Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
If you’re reading this blog, Gentle Readers, chances are you know a thing or two about Frank Lloyd Wright and his Prairie School architecture. The horizontality, the echoing of nature via earthy colors, and Wright’s penchant for designing of interior furnishings as well as the house itself. So this post isn’t a Frank Lloyd Wright …
Wow! Thank you, Julie Sanders and Home & Design! The September/October edition of Home and Design magazine features one of my favorite projects, the “Wedding Cake House” in Northwest DC. The 1898 house was so nicknamed because of the detailing on the frieze of the front porch: swags of greenery and bows that resembled iced …
What can you say about a two-week trip to Italy, besides, “It was amazing,” and, “Go the first chance you get?” It WAS amazing, and you SHOULD go the first chance you get! Our dear friends rented a house in Umbria and said, “Just come.” So we did. Part of the house dates to the …
WARNING: If you’re feeling the least bit unpatriotic, this blog post is not for you. The good people of St. Michaels, Maryland have decided that Independence Day is their holiday. And why not? It’s “The Town That Fooled the British,” after all: in 1813 its citizens foiled a British attack by hanging lanterns high in …
