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cheetah carpeting with wall mural and white chair

Our 5 favorite interior design moments of 2018

Annie Elliott | January 3, 2019

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 …

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» Dining room
Beige, yellow, pink living room

7 Colors That Work (Almost) Anywhere

Annie Elliott | July 13, 2017

Thank you, Scout Guide, for featuring bossy color’s tried and true paint colors on their national blog! Click through and see the list of colors. If you’re stuck, you really can’t go wrong with one of these babies ;) Bossy color | Annie Elliott interiors is a design firm based in Washington, DC. Annie’s design work and …

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» Color + paint color
Annie Elliott on the cover of Washington Post Real Estate section

Washington Post Real Estate Section: thank you!

Annie Elliott | April 2, 2017

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 …

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» Color + paint color
built in bookcases

Top 5 reasons you need an interior designer

Annie Elliott | March 27, 2017

You want your home to reflect YOU, but you don’t know how I bet you’re a pretty amazing person. But being amazing and having your home look amazing require two different skill sets. Sometimes fascinating people have great senses of style; knowledge about the most interesting products on the market; AND the interest, time, and …

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» Living Room + Family Room
Pink living room with gallery wall

Blush walls in Annie’s living room!

Annie Elliott | March 5, 2017

Hello, Gentle Readers! Under the heading, “change is good” (subheading, “a slippery slope”), the walls in my living room are now blush (Benjamin Moore’s 050 Pink Moiré)! I desperately wanted to use Farrow & Ball paint. The product is amazing, and I’ve been eager to get back to it…the depth of color is just so gorgeous. …

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» Color + paint color, Living Room + Family Room
Blue room with orange chair designed by Annie Elliott

Bossy color is on the cover of Bethesda Magazine’s Home Issue!

Annie Elliott | February 28, 2017

Thank you, Bethesda Magazine! Bossy color is proud to have our interior design work featured in this year’s Home Issue — and on the cover, too! Be sure and pick up your copy before they sell out ;) More pictures of the fabulous home on the cover are inside the magazine and on bossy color’s website. Annie …

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» Living Room + Family Room

Happy summer (and some of bossy color’s favorite blog posts)

Annie Elliott | July 14, 2011

Dear Gentle Readers,

I apologize. I didn't intend to get out of the posting groove, but as you can see, it happened anyway. Rather than continuing to disappoint you every time you rush to your computer in excited anticipation of bossy color blog's next installment (I hope the gentle sarcasm is coming through), I am going to declare, officially, that bossy color blog is on hiatus this summer...

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» Color + paint color, Lighting
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