Annie Elliott Design
Greater Washington DC
Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Bonus points if neither you nor anyone close to you got COVID. (If you’re in or around D.C., that’s a tall order right now.) We haven’t taken down our Christmas tree yet, and to be honest, I might just wait another week. …
Soon, Gentle Readers, we will be eating outside because we WANT to, not because it’s the only way we can see our friends safely. Isn’t that exciting?! There’s so much fantastic unbreakable dishware out there, and you should feel free to get some if you want. BUT I’d like to make the case for bringing …
Hello, Gentle Readers. It’s week…7? of staying at home, and I hope you’re healthy and sane. If you are not, I’m sorry. I wholeheartedly wish you the speediest recovery possible. Ugh. My colleagues and I are still working full-time, but our houses are really getting to us. As, I’m sure, is yours. So what …
Jura Koncius just wrote a terrific article in the Washington Post about Millennials being more interested in experiences than in accumulating things for their homes. For this generation, nostalgia is in short supply. Koncius points out that it’s not that Millennials don’t care about their surroundings. They do. Newell Turner, Editor-in Chief of House Beautiful, says in the article …
Happy New Year, Gentle Readers! I’m going to begin 2015 with a declaration: BOSSY COLOR’S COLOR OF THE YEAR FOR 2015 IS BRIGHT NAVY. I don’t usually have a color of the year, but this year is different. It’s been several weeks since the announcement that “Marsala,” (18-1438, for those keeping track) is Pantone’s color of the year for …
