The Blue and White Table

Madeline Weinrib

Love the Blue Willow china paired with a striped placemat and block print napkin.

Saturday Inspiration

Madeline Weinrib

A very modern take on the blue and white table setting using the traditional Blue Willow china pattern.

Fabulous Foyer & Fabulous Find

Kirsten Kelli Design - Veranda

 Above, a wonderful foyer by the sister team of Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford featuring the iconic black and white striped Madeline Weinrib Buche rug, black fretwork Chinoiserie chairs, and blue and white ginger jars, with a peak of the hot pink sofa in the living room. The combination of blue, white, pink, and black is a great favorite of mine.

Below is a darling pair of blue and white ginger jar salt and pepper shakers - pick up a pair for yourself and several for hostess gifts and stocking stuffers.

Ginger Jat Salt and Pepper Shakers - Pier One - $14.95

Saturday Inspiration

Colleen Carney

Many of the elements here tend toward the traditional like the floral chintz headboard, the classic scalloped blue and white bedding, the subtle yellow wallpaper, and the bracket with a porcelain parrot. But what keeps it young and modern are the mix of colors, the Greek key bedside chest, the orange Chinese lamp, and the Madeline Weinrib lilac rug.

The Campaign Bed

Miles Redd

My big project this week is the delivery of a campaign canopy bed for one of the bedrooms. I love this style bed; it makes such an architectural statement in any bedroom - large or small, feminine or masculine, dressed with fabric or not. So classic! My favorite of course is the wonderful Miles Redd bedroom above with its Chinoiserie wallpaper, Madeline Weinrib zig zag rug, and Christopher Spitzmiller lamps.

Miles Redd

Miles Redd

Domino Magazine

Alessandra Branca

Gil Schafer

Grant K. Gibson

Anthropologie

Anthropologie

My Favorite Chinoiserie Bedroom

As part of this week's celebration of CC's three year blog anniversary, we will be taking a look at my Chinoiserie favorites. My favorite Chinoiserie bedroom of all time is Miles Redd's iconic birdcage bedroom. Where do I start? It was featured in my favorite magazine Domino, but then the campaign canopy bed, the de Gournay wallpaper, the ruffled curtains (who but Miles can do ruffled curtains and make them chic?), the Madeline Weinrib zig zag rug, the pair of Christopher Spitzmiller lamps, the white linens, the pair of blue stools nonchalantly piled with a handbag, magazines, and that crazy little bird decoy - this Chinoiserie bedroom is classic and sophisticated, yet modern and fun. It is the essence of the modern approach to Chinoiserie that I strive to bring you each day with Chinoiserie Chic.