Autumn Style

Frances Valentine @ The Greenbrier

 

The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia is one of my favorite places anywhere. My husband, my daughter, and I would go there for a yearly family vacation and we celebrated our twentieth anniversary there. Dating back to 1778, it has hosted twenty six Presidents, the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, and countless others. 

Banana Leaf

Southern Living

 I absolutely adore a corner banquette and this one is quite wonderful with its Dorothy Draper banana leaf fabric Brazilliance and bullion fringe. The walls are painted Packard Blue from the Dorothy Draper/Carleton Varney Collection.

I love the bamboo directors chairs - definitely my favorite folding chairs. The tiki statues are a fun choice here.

It would be quite a project cleaning that window though - lots of heavy moving.

The Florida Chinoise Dining Room

Hannah Crowell

I really like the vibe of this dining room by Nashville designer Hannah Crowell. Created for a young family's vacation home in Anna Maria Island, quite close to here, it captures what I am calling Florida Chinoise style that combines Chinoiserie and tropical elements.

I love the banana leaf curtains in Dorothy Draper's Brazilliance, a favorite fabric of mine, the wicker chairs (yesterday's post was on the topic of the resurgence of wicker), bamboo blinds, a striped rug, and a really fun tassel chandelier. These tasseled chandeliers are very bohemian and textural and just perfect for a beach house. They are very hot. This room is classic, fun, colorful, modern, and looks so easy to maintain. My favorite element is the wicker chairs reminiscent of the design of the mid century classic S shaped Panton chair. Do you like this dining room?

The Greenbrier

The Greenbrier

One of my favorite places.

A Chinoiserie Porch

Instead of adding a screened-in porch to their home, this Atlanta couple added a freestanding porch with Chinoiserie influence inside and out. Inspired by legendary decorator Dorothy Draper, this "summer house" is filled with glamorous Chinoiserie touches like the Chinese Chippendale railing, Chinese Chippendale chairs, blue and white Chinese porcelain, a Chinese garden stool, and pops of Chinese red. I especially like the Chinese red painted inside the bookcases. Carleton Varney's book In The Pink is a wonderful way to learn more about Dorothy Draper's style. Who else misses the "old" Greenbrier?

Salmon Pink Vintage Ginger Jar Lamps

Gorgeous pair of vintage, salmon pink, Hollywood Regency ginger jar lamps available on Etsy here. Very Dorothy Draper. I am thinking black lampshades would be fabulous. Only $125 plus shipping. These lamps are quite large, and would be a striking and dramatic addition to an entryway table, dining room sideboard, sofa table, or large bedroom dresser.