Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
[Updated 4/2021] Gentle Readers, there is a long-running debate between my painters and me as to whether we paint the underside of soffits. (You know, those bump-outs that contain ducts and things.) I generally say yes. Paint them. Here’s what happens when you don’t paint the underside of a soffit: Doesn’t that look choppy? (Let’s not …
If you went out to lunch with a friend and you had spinach stuck in your teeth, you'd want him or her to tell you, right?...
I'm more than your go-to design chick. I'm your friend. And as your friend, it is my duty to tell you: you must have some wallpaper in your home.
Wallpaper is now more than a trend. It's de rigueur. People are embracing it now. They're recognizing its potential. They're unleashing the power of patterned walls....
Ok, Newell Turner. I think you and I are going to get along just fine.I was still reeling from the news that my imaginary work paramour Stephen Drucker had left House Beautiful for Town & Country, a magazine about which I care not one iota. Perhaps Stephen will change that. Regardless of what happens with that publication, …
