Happy Memorial Day

Party in Bermuda by Slim Aarons

Happy Memorial Day. 

When you go home, tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

- Kohima Epitaph

The "Kohima Epitaph" is a famous war memorial inscription dedicated to the Allied soldiers who died fighting in World War II.

Happy Memorial Day

Slim Aarons, Sea Drive, 1967

Happy Memorial Day. As we relax today, let us all take time to reflect and give thanks to all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice to our country over these past almost 250 years.

Happy Memorial Day

Arlington National Cemetery

On Memorial Day we pause to honor all those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice and to remember that freedom is not free.

Happy Memorial Day

Christoper Maya - House Beautiful

Happy Memorial Day to all. Here is a great dining room with a color palette of red, white, and blue and chinoiserie. The wallpaper is de Gournay Earlham custom colored in cobalt blue, paired with trim and bookcases lacquered in red. Below is the shot that graced the cover of House Beautiful in 2013 with Louis XVI chairs and a 1940s Edward Wormley dining table.

Happy Memorial Day

Sailing Holiday by Slim Aarons

 

Red, White, and Blue Chinoiserie

Mark Sikes

 

I hope everyone is having a glorious Memorial Day weekend. There is a car parade through my community tomorrow. I hope there are lots of antique cars. This is me in front of Jayne Mansfield's Bentley at an auto show a couple of years ago in Hershey, Pennsylvania. I am a lot more blond and tan now. 

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Red, White, and Blue Chinoiserie

Mary McDonald

In honor of Memorial Day weekend, I thought it might be fun to show some red, white, and blue Chinoiserie rooms that are elegant and not kitschy which is indeed a delicate balance. You don't want your house to end up looking like the Star Spangled Banner.

The Mary McDonald hall above is gorgeous with its blue and white Chinese fish bowls filled with lemon topiaries. The billowy red linen curtains are lovely and not fussy. No Miles Redd ruffles here.

I think the key is to keep the red as pops of color, not dominant.

My Inspiration Board

Ashley Whitakker - House Beautiful

My Inspiration Board

Mary Watkins Wood - House Beautiful 

A spindle settee in blue and white Greek key piped in red

Lonny

One Kings Lane

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend as much as possible. Another pandemic change - I carried out a Costco pizza last night and only cheese or pepperoni - "everything" on it not available. But the pepperoni one was still great.

Red, White, and Blue Chinoiserie

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day

One Kings Lane

In honor of Memorial Day, I thought it would be fun to look at some ways to add red, white, and blue Chinoiserie touches to your home. Above, paint Chinese Chippendale chairs in red and and cover the seats in blue and white. Below, add red and white ikat lampshades to blue and white Chinese lamps.

Robert Kime and Piers von Westenholz

Upholster a headboard in a blue and white Chinoiserie fabric with red nailhead trim.

Knight Moves

Set your table in red, white, and blue.

Joe Nye

Fill blue and white Chinese porcelain vases with red flowers - carnations are perfect this time of year.

Carolyne Roehm

Add red and blue touches to an all white kitchen.

Domino

For more red, white, and blue Chinoiserie, check out my Pinterest board here.

Happy Memorial Day - Stripes & Chinoiserie Inspiration Boards

A living room in Nantucket

Happy Memorial Day and a thank you for all the sacrifices the men and women of the Armed Forces make every day, to those who have served and especially to those who have died protecting this wonderful country.

I love stripes and I love combining stripes and Chinoiserie. Here are eleven inspiration boards and my Pinterest board with dozens of spaces to inspire you. A Chinoiserie Chic tip - stripes add a fresh, clean, bold, geometric, and masculine edge to a room with Chinoiserie, keeping it more gender neutral.

A red, white, and blue backyard

 A chic bar vignette

A red, white, and blue boy's bedroom

A navy blue bedroom

A man can have a canopy bed

An office

An entryway

A girl's bedroom

A red, white, and blue entryway

A red, white, and blue nursery