Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Adobe architecture. Pueblo Revival. Santa Fe Style. Whatever you call it, these interiors present a challenge to homeowners and decorators. Certainly one option is to give yourself over to “Southwestern style” and make liberal use of turquoise and terra-cotta paint, Taos furniture, and Navajo rugs. But what do you do if dream catchers and Kokopelli …
I am not much of an outdoorsperson. (I’m an INterior designer, after all.) So if I’m writing about something in the natural world, you know it made a big impression. When we arrived in Santa Fe this past weekend, my hostess with the mostest, Laura Heon, said that we were lucky ducks indeed: the Aspens …
dear Bossy,i’m in need of some serious bossing around if you’re in the mood. got four chairs (dirt cheep) to reupholster for use with a bridge table in my mom’s living room. sorry i don’t have a photo of the table. it’s wood in a bamboo style, square with a leather top inset. (two of …
Bossy blog’s reupholstering entry was the “pick to click” this week. Thanks, Washington Post! Forward the link, tell a friend, and subscribe! Thanks so much for reading.
There. I’ve said it. Being bossy color is not always a fun job, but someone has to tell you the dirty truth. I’d rather you hear it from me than on the street somewhere. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t re-upholster that eccentric little chair; it just means you need to consider a few questions before …
I love it when a client makes a great suggestion. I felt unjustifiably but undeniably proud when a client asked me whether I thought these John Robshaw pillows would work in her living room. YES! Yes they would! The colors are terrific, and I love the birds – a perfect cross between elegance and whimsy. …
(Or for our Pig-Latin speaking friends: Ix-nay on eeling-say ite-whay.) Please don’t ever agree to use something called “ceiling white” on your ceiling. Horrifyingly, Benjamin Moore actually makes a color called “ceiling white.” (I’m not going to give you the number, because you should never use it. I won’t even dignify it with capital letters.) …