Christmas Chinoiserie

Caroline Robert - Southern Living

If this doesn't get you in the mood for Christmas decorating, I can't imagine what would. The fabric is Quadrille Paradise Background and the shams are Leontine Linens.

This looks like the same bedroom as below but in a Christmas version.

Caroline Robert - Lonny 2011

Chinoiserie Monograms

I love monograms and especially love Chinoiserie monograms. I get so many emails from followers on this topic. I had an "aha" moment yesterday and decided to start a Pinterest board of Chinoiserie fonts and monograms and rooms that combine Chinoiserie and monograms. Leontine Linens is of course the premier source for monogrammed linens, but you might be able to print out one of my examples and have it copied at your local monogram shop as a budget friendly alternative. Check out my Pinterest board here.

Chinoiserie Sources

You will likely recall this wonderful Chinoiserie bathroom from Lonny. If you'd like to borrow these ideas yourself, here's the scoop. The hand towels are a favorite monogram of mine, Maxwell from Leontine Linens. But the wallpaper is a surprise-it's Light Foot, a mural from Waverly! Quite fabulous. See it here.

Maxwell monogram at Leontine Linens

Leontine Linens Goes Chinoiserie

My favorite monogram at Leontine Linens has long been "Chopstick" pictured above and just below. It now has some Chinoiserie cousins. Have a new favorite?

Chopstick

Malcolm

Jordan

Nalty

Lee

Blue Chinoiserie

My friend Averill at Odi et Amo did a recent post on her favorite blue rooms. These three really spoke to me on the subject of how a touch or two of Chinoiserie elevates any room. In the dining room above by T. Keller Donovan, the faux blue and white ginger jars on the sideboard and the framed blue and white Chinese porcelain plate prints are wonderful. In the bedroom below by Christina Murphy, the Leontine linens transform the room into a Chinoiserie paradise. In the sitting room by Waterleaf Interiors, the garden stool and Chinoiserie toile make all the difference.

My Chinoiserie Fantasy Christmas Wish List

Here is my Christmas list, just in case Santa has a thing for Chinoiserie too.

1. My own garden folly like The Chinese House at Potsdam above.

2. All my towels and sheets monogrammed in Leontine Linens Chopstick.

3. An antique red lacquer secretary (Ann Getty).

4. A wall of Blanc de Chine (Kevin Sharkey).

5. A giclee by Harrison Howard.

6. A room papered in de Gournay, Fromental, or Gracie.

7. A massive pair of blue and white porcelain ginger jars (Carolyne Roehm).

May all your Christmas wishes come true.