Super Bowl & Olympics

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Have fun if you will be enjoying the Super Bowl and the Olympics today. I am guessing the Seattle Seahawks will win although I have no skin in the game.

Happy Super Bowl Day

Vintage Ethan Allen Chinoiserie Eagle Ginger Jar

 

I hope everyone enjoys the big name tonight for those who will be watching it. I am hoping for a Philadelphia Eagles win, although my money would be on the Kansas City Chiefs. I have been following the Eagles since attending college at Bryn Mawr just outside of Philadelphia.

Football Season Chic

Jack Rogers Football Embroidered Loafer

 

I love football and the NFL season kicks off this week. My Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick off their season this Sunday against my previous hometown team the Washington Commanders. I am going to a party to watch the game and I would personally not be caught dead wearing a team jersey. But there are actually chic choices out there.

CC Super Bowl Pick and Food

Celadon Chinoiserie Eagle Sculpture

I have been a Philadelphia Eagles fan since college at Bryn Mawr on Philadelphia's Main Line. When I started college, I drove a huge Cadillac from Chicago to Philadelphia to bring out all my things. The Cadillac belonged to a Chicago Bears player who had been traded to the Philadelphia Eagles and needed his car brought East.

CC Super Bowl Pick & Decorating Picks

Male Bengal Tiger - Wikipedia

I am a huge football fan and was not happy about the announced retirement of Tom Brady. But I am super excited about this Sunday's Super Bowl even though the Bucs are not in it.

The Chinoiserie Kitchen

Colleen Bashaw - House Beautiful

 

There is so much to love in this space - the bar is perfection with its blue and white tile, glass and brass shelving, fun mirror, beautiful cabinets, counters, and hardware, and great styling. The dining area has an amazing rattan chandelier, jute rug, Saarinen table, and Quadrille chinoiserie fabric on the Louis chairs. I love the bare windows and gorgeous ceiling.

I found my tile and furniture yesterday for the lanai and will order and schedule everything ASAP. Everything just fell into place. 

Enjoy the Super Bowl tonight. I love football and am a huge Tom Brady fan and Tampa is just up the road. Go Bucs! I can't wait. Tonight he will absolutely cement his place in history as the greatest quarterback of all time in case there was any doubt.

I found more photos of this fabulous space.

Chinoiserie Chic Super Bowl Pick

Antique Chinese Screen with an Eagle and Hawks

Since birds including eagles are so often depicted in Chinoiserie, I am picking the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl.

My Chinoiserie Chic Super Bowl Pick

The falcon is much depicted in Chinoiserie, so I am picking the Atlanta Falcons to win the Super Bowl.

My Super Bowl Pick

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 With two teams as well matched as the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, this Super Bowl should be a great one, but hard to predict a winner. I am giving the edge to Seattle, based on two things - the distraction of deflatagate for the Patriots, and the Seahawks' very cool team uniforms of blue with neon green. I love combining blue, green, and Chinoiserie. Enjoy the game!

Sarah Black

Grant K. Gibson

Meg Braff

Dimples & Tangles

The Enchanted Home

Chinoiserie Chic's Super Bowl Pick

Chinoiserie Wallpaper - "Singerie Football"

I have decided to make my selection of tonight's Super Bowl winner based on which team's city is the most Chinoiserie Chic. In the case of Baltimore versus San Francisco, the choice is clear. The official Chinoiserie Chic pick for Super Bowl XLVII is the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco is a superb city for the lover of Chinoiserie with its world famous Chinatown, Chinoiserie loving interior designers like Palmer Weiss, Grant K. Gibson, and Suzanne Tucker, and the prestigious San Francisco Fall Antiques Show that is a superb source for Chinoiserie antiques.

For all of you lovers of football and Chinoiserie, I have included in the first three photos my favorite Chinoiserie football wallpapers for your home.

Chinoiserie Wallpaper - "Touch Football in the Park"

Chinoiserie Wallpaper - "Ming Circus Football"

San Francisco's Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown

Palmer Weiss

Grant K. Gibson

Suzanne Tucker

San Francisco Fall Antiques Show 2010 - Chinoiserie