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5 styling mistakes to avoid

Annie Elliott | August 3, 2025

“Finishing touches.” “Accessories.” “Objets d’art.” Those extra things that make a room look complete. Putting those items together — “styling” — is harder than it looks, Gentle Readers, and rules are, well, arbitrary. As our friend Mr. Picasso was known to say, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an …

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» Accessories

Space Matters

Annie Elliott | May 26, 2013

Thank you, ASID! The lovely folks there invited me to contribute a blog post on the subject, “space matters” to their current ICON issue. It was a lot of fun – hop over and read it! My assertion: when we feel we’ve run out of space, our knee-jerk reaction is to build MORE. Very few of …

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» Kitchen + bath, Living Room + Family Room

Ikea’s Expedit shelving: the Cubitec alternative

Annie Elliott | December 2, 2010

I'm a fan of Design Within Reach's Cubitec shelving, as you know. I've used it in my daughter's bedroom - twice, in fact - and I've recommended it for clients' offices, family rooms, and TV rooms.

But here's the thing. It's not dirt cheap. Not if you want more than six boxes, which is what constitutes one kit...

Enter Ikea's Expedit. It's enormous. And it's $199 for aaalllll those little boxes....

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» Kids, Living Room + Family Room

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