Blue and White

Grant K. Gibson

The Chinoiserie Dining Room

This dining room by Martyn Lawrence Bullard incorporates many of my favorite dining room elements such as -

*Chinoiserie wallpaper
*pagoda chandelier
*bare dark hardwood floors
*silk curtains
*leather dining chair seats

I have all of these in my dining room except for the leather seating that is on my eventual to do list. Right now I am enjoying the Cowtan and Tout Malabar fabric on my chairs - a velvet epingle animal print I got from a Mary McDonald One Kings Lane sale.

House Beautiful describes the room as "formal, with a glamorous, young point of view," designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard says. He designed the silver-leafed chairs, covered in leather in Frost by Garrett Leather. The ball-and-claw-foot table is also his design. "We're so used to seeing things that are streamlined and made for pure ease of use these days, it's nice to add some whimsy into a room." One more such touch: the chandelier, based on one he saw in George IV's exotic Regency pleasure palace, Brighton's Royal Pavilion. Hand-painted silk wallpaper from Stark.

I have been wanting leather dining room seats ever since seeing this gorgeous dining room by Grant K. Gibson. The idea of green leather sounds wonderful.

Saturday Inspiration

I love the colors of this room. I'd get rid of the weird and nondescript objects including those funerial white gladiolas and add some great blue and white Chinese porcelain and this room would be really fantastic. Grant Gibson shows us in his fab dining room with kelly green what the addition of blue and white Chinese porcelain can do to a room. Have you entered my giveaway?

Saturday Inspiration

Grant K. Gibson

News from Chinoiserie Chic

Three little news tidbits from CC to start the week. First, many of you have requested receiving Chinoiserie Chic by email, and I have now had that added to my sidebar. By signing up, you will receive my new posts by email. Second, you will also see added to my sidebar a link to my Ideabooks on Houzz. Each month I will add a new Ideabook with my favorite Chinoiserie products out there in the marketplace. Third, I know how fun it is to see photos of each other's homes, so each Friday my post will be Friday From My Chinoiserie Home, showing you different rooms and vignettes from my house. Today we start with a new addition to my Pagoda Bedroom. I just got this darling little vintage faux bamboo side table at Grant K. Gibson's Tastemaker Tag Sale on One Kings Lane. I have added a lamp from my daughter's nursery, a Charlotte Moss silver pagoda topped candle, iomoi matches, a Chinoiserie John Derian button mirror, a vintage seashell clock, a Jeanne Reed ginger jar I just found at a thrift store for $12, and a copy of House Beautiful's new book Blue (that you need to get).

Smith and Watson

All of these beautiful Chinoiserie pieces are available through Smith & Watson here. Remember that Grant K. Gibson is on One Kings Lane Tastemaker Tag Sale today at 11AM ET.

Exciting Chinoiserie Weekend

Two very exciting sneak previews. First, this Saturday, April 30th at 11AM ET, Grant K. Gibson will be on One Kings Lane Tastemaker Tag Sale. Here is a special preview of his Chinoiserie gems. The following day, May 1st, Target launches its collaboration with Calypso St. Barth online and in stores with fabulous and well priced delights, including the elephant teapots at $13 which will sell fast. The elephant items and metallic poufs are fabulous. Also lots of fun Calypso summer resort wear. Mark your calendars-these will be great!

Calypso for Target

Grant K. Gibson

The oh so talented Grant K. Gibson has the dining room at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase house which will open April 30th. While unfortunately the existing Chinoiserie hand painted mural above could not be saved, Grant has chosen another gorgeous Chinoiserie wall treatment. See below for a sneak peek. Stay tuned for updates. I'm sure this will be a very memorable and much photographed Chinoiserie room. Click here to see pictures of his teen girl's bedroom with its pink de Gournay walls from last year's Elle Decor San Francisco Showcase house.