Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Hello, Gentle Readers! When we last left our heroine… Preparations for the ASPIRE House are in full swing (again!)! I encourage you to go back and read my last blog post about the show house, just to get your head back in it. *I* had to. I couldn’t remember where I’d left off because I …
Hello, Gentle Readers. It’s week…7? of staying at home, and I hope you’re healthy and sane. If you are not, I’m sorry. I wholeheartedly wish you the speediest recovery possible. Ugh. My colleagues and I are still working full-time, but our houses are really getting to us. As, I’m sure, is yours. So what …
That’s a direct quote, actually, from someone who called today about our interior design services. Crazy, right? We’re living through a once-in-a-hundred-years pandemic, afraid to get within six feet of our best friends, hesitant to touch doorknobs, and doing mental math like nobody’s business to figure out if it’s been two weeks since you had …
Hi hi hi! As I mentioned last time, the first thing we selected for our application to ASPIRE HOUSE McLean was a palette, blush and olive, and a primary fabric, Rutland, by Cowtan & Tout. The second thing we determined was furniture placement, which was straightforward in the room we’d chosen to apply for. A …
Sometimes, you just need a refresh. If you have excellent quality furniture and you still love it, there’s no reason not to incorporate it into a new design. That’s what we did in this master bedroom. We rearranged the bed, bedside tables, and three dressers, and we changed everything else: the carpeting, window treatments, bedding, …
You want your home to reflect YOU, but you don’t know how I bet you’re a pretty amazing person. But being amazing and having your home look amazing require two different skill sets. Sometimes fascinating people have great senses of style; knowledge about the most interesting products on the market; AND the interest, time, and …
THANK YOU, PANTONE!!! Thank you, thank you, for giving us Greenery this year! Talk about a much-needed lift! 15-0343 Greenery. What a fresh, optimistic color! Cause for celebration! A grassy green with enough lime to give it some energy and playfulness. Greenery is a straightforward, honest green that wants the best for all of us. It turns …
