Chinoiserie in Manhattan

I was so taken by the mantel vignette by Elizabeth Bauer that I posted on yesterday that I wanted to see the rest of the home. Here it is, on East 79th Street in NYC. I especially love the wallpaper in the foyer above (look closely, is the foo dog lamp missing his head?). In the living room, I love the deep coral wall paint color, the banded sofa, gold elephant with a copy of I Married Adventure, the Bunny Williams brushstroke lamp, gold faux bamboo bar, foo dogs, abstract art, and blue and white Chinese porcelain. Check out the kitchen nook with the vintage Louis Vuitton as a cocktail table. The dining room is amazing with its deep coral walls, rope table, coral velvet rope chairs, mirrored wall, and sputnik chandelier. Such a great apartment by one of my favorite interior designers.

Styling The Chinoiserie Mantel - Sources & Inspiration Board

Elizabeth Bauer

Just because it's summer doesn't mean you should ignore your mantel. This space by Elizabeth Bauer is fabulous and just my style - a large abstract, foo dogs, and blue and white Chinese porcelain, not to mention the gold faux bamboo bar.

Would you like this look in your own home? If you are in the market for an abstract piece of art, please check out the beautiful work of Kerry Steele. For blue and white Chinese porcelain, visit the elegantly curated collection of The Pink Pagoda. For a stunning selection of rugs, visit Charlotte & Ivy. This iconic Baker Bamboo Server can be purchased at substantial savings through JAMIESHOP.COM.

Here are my choices to get this look -

Kerry Steele

The Pink Pagoda

Charlotte & Ivy

Baker Bamboo Server

Click for sources for this inspiration board

Stripes and Chinoiserie

Elizabeth Bauer

A lovely combination of vintage faux bamboo chairs with striped cushions, grasscloth wallpaper, and a jolt of pink in this vignette by Elizabeth Bauer.

Top Ten Chinoiserie Wallpapers #4

Osborne & Little's Summer Palace is a classic Chinoiserie wallpaper and one of my favorites. With its Art Deco underpinnings, it is a versatile paper that works well anywhere. Above we see it in interior designer Elizabeth Bauer's office. Pictured below are examples of it in a bedroom, bathrooms, a pool room, and even a fireplace.

Osborne & Little

Odi et Amo

Melissa Rufty

Massucco Warner Miler

Brown Design/Bravo's Flipping Out

Domino Magazine

Book cover of The Well Dressed Home

Colorways

Elizabeth Bauer

My favorite posts are those that develop organically-fellow bloggers will know what I mean. A comment, a post on another blog, something in a magazine, or wherever will lead you off on an unexpected and delightful path. I received a comment on yesterday's post on Summer Palace wallpaper from Katy of Sloane Home that Elizabeth Bauer's store in NYC is done in that paper. Googling her, I found that she is an interior designer with a wonderful store in the Village. First, that is her desk in the store above. She put cork on the wall, then wallpapered over it. How cool is that? Below are more wonderful images from her store and work. I know many of you have weekends in NYC planned this fall and winter. Be sure to visit her store filled with marvelous preppy Chinoiserie, Hollywood Regency, and other treasures. Her website is here. Maybe I' ll have the chance to meet her when I'm up there. Did I tell you I was thrilled to meet John Derian my last trip?

(Photos courtesy of Cococozy and Elizabeth Bauer)