Brackets are an incredibly effective way of displaying a collection of Chinoiserie porcelain. In the bedroom above, Mary Watkins Wood used brackets to bring order to a large collection of blue and white ginger jars. The three key points are that the collection needs to go together-all blanc de Chine, all celadon, or all blue and white, for example. Second, the brackets need to be all the same color-say all white or all gold if not all the same style. Third, play around with a pleasing layout-symmetrical seems to work best.
They are great in the landscape too. For EXACTLY the same purpose.
ReplyDeleteGarden & Be Well, XO Tara
Gorgeous....
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That Kevin Sharkey wall always makes my heart skip a beat...love corbels and use them a lot in my own home. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteI like how each of these interiors interprets the look in a modern/fresh way...one false move and they could all look dated, but they don't!
ReplyDeletei absolutely love this idea. brackets look fantastic! great find.
ReplyDeleteThose brackets give the jars (or whatever you put on them) so much more importance! Great post as usual!
ReplyDeleteA fabulous way to mke a collection of importance stand out!!
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that hot pink gets me every time; but isn't that gray wall divine...?
ReplyDeletegreat examples... love Phoebe's.
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cristin
Tara-I am planning some posts on Chinoiserie in the garden.
ReplyDeleteFabulously French-Merci.
ReplyDeleteVickie-That's my idea of an office.
ReplyDeleteSummer-A good point.
ReplyDeleteAshlina-I would love to do this somewhere.
ReplyDeleteKim-It adds such drama!
ReplyDeleteCristin-The white on white is surprisingly effective.
ReplyDeleteKarena-Each piece really stands out this way.
ReplyDeleteA Perfect Gray-It's interesting how effective all the background colors are.
ReplyDeletei love the look.
ReplyDeletei tend to love anything 3 dimensional on walls.
great post.
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Renee-Thanks for stopping by.
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