A Fun Chinoiserie Mix

Coastal Living

Yesterday I posted on a beautiful red, white, and blue dining room by Christopher Maya. Here is another red, white, and blue space with a super fun vibe. It showcases one of my favorite Chinoiserie wallpapers, Osborne & Little's iconic Summer Palace.

Iconic pieces abound in this space. An orangey red is used on the classic barrel chairs, Moroccan pouf, and zig zag rug. Mid century modern pieces are in the mix including Bertoia chairs and a Saarinen tulip table. An iMac, of course.

Osborne & Little's Summer Palace

Not from this room, but look what Palmer Weiss has done with this Bertoia chair - a cushion with Greek key trim.

Th bottom line is that Chinoiserie works with everything!

Palmer Weiss

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

The Chinoiserie Fireplace

As the temperatures drop and thoughts turn to the holidays and winter decorating, the fireplace and mantel become even more important focal points. Here are ideas for decorating your fireplace with Chinoiserie panache. The first gorgeous example above is by Carolyne Roehm.

1. A Chinoiserie style fireplace mantel

2. Blue and white Chinese porcelains-think vases, ginger jars, tulipieres

3. A Chinoiserie fireplace screen-can even be made from Chinoiserie wallpaper

4. A Chinoiserie fireback

5. Blanc de Chine

6. A Chinoiserie mirror

7. Chinoiserie wallpaper on that wall

8. Asian antiques

9. Pagodas

10. A Chinoiserie oil painting, framed silk fragment or panel, or framed Chinoiserie wallpaper

11. Flanked by one or a pair of Chinese screens

Kensington Palace

My Family Room

My Family Room decorated for Christmas

Freer Gallery The Peacock Room

Terri Long of La Dolfina

Domino-Osborne & Little Summer Palace

Charlotte Moss

Ames Ingham

Coco Chanel's Apartment

Antique fireback-Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Shelly Riehl David via HGTV

Phoebe Howard

Buckingham Palace via The Peak of Chic

Charlotte Moss via Cote de Texas

Horchow

Summer Palace

One of my favorite Chinoiserie wallpapers, Osborne & Little's Summer Palace that I have featured many times, is now the cover of a new book. The Well Dressed Home by Annette Tatum takes the popular feature from Domino and others of turning outfits into rooms. The first book of interior designer Annette Tatum, it shows you how to take inspiration from fashion and your own closet to create rooms that reflect your own personal style. It looks like a fun book for those of us who adore both fashion and interior design. Here is a look at the versatility of this wonderful wallpaper.

Osborne & Little

Osborne & Little

Bravo's Flipping Out

Massucco Warner Miller

Domino

Melissa Rufty

Gorgeous Shiny Things