It's All in the Details

When Sara Gilbane was hired to transform the TriBeCa loft of a young NYC couple, she knew that replacing their silk salmon curtains would eat up a big chunk of the decorating budget. Instead, she added dressmaker details, sky blue Greek key tape trim and deep coral wooden bobble fringe. Here is the rest of the loft below and all the details from Traditional Home here.

My Favorite Chinoiserie Kitchen

My favorite Chinoiserie kitchen is this little gem by Sara Gilbane with so many DIY ideas. I love her use of blue and white Chinese porcelain ginger jars and vases, Chinoiserie wallpaper backed shelves, glass cabinets displaying Chinoiserie china, black countertops, and especially the way she has trimmed the white cabinets in blue. So creative.

Chinoiserie Entertaining on the Fourth of July

David Netto in Veranda

Are you entertaining on the Fourth of July? Few of us likely have a red, white, and blue Chinoiserie dining room, but don't let that stop you from setting your Fourth of July table in red, white, and blue Chinoiserie Chic style. Check your house for things you already have-blanc de Chine, blue and white Chinese porcelain gingers jars, vases, or candlesticks, or blue and white china. Add blue hydrangeas or red carnations, roses, or poppies. Voila!

Windsor Smith

Domino Magazine

Thibaut

My Chinoiserie Home

Joe Nye's book Flair

Joe Nye's book Flair

Sara Gilbane

"O" Magazine

Carolyne Roehm

Horchow

Martha Stewart Living

My Chinoiserie Home

Red, white, and blue Chinese porcelain

Blue and white candlesticks

Red Champagne split

Blue Champagne split

The Chinoiserie Kitchen

This kitchen by Sara Gilbane may be small, but it lives large with all its wonderful blue and white Chinoiserie touches. Note the blue and white Chinoiserie wallpaper on the backs of the glass front kitchen cabinets displaying a gorgeous collection of Chinoiserie china. I love the way the white cabinets have been edged in blue. In the photo below, the blue and white roman shade, the blue and white Chinese porcelain, and the orchid are all great ideas.