that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” While there’s a certain degree of truth to that, …
Sheila is a journalist from the Pacific Northwest. In her amusing and informative blog, “From the Storage Room,” she runs a feature every Monday called Hearts/Darts: nice and naughty nuggets from across the country. I couldn’t resist sending something in this week, so take a look if you have a sec. Warning: it is in …
I was riding the Metro yesterday, catching up on my magazine reading (I can barely keep up with Domino), and something in the December ’08 issue of Metropolitan Home caught my attention. In a recurring side article called, “What the Pros Know,” Miami designer (and Met Home’s Miami City editor) Nisi Berryman says this: “It’s …
…it would probably look like Yogiberry. A friend wanted me to see it because she didn’t care for the interior and wanted my take on it. I hate disappointing my friends, but I thought the space was very clever. Her complaint is that it’s cold and sterile, that it isn’t a place you’d want to …