Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Faithful readers, please forgive me for the lack of posts this week – I was down for the count with food poisoning. I’m now back among the living.The Wall Street Journal last Friday finally announced what we all hoped would happen: furniture is getting smaller. Feel that? That’s the weight of a zillion McMansion-scaled sectional …
Don’t miss today’s Home section of The Washington Post: it’s all about color. Designer picks, info. about exterior painting, a discussion about color blogs…it’s worth checking out. Super helpful is a chart of major paint brands, along with pricing and dealer information. Bossy color clients – take note! This picture is from The Post for …
And now, for the second installment of this occasional series… Benajmin Moore’s 2136-70 Whispering Spring is one of the best bedroom and bath colors I’ve come across. (I know I just showed you some bluish greys in a recent “You asked…” post, but this is a muted blue. Much, much different :) ) The color …
This is part two of the previous post – In Saturday’s Financial Times article, “Comfort in Strange Places,” two case studies illustrate the trend toward making commercial or “otherwise impersonal environments” more home-like: Heathrow’s Terminal 5 (at right, opening in a few weeks) and the British Antarctic Survey’s new research station (below, slated to open …
The Financial Times‘ Sarah Murray had an article in yesterday’s edition about the trend toward making commercial (or inhospitable) places more homey: “creating pockets of homeliness in otherwise impersonal environments.” Dividing spaces into living-room sized areas, artwork by legitimate artists, residential lighting…these are key elements of the home-away-from-home strategy. Tragically, the online version includes only …
Q: hi annie – so, i’ve decided to take the plunge and paint my living room a color other than the lovely-apartment -standard-beige it currently is….i have a bright red couch and chair, and i’m trying to figure out a good color for the room, as well as what to do about the trim depending …
This past Thursday, Washington Post Writer Terri Sapienza wrote a great article about the design challenges of preparing for multiples – and it’s not just great because I’m quoted :) The tips she mentions are helpful for any parents-to-be: don’t buy too much new stuff, don’t feel you have to move to a bigger house …