Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Well, not ALL of it, Gentle Readers. Just the stripey loveseat and two chairs. It kind of started with my mother-in-law’s house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where John and I are trying to spend more time. Some of the furniture in that midcentury gem is fantastic and appropriate (like the leather Swedish safari …
Gentle Readers, do you have a hobby? I’ll bet you do, being the multi-faceted gems of intrigue that you are. I had an unpleasant realization the other day: my only real hobby is also my job. I read fiction daily, I garden enthusiastically four times a year, but if I’m being honest, in my off-hours …
I don’t have to tell you, Gentle Readers, that buying a sofa is a BIG DEAL. Unless you have a wonderful interior designer to guide you (ahem), it may be helpful to know a few things about what kind of sofa will look best in your space. The most important thing when purchasing a sofa …
Hello, Gentle Readers! It's taken seven years, but I believe I've finally cracked the code on my living room.
I mean, why rush?
Laugh if you must (guffaw, even), but I maintain that it's infinitely easier to work on other people's houses than your own. Especially when you're getting paid to work for others and not for yourself. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Anyway, here's the finished (you heard right, darling husband: I actually said, "finished!") living room...
On Halloween, another conversation took place, as we watched the replay of Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity on Comedy Central.
Annie: John, you will pick every last one of those Nerds out of that sofa. Do you hear me?
John: (Digging.) Hmph....
Not so very long ago, a conversation took place.
Annie: So. Darling. About the loveseat situation in the living room.
John (not looking up from newspaper): Hmmm?
A: The loveseat situation. Remember? The small sofa? From my parents?
