Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Our Favorite Designers & Green Chinoiserie


Today in our series on green we look at how some of our favorite designers combine green and Chinoiserie in rooms that are elegant, timeless, fresh, and modern. As you will see, it is a winning combination. Above, a wonderful vignette of green Chinese monochromes by Mary McDonald.

Ruthie Sommers





Michael Smith





Mary McDonald





Alessandra Branca





Miles Redd





21 comments:

  1. GORGEOUS, DELICIOUS every last bite!! I've collected many of the same images, but to see them all together on your beautiful page. Love! The Chinoiserie, the ELEPHANTS (my ID business logo), the greek key, and the pink ...BTW, you absolutely win hands down for The Best Blog in the World award, and I'm so happy to give it to you. Think I'll go make myself another cup of tea, then come back to drink it up with this deliciousness.

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  2. My favorites (couldn't pick just one) are the last pic and the breakfast room with the black chinoiserie wallpaper and green alcoves. I might just have to save these. Are they both Mary McDonald's?

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  3. Nope, the last one is Miles Redd, from your photo credit. :)

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  4. Green is Great! You've shown so many wonderful examples of it in today's post.

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  5. love, love, love it all!

    Some of my all time fav designers.

    xo,
    cristin

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  6. All fabulous designers, I love their use of green chinoiserie!

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  7. Love the bed with stripes inset into that damask wallpapered room...and one of my favorite Domino pictures (dining table and bust with gray chinoiserie wallpaper). Thank you! Trish

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  8. Great rooms but some of the best designers working today. Well done, Beth!

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  9. You sure know how to make one green with envy for a bit of green, be it a wall, a chair, a pillow, a tray, a mirror.... the list goes on.
    I love to marry greens, the light with chartreuse, and dark emeralds.
    I of course adore green!
    pve

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  10. I have never seen a Chinese Chippendale wingback chair before: an interesting variation.

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  11. Appletree-It's a wonderfully versatile color.

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  12. Alexandra Rae-Thanks so much for your lovely comment. So glad you are enjoying Chinoiserie Chic.

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  13. The Shiny Pebble-Those are both wonderful choices.

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  14. La Dolfina-Green is the right answer to most questions.

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  15. Cristin-Some great inspiration here.

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  16. CC-Two beautiful words-green and Chinoiserie.

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  17. PVE Design-The great thing about green is that it works with everything.

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