Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
I almost licked a table on Thursday. I pulled back at the last minute, but it was a close call. It all began with a simple quest for ice cream. Ridiculous, since I don’t even like ice cream very much, but it was a gorgeous evening, and dinner at the dive-y Great Wall – Szechuan …
Eco-poleum? Green-o-floleum? Fabulous-colorful-versatile-and-environmentally-sensitive-a-joleum? I have long been a fan of Marmoleum as a flooring material. The colors – holy cow, the colors…so rich, so vibrant. And the neutrals are nuanced and lovely. All of the colors are slightly mottled, so you can find grey veins in the yellows, blues in the reds, that kind of …
I have a confession to make. I like LL Bean. Not the clothes, although I do have a certain nostalgia for the duck boot. Not the camping gear…no qualification required on that one. The Boat & Tote is such an American icon that it probably should have its own postage stamp, but that’s not why …
Q: Hi Annie, Your website and blog are both terrific. In June I’ll be leaving Cleveland Park [D.C.] to move into a 100-year old bungalow I’m renovating in Takoma Park, MD….The siding is Benjamin Moore’s Camoflauge and the trim is Benjamin Moore’s Mountain Moss. The front door and the four front columns are currently dark …
Well, you didn’t ask it quite that way…here’s how it went down: Q: Could you help me with deciding on a color to paint a daylight basement. The sofa is a red wine color and floor and wood pieces a med oak. The husband wants dark for theater side but wife wants earth tones that …
Many of my clients strive for a balance of modern and traditional elements in their homes. I do, too. We like to mix modern furniture with traditional architecture, antiques with mid-century pieces, contemporary art with historic furniture, etc. In the midst of all this mixing it up, it was such fun to walk into this …
Gentle Readers: You may have noticed that in general, I try to observe the rule, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Occasionally, though, there may be a situation so egregious, so outrageous, that I must deviate from standard practice. This is one of those times. I beg your …