Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
When we first moved into this house, our twin daughters were 6 months old.
(They're fraternal, not identical, but they go through stages of looking very, very similar. Age 6 months was one of those times; try as I might, I have no idea who this kid is.)
We decided to keep the girls in the same room as long as we could - heck, they shared a CRIB for several months when they were first born, so sharing a room was a no-brainer....
Warning: what follows is a shameless, misty-eye inducing item that, alas, will be of no help in your quest for decorating and renovating knowledge, guidance, and support. This emerged from the bottom of Ruthie’s backpack yesterday. “I liek my MoM bcus She hlps me.” Look carefully at the drawing. Does it seem familiar? It’s her …
In our last episode, bossy color apologized for our, how shall we say? lame, lazy attempt at accent pillows on her very own bed. At the time the offense took place, we were focused on the new Galbraith and Paul headboard, with which we were madly in love. We ran out of steam before “finishing …
Yes, yes. Bossy color is aware that Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan's book, Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure came out a few years ago. But I thought about it again this weekend, as I pulled a muscle shoving a vacuum into the far reaches of under-the-bed land.
The clutter in our bedroom had reached an unacceptable level....
One of my clients has two young boys who share a bedroom. There are plenty of other rooms in the house, but they like to be in the same room, which I find very dear. When we were decorating it, our goals were to: a) make it cute b) do something that distinguished each child’s …
I just found your blog through Young House Love…and I just swoon!! I’m a huge color fan and have always been into Interior Design… We were thinking of a deep orange. We are going for a mildly themed safari/African vibe. I attached pics of our rug and pillows. My question has to do with our …