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Cheerful orange and blue basement family room with striped floor tiles

House Calls in The Washington Post

Annie Elliott | April 16, 2018

Thanks, Washington Post and Mari-Jane Williams! It was a kick and an honor to be the guest designer for House Calls last week. Who doesn’t love a makeover? Be sure and click through to the article to see the specific pieces we recommended — it’s a very budget-friendly design! And quite a dramatic improvement, if I …

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» Color + paint color
Flowers

Room Makeover Tips — On A Budget!

Annie Elliott | March 28, 2017

Thank you, House Beautiful online! I’m very proud to be featured in Lauren Smith’s article about interior designers’ favorite ways to impact a room in a big way — on a small budget. You have exactly one guess as to what my #1 tip is. That’s right: paint ;) But there are more! Check out the article when …

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» Color + paint color

Thanks, Apartment Therapy! Budget-friendly ways to get design help

Annie Elliott | October 8, 2010

Well! How exciting to be the primary source of info. for Apartment Therapy's post yesterday about seeking affordable design help!

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» Color + paint color, Living Room + Family Room

Kitchen renovation: getting started

Annie Elliott | July 19, 2010

Do you recall my excitement last summer when I learned that we would be moving forward with the renovation of the St. Michaels kitchen? Well, the time has come. We’ve gotten some key pieces of information from the contractor and plumber, and now it’s full steam ahead. While we were in St. Michaels the past …

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» Art + accessories, Renovation

Follow-up to NYT article, Rocky Road Home

Annie Elliott | January 8, 2010

In response to yesterday’s post about the New York Times article fileting a fancy designer and his $10,000 charity project-slash-publicity stunt, a Gentle Reader called Ohslowburn posed an excellent question. So excellent, in fact, that I’m responding with a fresh post. Here’s Ohslowburn’s question/comment in full: Oh wow. The designer doesn’t come across well at …

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» Color + paint color

You asked…about decorating a narrow apartment, on a budget

Annie Elliott | June 26, 2009

Hi Annie,I’ll be a medical student next year and have finally rented a place where the landlord will let me paint the walls and decorate as I wish….I have no idea where to start! I was trying to think of what would go well with [the black kitchen counters and my tan couch, similar to …

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» Furniture + upholstery

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