For those who gravitate toward a subtle approach to color and to Chinoiserie, here are two lovely examples. In the dining room above, Suzanne Kasler uses a celadon and blue palette. The Frances Elkins loop chairs and Louis XVI chairs are a wonderful alternative to the Chinese Chippendale chair, grasscloth in a soft green is used on the walls, and white tureens, reminiscent of blanc de Chine, grace the table. Below, Phoebe Howard uses a beautiful soft palette with pale lavender walls, framed Chinoiserie panels, and a Chinese Chippendale bench.
Yes suble yet so chic. I love the bench in second photo.
ReplyDeleteI saw white foo dogs in an antique mall/flea market place Sat. I should have bought them. They were cute and sort of small.
Marie Arden Pink living.blog
Ah, that first room is so stunning! I'm loving the mirror, the chairs and the color scheme!
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dagny
Hi Beth. Thanks for the great post as usual. Phoebe bought those framed Chinoiserie panels painted on silver leaf-over-silk from me. It's so great to see them in their final setting! Simon from Jardins and now called "Belle Chasse Home" www.bellechassehome.com
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, indeed, and a nice alternative to yellow, red, or blue. Reggie
ReplyDeleteMarie Arden-They sound darling.
ReplyDeleteDagny-Those are my dining room colors too.
ReplyDeleteReggie-I love this palette myself.
ReplyDeleteoooh weeee. the lighting in the first photo is amazing!
ReplyDeleteAshlina-Very dramatic.
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