Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Thank you, Gentle Readers, for tuning into my House Beautiful live tour last week! If you missed it, you can still see it on this page. I’m so grateful for your support! I’m in more of a picture mood than a word mood today, so I thought I’d bring out some before and after pictures …
Holy cow. I hope you’re safe and healthy, Gentle Readers. These are some crazy times we’re living through. Coronapocalypse, indeed. As I am neither a doctor nor a politician, there isn’t much I can do about the coronavirus. What I CAN do, though, is commiserate and offer a distraction. Our interior design business carries on. …
We were thrilled to work on so many amazing projects in 2018 — and with such fantastic clients! (Seriously: we can’t overstate the importance of that.) But there are a few things we’re especially proud of. Here are 5 decorating highlights from Annie Elliott | bossy color in 2018. 1. The dramatic dining room transformation. You …
Don’t miss the July issue of Washingtonian Magazine, in which one of our recent projects is featured. I blogged about it not too long ago…light wallpaper, upholstered furniture, and a lighter floor helped transform a dark, formal dining room into a cheerful, multi-purpose space. So thanks again, Washingtonian and Jennifer Sergent! The article isn’t online, …
Our lovely clients had a dining room that wasn’t working for them. It was formal and dark, with red walls and heavy wood furniture. Even the black and white floor — a look I usually love — was tired. Using our magic bossy powers, we transformed this formal dining room into what we now call …
Thanks, Washingtonian Magazine! Ann Cochran wrote a terrific (that’s an unbiased opinion, ahem) article called, “High Style,” in which she talks about ceilings. Spoiler alert: don’t ignore them! This is the bossy color project that tickled the magazine’s fancy: Putting color or pattern on the ceiling can be especially effective if you want to keep the …
Holy cow – thank you, Washington Post, for putting bossy color on the cover of the Real Estate section yesterday! Deborah Dietsch‘s article is called, “Stuck in Neutral? Here’s How Nervous Homeowners can Color Their World.” Hey. However I can help. We’ll get a PDF of the article up on the bossy color website so you can …
