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Area Rug: Sayapatri ESL, Lily in Titanium, Odegard

Art On Walls: Eric Finzi, Barbara Strasen, Joan Sara Wexler, Martha Zuik, courtesy of Heineman Myers Contemporary Art

Art Sculpture on Shelves: Frank Streich, Heineman Myers Contemporary Art

Art Framed on Shelves: John Gordy and John Gordy, Collaboration with Stephanie Beck

Bench: Custom Design, Beachley Furniture

Bookcase: Randall Tysinger by E.J. Victor, Robert Allen | Beacon Hill

Cabinet, Short: Pride Sasser, Robert Allen | Beacon Hill

Cabinets, Tall: Randall Tysinger by E.J. Victor, Robert Allen | Beacon Hill

Carpeting: Abbey #90, Wool, Patterson, Flynn & Martin Rosecore

Chandelier: Gamma Chandelier, Frederick Cooper, Robert Allen | Beacon Hill

Contractor: Mitchell Associates

Electrician: M.R. Electricians

Entry Lamp: Alijez Column Lamp, Frederick Cooper, Robert Allen | Beacon Hill

Entry Table: 4065 Rill Hall Table, Bill Sofield Collection, Baker Knapp & Tubbs

Entry Vase: Pride Sasser, Robert Allen | Beacon Hill

Fabric On Entry Panel: Campanile, JAB, Stroheim

Fabric On Entry Floorcovering: Cocoa Beach, Raux Raffia, JAB, Stroheim

Fabrics On Walls And Drapes: Saba, JAB, Stroheim

Fabric On Drapery Banding: Jan, JAB, Stroheim

Fabric On Bench Upholstery: Angora Mohair Velvet, JAB, Stroheim

Fabric On Bolster: Guy Savoy, JAB, Stroheim

Floor Lamp: Saki Floor Lamp,Hwang Bishop, Niermann Weeks

Paint: Minister Green, Off-Black, Pitch Black, Pelt, Pigeon, Down Pipe, Babouche, Farrow & Ball

Round Table: Palifoxiana Expanding Dining Table, Ebanista

Wall and Panel Upholstery: Roya Akbari, Great Dreams Interiors

Window Treatment, bolster: Roya Akbari, Great Dreams Interiors

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Annie Elliott

2802 Cathedral Avenue NW
bossy color
Washington D.C. 20008
202.265.0443 (t)
202.986.6621 (f)
elliottinteriors@me.com

Annie Elliott developed her eye and aesthetic sensibilities working in some of the nation's top museums and studying 20th-century art.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art, Elliott moved to Washington, D.C. in 1998. She held senior positions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution before turning to interior design.

As the name of her firm implies, Elliott never passes up an opportunity to nudge her clients toward unexpected color palettes. But her ultimate goal is to create spaces that suit her clients' taste, reflect their individuality and enrich their lives. Her clients also appreciate her practical approach to design; she believes that a home must be livable as well as beautiful.

Integrating art into interior design is as much a hallmark of Annie's work as color. She steers clients toward appropriate galleries and, in some cases, to artists themselves. She says,

"Nothing personalizes a home better than art. And buying it doesn't have to be expensive if you know where to look. Sometimes I'll tell a client to take the $300 they'd drop at a chain store and buy a picture instead ... art never goes out of style".

With clients all over D.C. and the close-in suburbs, bossy color is now in its fifth fantastic year. Elliott is frequently quoted in The Washington Post and Washingtonian magazine and her design blog, bossy blog, enjoys a strong national and international following. Elliott is an active part of the design blog scene, with frequent contributions to Hue, My Notting Hill, and This Young House, among others.