Elle Decor Design Insiders' Weekly Finds

Check out my little blurb yesterday on Elle Decor Design Insiders' Weekly Finds.

Scalamandre Ming Circus and Patience

Yesterday I won a large decorator's sample of one of my favorite fabrics, Scalamandre Ming Circus in this colorway above on eBay for $20.00. I even chose this pattern as my first wallpaper in my top ten Chinoiserie wallpapers. (The example above is much smaller; this is just a swatch.) I have been hunting for it for a while and even did a post on framing it like this piece on 1stdibs shown below priced at $2,900. The 1stdibs version is a circa 1910 French wallpaper, but both are based on the same design. I plan to frame it and use it as wall art. By the way, either wallpaper or fabric work equally well for framing. Thanks to everyone for stopping by Odi et Amo yesterday for my guest post. Click here to read it if you missed it. This latest Chinoiserie find is a perfect example of one of my main points in my guest post-the importance of patience and perseverance as you hunt for your own Chinoiserie treasures. Have a great weekend.

Shop Like a Design Blogger

Averill at Odi et Amo has been running an excellent series called "Shop Like a Design Blogger." Each week, a design blogger guest posts about her favorite design shopping sources. I would love it if you would stop by and read my guest post today. You will learn how to train your eye to become a great Chinoiserie shopper, my tips for adding Chinoiserie to your home, and all my favorite sources for my great Chinoiserie finds. Please stop by and leave a comment. Thanks-Beth

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