tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post8803558847811889483..comments2024-03-18T13:10:19.628-04:00Comments on Chinoiserie Chic: ScaleBeth Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-86545696603944577392020-09-16T12:50:03.677-04:002020-09-16T12:50:03.677-04:00So very well said. Thank-you, Beth. I so enjoy all...So very well said. Thank-you, Beth. I so enjoy all you share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-75390996637842294872020-09-16T08:36:55.656-04:002020-09-16T08:36:55.656-04:00Thanks for being a follower and for taking the tim...Thanks for being a follower and for taking the time to comment.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-81710439765966389652020-09-16T06:31:03.504-04:002020-09-16T06:31:03.504-04:00Hi Beth..first time comment but long time reader.....Hi Beth..first time comment but long time reader...I am so glad I found you through a google search for chinoiserie many years ago...you have really opened my eyes and educated me on the finer details of a style I love but actually didn't know very much about!!<br />And, if you don't mind me saying, you are very observant!...in fact, you make me laugh at myself..where I see a pretty picture with birds and flowers wallpaper and a table with lamps you also see things like the power cords!....I am always going back for a second look and saying, "Oh yeah.. oops...I missed that!!"<br />Anyway...thanks for sharing your thought via this blog...it is fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-6446036431738098992020-09-15T08:59:02.855-04:002020-09-15T08:59:02.855-04:00Picture #2 looks like the sale table at a nice acc...Picture #2 looks like the sale table at a nice accesories store. Edit!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021424398247325922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-20116062243687232392020-09-15T08:18:56.790-04:002020-09-15T08:18:56.790-04:00All great points.All great points.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-47537769799936578662020-09-15T08:18:26.590-04:002020-09-15T08:18:26.590-04:00I agree.I agree.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-31562703142347378822020-09-15T08:18:09.386-04:002020-09-15T08:18:09.386-04:00Agreed - thanks.Agreed - thanks.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-44050357645487515652020-09-15T08:17:50.024-04:002020-09-15T08:17:50.024-04:00Only picture I can find but I don't think the ...Only picture I can find but I don't think the photo angle is the problem. Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-67146226527335848172020-09-15T08:16:41.825-04:002020-09-15T08:16:41.825-04:00Interesting - to me the first is a miss all the wa...Interesting - to me the first is a miss all the way around.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-64533268854107136192020-09-15T08:15:29.808-04:002020-09-15T08:15:29.808-04:00Interesting - thanks.Interesting - thanks.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-76741228005254573892020-09-15T08:14:51.680-04:002020-09-15T08:14:51.680-04:00Interesting. Not an age thing, I checked both.Interesting. Not an age thing, I checked both.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-88011290872269602512020-09-15T08:09:26.427-04:002020-09-15T08:09:26.427-04:00I love consoles with baskets below and yes that Be...I love consoles with baskets below and yes that Beachcomber basket comes in the taller version shown in the first. I personally like the lower ones there.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-18542340626408809272020-09-15T08:06:24.301-04:002020-09-15T08:06:24.301-04:00I love the second, but agree it could have a bit l...I love the second, but agree it could have a bit less on the table.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-27859509971320264982020-09-15T08:05:04.846-04:002020-09-15T08:05:04.846-04:00I use the clips too. Just a lovely amount of rain ...I use the clips too. Just a lovely amount of rain here for the garden.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-67742590041407518012020-09-15T08:01:20.761-04:002020-09-15T08:01:20.761-04:00You are entitled to opinions, not made up facts. T...You are entitled to opinions, not made up facts. The first photo you incorrectly stated is a commercial retail store when it was from a show house and the second you put "designer" in quotes like she's a wannabe when she is very well known and highly regarded. You can spin all you want, you were wrong and this is not Fox News.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-70459876823860300542020-09-15T07:54:53.852-04:002020-09-15T07:54:53.852-04:00I was referring to the braided handle Beachcomber ...I was referring to the braided handle Beachcomber baskets that were in both photos and not any basket. Please don't respond - tedious.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-45417664864869119672020-09-14T21:53:46.436-04:002020-09-14T21:53:46.436-04:00Child, baskets are not "hot" with interi...Child, baskets are not "hot" with interior designers. Baskets/rattan/wicker/seagrass have been going on since....well, if I have to explain it, it's not worth the energy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-61943061297603571112020-09-14T21:47:18.478-04:002020-09-14T21:47:18.478-04:00OK. This is what a "chill pill" looks li...OK. This is what a "chill pill" looks like: Yes, the "Fun House Furnishings" photo is fron a show house in which everything in the photo/featured room was for sale. And yes,"the very talented interior designer" is also selling his/her wares. Girrrrl, you put up photos/posts, ask us for input, then pull out your back hand! We're ready for it if that's what you want. xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-46209600212213998702020-09-14T20:58:29.260-04:002020-09-14T20:58:29.260-04:00Interesting - I personally love the baskets and th...Interesting - I personally love the baskets and they are very hot with interior designers. I think it's a great look.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-88908029380033206912020-09-14T20:46:46.148-04:002020-09-14T20:46:46.148-04:00I love baskets BTW - chic, functional, organic, an...I love baskets BTW - chic, functional, organic, and textural. Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-23975144182233266212020-09-14T20:44:43.443-04:002020-09-14T20:44:43.443-04:00Actually, no, the first photo is from a show house...Actually, no, the first photo is from a show house and the second is from a top wonderful and very talented interior designer featured in House Beautiful. Take a chill pill.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-16514490273658029152020-09-14T20:27:02.923-04:002020-09-14T20:27:02.923-04:00Thank you, I feel the same about loading up negati...Thank you, I feel the same about loading up negative space underneath anything, including tables. LEAVE IT ALONE, IT'S EMPTY FOR A REASON [balance]. The first photo is from a commercial retail store that has placed everything you see in the photo for sale; their drive is not for "design," rather for packing as much retail content into a small space as possible. The second photo is [presumably] from a "designer" trying to advance their design skills. If you've forced me out to the end of a gangplank, and made me pick one before pushing me out to sea, I'd take the 2nd. Even so, it's overwrought and tiresome with typical chinoise signifiers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-79921050304061269852020-09-14T19:29:29.491-04:002020-09-14T19:29:29.491-04:00The only things I like about the first pic are the...The only things I like about the first pic are the wallpaper and the table. I love the fretwork on it.<br /><br />I really think the second would do better with a campaign chest under it..<br />Or if they wanted to go with reedy baskets, instead of an open basket, perhaps one made into a box with leather strapping.. <br />My two cents..Ann Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-67605672015560395882020-09-14T16:53:41.565-04:002020-09-14T16:53:41.565-04:00Yuck , I dislike baskets , big or small , under si...Yuck , I dislike baskets , big or small , under sidetables !<br />Someone made that look fashionable some years ago , even seen it with white towels in it . Like laundry baskets . Why are they there , make something chic look casual ? A basket with dried wood next to a fireplace makes more sense .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-91092094278009746962020-09-14T14:40:45.702-04:002020-09-14T14:40:45.702-04:00Proportion and scale are so important. Sometimes I...Proportion and scale are so important. Sometimes I wonder if the stylist who comes into the house prior to photo shoots really has any design background! These both feature a very bold wallpaper with a lot in front of it (on the table) making it a bit "busy" to me and difficult to sort out. Dangling cords are certainly annoying and disruptive to the visual. I use 3m clips attached to the back of the table legs to conceal. Should you change up the table and not need them anymore, they simply pull off. Easy peasy! <br /><br /><br />Just yet another opinion among many.<br /><br />Stay dry; lots of rain around Florida today and this week.<br /><br />teaorwinehttp://teaorwine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com