Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
The Weekend Journal had an interesting article about home libraries yesterday. The title and sub say it all: “Why Libraries Are Back in Style – It’s Not Because of Books; They’re ‘Memory Rooms’ or TV-Free Private Spaces.” First, let me gag at the phrase, “memory room.” Ok, that’s done. It’s a good article, and I …
Q: Love your blog. Please give some pointers to downsizing seniors….We don’t want our new apt. to look institutional and have loads of world treasures to display… Two questions: 1. We have the option of opening up walls to create more open space. Will this make our new apt. home feel larger or is it …
Blue is back. Gray-blue is better. For a sophisticated greyish-blue that’s deep but not depressing, check out Benjamin Moore‘s HC-146 Wedgewood Gray. I’ve used it in several baths and bedrooms, but I’m dying to try it in a dining room. It’s so versatile it’s almost a neutral.
Q: We’ve lived in our house for 4 years now. We have 4 children and most likely will move to a larger house next Spring. Can you give us some ideas about how to create some curb appeal? We are willing to paint and do some landscaping. BTW, used the Ivory Tusk for the walls …
…and my husband doesn’t mind. Tile installation can make or break a project. Inexpensive tile painstakingly installed will look elegant, and a sloppy job will make the most expensive tile look cheap cheap cheap. Not the look you’re going for. When you combine lovely tile with expert installation, this is what can happen: When I …
Moseying around Chapel Hill in search of a WiFi coffee shop, I came across a place on the main drag called Sugarland. It might surprise you to learn that they serve primarily sweets. What I appreciated about Sugarland, though, is that the walls are not the usual pink or yellow, but robin’s egg blue. (Possibly …
I was wandering around Chapel Hill, NC this weekend, and I popped into the Carolina Inn. It’s a lovely place, decorated exactly as you would expect: floral upholstery, formal drapes with swags, needlepoint rugs, antique reproductions…all in all, a tasteful if predictable scheme for a “historic” inn (it was built in 1924). As I rounded …