Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
It's COLD here. I don't know exactly when it happened, but fall seems like a distant memory now.
It's the perfect time to tell you about a recent fireplace makeover.
Before my clients moved into this house, the family room fireplace wall looked like this...
It looks beige in the color wheel. I have used this color as beige before. It's pretty.
But I never thought of Benjamin Moore's AC-31 Hot Spring Stones as gray.
Nonetheless, eternal optimist that I am, I was hoping against hope that somehow, in my south-facing-but-still-doesn't-get-a-ton-of-light-thanks-to-the-porch-roof dining room that it would read as a warm gray, not beige....
Gentle Readers, how bossy color has missed you! What with the blog migration (nearly finished), client projects (exciting), a new assistant (fabulous!), and, as you know, personal decorating trials and travails (often frustrating), life has been unusually hectic.
Let's catch you up on bossy color's living room. Here is the most recent "Before:"
… without changing all the furniture! There’s nothing like finishing a family room makeover just as the kids are going back to school and won’t be able to enjoy it! Ah, well. Here is my lovely clients’ family room before: [More…] Let’s tackle the “after,” shall we? Step 1: Add a rug. 2. …
I don’t think I’ve ever had a client say to me, “You know, I’m actually ok on storage. I really don’t have that much stuff.” No matter how large or small your house is, you always want more room to stash things. Tragically, desperation can lead to unwise decisions. Exhibit A: the unfortunate louvered door …
A three-day weekend loomed, and bossy color‘s world headquarters was in desperate need of an overhaul. This may be hard to follow, but stay with me… It all started with the living room drapes. Sigh. There they are, on the left. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with these drapes ever since I bought them 4 …
The challenge: update a tired kitchen without breaking the bank. The solution: paint – rather than replace – the cabinetry and enliven the space with a bold countertop. Let’s hear it for Formica Microdot! It has a tiny pattern of dots that gives the material a contemporary, almost tech-y feel. This is #6903 Cassis. I’ve …