Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Gentle Readers, it’s been a minute since I’ve painted a room myself. As with childbirth, one tends to forget the pain the minute you see the delivered result. Recalling the painting adventures of my own early adulthood, when money was scarce and time was plentiful, I thought it would be appropriate for Georgie (with Ruthie’s …
Hello, Gentle Readers ! Now that it actually feels like fall, I’d like to mark the change in seasons with the recommendation that you shake things up in your living room. And that’s not just because I’m doing it and would like some company ;) Painting your walls is the fastest, least expensive way to …
Pantone’s color of the year for 2024 left me so uninspired that I didn’t even blog about it, Gentle Readers. That’s sayin’ somethin’. There were a few people who, upon learning of my apathy, asked, “But isn’t that the color of your living room?” “Um, NO, thank you very much,” I would answer. “My living …
My dining room was just fine, Gentle Readers. It really was. But I was sick of our table. That’s how it started. We bought our dining table 19 years ago, when we moved into this house. It wasn’t expensive. It was newly made from reclaimed walnut, and the legs were painted in a blue/black milk …
I mean, I can work with it. My first question, though: is this color even magenta? This was the leading picture in the New York Times’ story: ??? That’s fuschia, Gentle Readers. Or actual magenta. The First Lady must have had a sneak peek at the NYT story, as she wore this coat to a …
Dear Annie, What are the best rugs to pair with a sage green color wall? – Izzy via TikTok First, let’s clarify what we mean by “sage green.” I tend to think of this color as a light grayish green, popular at Pottery Barn (along with cranberry) in the, what, mid-aughts? So my first question …
Gentle Readers, in the past few months, several people have called our office in a panic. They’d purchased a house, they were 80% finished with the renovations, and the deadline for finish selections was yesterday. Adding to the panic was the callers’ belief that they also had to make decisions now about window treatments, rugs, …
