Monday, September 30, 2013

The Top Twenty Blue and White Rooms

Beth Webb
Some of these photos are old and pixely, but they include the iconic blue, white and Chinoiserie rooms that have made my list of the top twenty. Here is how to do it right.

This is also the post I did to participate in The Pink Pagoda's Blue and White Bash going on right now. Come join the fun and link up.

Miles Redd

Aerin Lauder

Mary McDonald

Ashley Whittaker

Carolyne Roehm

Miles Redd

Gerald Pomeroy

Joe Nye

Michael Smith

Ruthie Sommers

Alessandra Branca

Thomas Jayne

Lonny

Jennifer Dengel

Ashley Whittaker

Sara Gilbane

Miles Redd

Phoebe Howard

Martha Stewart Living


Sunday, September 29, 2013

Blue and White Week


It's Blue and White Week here at Chinoiserie Chic, with a whole week's worth of blue and white Chinoiserie posts. We'll kick off with a blue and white post for The Pink Pagoda's Blue and White Bash Linking Party tomorrow. You'll be feeling very blue if you miss that. Wednesday is Launch Day of the new One Room Challenge and you will find out what room I will be redoing in blue and white and Chinoiserie.

Every day this week you will get your fix of blue and white Chinoiserie rooms, products, and ideas. Hope you'll tune in. Below are some blue and white and Chinoiserie rooms I have just pinned that may be new to you.


Oscar de la Renta

House Beautiful

via Pinterest

via Pinterest

Cathy Kincaid

Suzanne McGrath

Meg Braff

via Pinterest

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Blue and White Linking Party


Jennifer at The Pink Pagoda is having a blue and white linking party on Monday, September 30th. To join in the fun, have the link to your favorite blue and white post you have done ready to go or do a new blue and white post on Monday. The post doesn't have to be entirely blue and white - as long as something in the post is blue and white.

Here is Jennifer's info on it - "If you're a blogger, chances are you've done a post that includes blue and white. Blue and white fabric, wallpaper, porcelain, apparel, a party, etc. I'd be absolutely thrilled if you'd link your post up on September 30th. And if you're a blogger and you don't have one, but you'd like to join us, just create one between now and then. Or the day of works, too. I thought it would be fun to share our blue and white posts here and have a Blue and White Bash. Who knows -- maybe we could do it once a month on a Monday. Sounds fun to me!"

Do you think she will be serving blue and white cocktails? ;-) I'll see you there!



Friday, September 27, 2013

Free Ship Friday at Kerry Steele


Today only, Kerry Steele is offering free shipping on her canvases. The code to use is Friday1. For inspiration, I thought you would enjoy seeing some of her works in real people's homes. I think it really helps to visualize to see how beautiful they are in actual settings and how amazing they look with Chinoiserie!

Also, if you are an interior designer or an individual interested in commissioning a piece from Kerry, her cutoff to receive it by the holidays is October 15th. Kerry has also started experimenting with some petite canvases that are perfect on a tabletop easel or in a gallery wall. Below you will see a few. Stop by Kerry's store now for Free Ship Friday here.






5x7 Blue and White Abstract

8x10 Small Floral Oil Abstract

5x7 Oil Painting

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Autumn and Chinoiserie - Greek Key Trim DIY

M&J Trimming - Greek Key in Orange/Cream
Add autumn spice to your home this fall with Greek key trim in orange. These are two favorites. Use it to trim pillows or ready made curtains for an easy DIY. And don't limit your choices to white or ivory curtains - these cotton velvets in light turquoise, gray, and lilac from Ikea would be beautiful. Other great ideas include using it to trim a lampshade, a roman shade, a stair runner, or a piece of furniture.

M&J Trimming - Greek Key in Brown/Ginger

Add orange Greek key trim to pillows

Or curtains

Ikea Sanela in Light Turquoise

Ikea Sanela in Gray

Ikea Sanela in Lilac
More ideas -