Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Please mark your calendars: On Tuesday, November 11 (Veterans Day) at 7:00, the writer Jason Reynolds and I will be having a conversation at Politics & Prose Union Market about my new book*, working together, and all things home. Hello, Gentle Readers! This might be a little off-topic, interior design-wise, but having thrown a party …
That might be a slight exaggeration, Gentle Readers, but not by much. My family has been begging me to include this stool in a blog post ever since we went to Parking Pizza in Barcelona. Behold! That’s right! You put your jacket and bag IN the stool! And then you sit on it! I know: …
I can tell you right now, Gentle Readers, that no holiday table of mine ever will be PERFECT ;) But I’m going to try my hardest, because one of my favorite fabric and wallpaper showrooms, Schumacher, is asking me to. On December 5, the Washington Design Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a Holiday …
I am LOVING Season 3 of “Only Murders In the Building,” Gentle Readers! I confess I lost steam in Season 2. I never quite believed the Selena Gomez/Cara Delevingne thing, for one. Anyhoo, finishing Season 2 does not seem to be a prerequisite for beginning Season 3, so here we are! The set design in …
This project happened long ago, Gentle Readers, but I came across the pictures recently and was reminded how few new things we added to transform this room. These amazing clients (seriously: so fun to work with) had bought the gigantic house across the road. The decorating was dated, but the furniture was super pretty, of …
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 …
Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Bonus points if neither you nor anyone close to you got COVID. (If you’re in or around D.C., that’s a tall order right now.) We haven’t taken down our Christmas tree yet, and to be honest, I might just wait another week. …
