Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
The timing was almost spooky, Gentle Readers. John and I have received permission to start spiffying up his mom’s weekend house, which was built — mostly with his grandfather’s own two hands — in the middle of the 20th century. Mid. Century ;) (You can read a little more about the house in last fall’s …
If you’re just joining this series, please take a minute to read Part 1 from yesterday. The second unexpected place I found art for sale was the gym! St. Michaels, Maryland, has the nicest YMCA EVER. It’s so fancy. There’s a huge indoor pool and a massive weight room…best of all, it is a true …
You know how, when you’re on vacation in a charming small town, you drift in and out of ye olde gifte shoppes fairly mindlessly, your eyes casting over the goods that seem to be in every store: cocktail napkins with crabs on them; cursive wooden signs that command you to DREAM, or EAT; and “sea-inspired jewelry?” …
We’ve been home for a few weeks now. School has begun, work is in full force, and there’s the faintest scent of autumn in the air, despite the persistent 90 degree temperature. As bossy color reflects on the long (looong, looooonnngg) summer, we find ourselves yearning not for the breezy porch in St. Michaels, or …
Don’t drink and eBay. That’s all I’m saying. It started innocently enough. I was trying to set the table in St. Michaels for a dinner party, and we ran short of plates. I took this as a challenge. [More…] There’s a platter at the St. Michaels house that I’ve always loved. Solid, graceful, useful, and …
Do you recall my excitement last summer when I learned that we would be moving forward with the renovation of the St. Michaels kitchen? Well, the time has come. We’ve gotten some key pieces of information from the contractor and plumber, and now it’s full steam ahead. While we were in St. Michaels the past …
During the Great Flood of St. Michaels on Saturday… …my family and I drove cautiously into town in search of lunch. We ended up at this little restaurant* we’d never been to. The food was VERY good, and the prices were reasonable. But we probably won’t go back. Why? Because the interior was so bleak …
