Setting the Chinoiserie New Year's Eve Table

Phoebe Howard

If you will be entertaining at home for New Year's Eve, this gold and white table is such pretty inspiration. And if you are like me, you could use a change from all the reds and greens of the holidays. 

More Kips Bay

Tristan Harstan - Veranda

 

Kips Bay Palm Beach opens today and this is the wonderful blue and white dining room by Tristan Harstan. 

"Rooted in Harstan’s love of classicism and history, the space reflects its coastal context through the scenic de Gournay wallcovering, palm leaf Paul Ferrante chandelier, and palette of refreshing blues. An ivory Colefax and Fowler silk fashioned into draperies by The Shade Store adds an extra dose of warmth and serenity while a mix of antique and contemporary furnishings from Ainsworth-Noah bring depth and texture."

Saturday Inspiration

Amanda Lindroth

As you may recall, I bought a new pink velvet sofa for my study that I really love. I was thrilled to find a room that uses a pink velvet couch, as it is for sure rare. 

This Amanda Lindroth room incorporates a stunning pink velvet corner banquette with bullion fringe, dramatic coral wallpaper, a lucite cocktail table, a Chinese Chippendale chair, a palm frond lighting fixture, bamboo blinds, wicker sconces, and a seagrass rug topped with a striped flatware rug. These rugs made out of seagrass squares are very well priced and a signature item of hers. She loves juxtaposing high and low end pieces. Note the pale green ceiling. The wallpaper is Schumacher's Great Barrier Reef.

I just found a second shot of this room with a vintage Blanc de Chine Chinoiserie monkey and a white faux bamboo sconce. I love this room.

Amanda Lindroth

A Chinoiserie Vignette

PKL

A faux bamboo brass tray holds a collection of vintage Blanc de Chine figurines giving them much more impact than if used individually.

The Chinoiserie Bedroom

Pinterest

Lots of great ideas to borrow here - I love the dramatic oversized Blanc de Chine lamp, the gold faux bamboo pagoda mirror, the tiny pair of blue and white ginger jars, the pair of orange vases atop blue Greek key stands, the blue and white Chinese porcelain vases on the wall, and the China Seas Chinoiserie pillows.

Palm Beach Chinoiserie Chic

Mario Buatta - Architectural Digest

I am in the midst of house hunting in Florida and love the idea of a Chinoiserie filled living room like this - note the pair of pagodas, the fabulous pair of Blanc de Chine planters, and the Chinese garden stool.

Palm Beach Style

Architectural Digest

Ginger jars, pagodas, Blanc de Chine, and pink and green in this very Palm Beach home.

Masculine Chinoiserie

House and Garden UK

When we think of Chinoiserie, we generally think of the pretty, feminine side of it. But more and more I am drawn to the masculine side of Chinoiserie, like this wonderful dining room above with grasscloth walls, a pair of Blanc de Chine lamps, and a gorgeous pair of Chinese urns.

A Chinoiserie Vignette

Ruthie Sommers

This vignette by Ruthie Sommers uses so many of my favorite combinations with Chinoiserie-

Stripes
A palette of pink, blue, white, and green
A spool chair
A sisal rug
A pair of blanc de Chine lamps - love the pink lamp shades!
Brass - is back



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Statement Blanc de Chine Lamps

John Jacobs Interiors

Lamps have become real focal points in rooms. These dramatic, oversized Blanc de Chine lamps are great examples.

Katie Ridder

Marjorie Skouras

Domino

William Haines

Traditional Home

A Chinoiserie Vignette

Traditional Home Show House - High Point, North Carolina

This is a great Chinoiserie vignette, isn't it?

*White lacquered console - an affordable classic - West Elm for example
*Blanc de Chine lamp -  an easy DIY or just bring a flea market Blanc de Chine figure to any lamp store to make
*Foo dog as bookend holding green and white jacketed books
*A beautiful gold Chinese Chippendale faux bamboo pagoda mirror
*Chinese Chippendale chair lacquered in green
*Black and white wallpaper Tanzania is the perfect backdrop

The Chinoiserie Bedroom - Alexa Hampton

Alexa Hampton - Kips Bay Decorator Show House - So Haute

 I am in love with this cozy elegant bedroom by Alexa Hampton. Can you find the Chinoiserie elements? I spot a Chinese screen, a Chinese gourd lamp, Greek key pillow shams, and blanc de Chine figures on the bedside table. To me, there is nothing nicer in a bedroom than a canopy bed - I have two in my home. I love the lacquered charcoal walls and silver ceiling. Dark lacquered walls were a signature of her dad Mark Hampton. BTW, his book Mark Hampton on Decorating is to me one of the best books on interior design of all time.

I tend to be very symmetrical in my tastes and I'm not sure I adore the mix of bedside tables and lamps. I tend to favor not matching the bedside tables, but using a matched pair of lamps. This is just a matter of personal preference of course. All in all, this is a stunning bedroom with a great English country vibe made all the better with its views of the Manhattan skyline.

Pink Velvet

47 Park Avenue

I love a green velvet sofa, but isn't this pink a delicious alternative?

A Chinoiserie Work Nook

Southern Living

This perfect little work space could be tucked in a living room, family room, bedroom, wherever. Note the blue and white garden stool giving extra surface space, the blanc de Chine statue made into a lamp, and the wonderful color palette of blue and white with browns and beiges.

Saturday Inspiration - In the Chinoiserie Garden

Michael Devine

The fabric is Michael Devine's Garden Folly. I love the blanc de Chine monkeys. The seated guy is Chelsea House - I have a pair. I would love to be having lunch there.

Saturday Inspiration

John Stefanidis via The Peak of Chic

What can I say? I adore this. The attention to detail is amazing. I love the striped balloon shades with their arched tops and coral trim, the damask wallpaper, the gilded crown molding, and the incredible blanc de Chine man. Perfection! It's a shame that balloon shades are so little seen today in the United States. I think that if they are done well, they are lovely. Unfortunately, most are executed so poorly that it has turned people off to this style.

Spring Color Inspiration Board and Vignette

Spring is popping out all over in DC with star magnolias, camellias, and cherry blossoms in bloom everywhere. Bring these wonderful colors into your home all year long with a beautiful abstract floral painting by Kerry Steele. I love the idea of a striking piece of art above a bar cart - the "in" piece of furniture now. My inspiration board shows one of Kerry's paintings currently available - "Babylon" with a great pink bar cart from Furbish and a pink Chinese Chippendale chair from the Lilly Pulitzer home collection. Visit Kerry's Etsy shop to see the paintings below and more of her current work. Shown below are some of her abstract florals I love.

Update - Kerry just added this abstract floral below and I love it - it reminds me of cherry blossoms and the colors are gorgeous.

See it here

My daughter Kate sent me this last night from her iPhone and I had to share it. She has topped her blue and white Josef Frank chair with a coral pink Mongolian lambskin pillow. In the background you see her pagoda etagere with her collection of blanc de Chine - all white figurines including Chinese zodiac figures and foo dogs. Kate has wonderful Pinterest boards you can follow here.

A Chinoiserie Christmas Mantel

Donna Benedetto

An elegant and sophisticated look for your Christmas mantel. A pair of Chinoiserie blanc de Chine figures and a pair of white urns filled with moss balls are wonderful with the Chinoiserie walls.

Setting the Thanksgiving Table

Jennifer at The Pink Pagoda posted this fantastic table today that is from one of my favorite interior design books, Stephanie Hopen's Blue and White Living. This is a wonderful alternative to the harvest colors (that are not my favorites) for the Thanksgiving table. Blue and white with deep purple flowers and blanc de Chine singerie monkeys for a dose of Chinoiserie are a stunning combination. Any Chinoiserie figurines can of course be used. Here are other great examples below.

Eddie Ross

Alberto Pinto

Phoebe Howard

Hutton Wilkinson

Mismatched Curtains

Domino

My daughter and I spent all day yesterday getting her apartment ready for the painters who arrive this morning. We were chatting about some changes for the apartment. She has decided on a cowhide rug for the dining room and we hope to find that at Ikea tomorrow. We also thought it would be fun to post pictures of each room as we finish it. She is Chinoiserie crazy, just like Mom.

Above is perhaps my favorite photo from Domino magazine. I reminds me of Kate's apartment with its high ceilings, white walls, wood floors, lots of great colors, and Chinoiserie - here the blanc de Chine on the mantel and bamboo in one of the blanc de Chine vases.

I adore the mismatched Prada inspired curtains and think this would be amazing in her apartment. Not a look for the timid, but fantastic, especially in unlined silk. The colors would be a stunning backdrop for Chinoiserie like blue and white Chinese porcelain, blanc de Chine, or black and gold lacquered furniture.