A Chinoiserie Christmas - More Southern Accents

My favorite part is the black and gold Chinoiserie chest topped with the blue and white Chinese porcelain planter filled with apples and boxwoods. I also love the yellow walls. Yellow is a perfect choice for your dining room if it will include any black and gold Chinoiserie pieces or blue and white Chinese porcelain.

A Chinoiserie Christmas - Southern Accents - A Blue and White Christmas

Setting the Thanksgiving Table

From Southern Accents, lovely Thanksgiving table ideas using antique Chinoiserie screens as backdrops.

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Southern Accents

Fabulous idea for Chinoiserie window treatments.

David Mitchell Dining Room

Does anyone remember the Southern Accents Old Dominion Showhouse in McLean, Virginia done a few years back by David Mitchell? It was extraordinary. One of my favorite rooms was the dining room. Mr. Mitchell had the paneled walls painted to resemble de Gournay hand painted silk wallpaper. For more of the house, click here. As Mr. Mitchell says, " a dining room is about the chairs, the walls, and the chandelier." Stay tuned later this week when I reveal my own dining room makeover that I am just putting the finishing touches on.

The Boy's Chinoiserie Bedroom

On Chinoiserie Chic we have shown you hundreds of Chinoiserie rooms covering every room of the house except for one-the boy's bedroom. Chinoiserie clearly does not leap to mind in decorating a nursery or bedroom for a boy which is, of course, a mistake, because it is a perfect choice. Today we will look at the boy's bedroom from the Southern Accents 2009 Riverhills Showhouse I featured last week. Then later this week I will show you my own versions of a Chinoiserie boy's nursery and bedroom. In the room above, Thibaut fabrics are used throughout. Leather suitcases, a tree trunk end table, antelope horn racks, framed soldier prints, bear bookends, leather books, binoculars, and trunks keep it boyish. This room demonstrates beautifully that canopy beds and a Chinoiserie fabric can be used successfully as long as you keep the color palette and accessories masculine.

Thibaut Sullivan Stripe in brick on the walls, ceiling, windows, and bedding

Thibaut Colony Matelasse on the blanket cover and sham

Thibaut Orissa in brown on the duvet, pillows, and wing chair

English Chinoiserie

The two most classic pairings of Chinoiserie are with English or French furniture and design. In the Southern Accents 2009 Riverhills Showhouse, a taste of the English countryside was brought to Texas. I have featured the many rooms that incorporated Chinoiserie. For a complete tour, click here. Note the antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain, de Gournay wallpaper, Siamese figures, foo dogs, framed Chinese needlepoint, screen, Chinoiserie fabrics, and Chinoiserie chandeliers, all combined with English furniture for an elegant and traditional look.