Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
It’s that time of year, Gentle Readers! The fall edition of High Point Furniture Market, a 5-day extravaganza during during which 75,000 interior designers from around the world visit 2,000 exhibitors in a small town in North Carolina. It’s nuts. High Point makes it easy to spot interior design trends for the coming year. Here’s …
I always look forward to the High Point (NC) Furniture Market, Gentle Readers, but this year was especially rewarding. My colleague Amy and I were STRATEGIC! We did not mess around. With surgical precision we visited the showrooms on our list and kept our eyes peeled for new resources. We cracked the code on our …
I mean, I can work with it. My first question, though: is this color even magenta? This was the leading picture in the New York Times’ story: ??? That’s fuschia, Gentle Readers. Or actual magenta. The First Lady must have had a sneak peek at the NYT story, as she wore this coat to a …
I wish you could have come with me to High Point Furniture Market, Gentle Readers! It’s inspiring, energizing, and exhausting, all at the same time. (If you’re not familiar with this semiannual event, here is a link to the post about my 2021 High Point adventure. There are links to previous High Point posts there, …
I have a confession, Gentle Readers. Until the article in the Washington Post last week, I wasn't really aware of Cottagecore as an interior design trend.
“Have a good market!” That’s what the drivers say when you step off the shuttle buses at High Point Market. What I love is that they really mean it. Everyone at High Point wants you to “have a good market.” The drivers, your fellow designers, the caterers plying you with bubbly water (and bloody Marys), and …
