Blue & White & Wicker

Sarah Bartholomew 

 

This gorgeous vignette above highlights pieces from Sarah Bartholomew's wonderful wicker collection for Mainly Baskets. Here is another beautiful space with pieces from this collection.

Wicker & Rattan Meet Chinoiserie

Amanda Lindroth

There is no question that wicker and rattan have returned to the interior design world full force. I think there are many reasons - for baby boomers it is a look we remember fondly from our pasts - my daughter's nursery was white wicker with Laura Ashley pink and white ticking stripe fabric. For grandmillenials, it represents a traditional and classic look. And for the coastal look that has been so popular in recent years, wicker and rattan are a perfect choice - organic and light and airy.

Wicker and rattan have always worked beautifully with Chinoiserie. Designers like Mark Sikes often included pieces. Today you can find wicker and rattan everywhere from Urban Outfitters and HomeGoods to designer collections like Sarah Bartholomew and Amanda Lindroth. And Amanda's collection includes wicker Chinoiserie like pagodas. I have been finding lots of wicker wrapped candles and hurricanes at HomeGoods that look just like hers for a fraction of the price.

Wicker in my home includes a vintage wicker elephant, a vintage wicker chaise in Mario Buatta fabric - Evelyn - still a great favorite of mine, and two new wicker S chairs that I will use with my Mercer table that is arriving today.

My handyman and I worked VERY hard yesterday and got everything off my punch list. So I was able to schedule the wallpaper hanger for next week. I had put in a new alarm system and the control panel from the old ADT system was on the main wall in the laundry room which will be wallpapered and removal required dismantling of the old system. But now it's done.

I can't believe I moved in July 29th and the house is almost finished. I still need to have my art hung, but I have four major pieces on order and am awaiting their arrival.

The Mercer table is scheduled for noonish, so this afternoon I get to start styling it. Very fun. I need to make a Trader Joe's run for orchids if I can squeeze that in. And restock my wine! (And Wednesday is Sushi Day at Publix - a must for me).

Wicker & Chinoiserie

Sarah Bartholomew

With both Sarah Bartholomew and Amanda Lindroth introducing their collections of wicker home furnishings, this staple of preppy and timeless decor is definitely having a resurgence. When I was at Bryn Mawr undergrad, my fiancé and I spent our summers in the Hamptons and we collected antique wicker. When we started law school in D.C.. we rented a U-Haul to drive our wicker down to our new Georgetown home. He is long gone, but I still have a favorite wicker chaise with a Mario Buatta covered cushion. Today's wicker tends to be natural, whereas vintage wicker was more often painted white.

Wicker combines so well with Chinoiserie!

Amanda Lindroth

Amanda Lindroth

Amanda Lindroth

Amanda Lindroth

I have this arriving today from Amanda Lindroth's collection. It is wicker with navy blue leather handles. I love that it has a glass insert. I plan to use it on my bedside table.

Amanda Lindroth

I also have some vintage Kate Spade wicker handbags that would be a perfect look here in Florida. I'd love to start using them if we ever get to go out again. Any wicker fans out there?