The Winner - My Happinest

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Thanks to everyone who entered my Chinoiserie Chic Three Year Anniversary Giveaway. Using RANDOM.ORG, the winner is My Happinest. Congratulations. Please email me and we will take it from there.

Lets' Play Find the Foo Dogs

Can you spot the foo dogs in this room by Barry Dixon? Find many more on my Houzz Ideabook - Fabulous Foo Dogs. Then go enter my fabulous giveaway celebrating the 3 year anniversary of Chinoiserie Chic.

Chinoiserie Chic Celebrates

Today is officially the three year anniversary of the launch of Chinoiserie Chic. Thanks so much to all of my loyal followers. You are the best. Please enter my giveaway if you haven't yet - visit this giveaway post and leave a comment there to enter. Thanks so much also to Jennifer at The Pink Pagoda for the interview she did with me in celebration of my blog anniversary - you will find it here. I think you will find it quite interesting. I plan to celebrate in style tonight at a favorite restaurant and with a wonderful bottle of Champagne. Cheers and thank you all. ------ Beth

Chinoiserie Chic's 3 Year Blog Anniversary Giveway

In honor of the 3 year anniversary of the launch of Chinoiserie Chic this Friday, May 4th, I have put together a unique Chinoiserie giveaway. One winner will get all of these Chinoiserie goodies -

1. A print of your choosing from The Pink Pagoda.

2. A post featuring you on Chinoiserie Chic. Whether you are an online store, an Etsy seller, an interior designer, a blogger, or a lover of Chinoiserie wanting to show off your home, you will be featured here. (The only rule is that there must be a Chinoiserie connection since that is all we do here!)

3. An online design consultation by me of a room of your choosing. You send me photos of the room you would like tweaked with Chinoiserie Chic style and I will send you my ideas. A two hour design consultation.

4. Three yards of this gorgeous Hazelton House vintage Chinoiserie fabric.

5. This pair of vintage Chinese red faux bamboo Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie candlestick sconces.

6. This gorgeous embroidered silk peacock pillow.

7. This very chic silk pagoda pillow.

The fine print. Just leave a comment on this post between now and next Thursday, May 10th at 9:00 am Eastern time. You don't have to tweet or pin or blog or follow or subscribe or Facebook or do somersaults. One winner will be chosen at random and the winner will be announced at noon Eastern time on Thursday, May 10th. Open to U.S. residents only. Must be 18 or older to enter. Enter one time only. Good luck! P.S. For those of you who are email subscribers to Chinoiserie Chic, please go to the post itself (you can click here) and leave your comment to be officially entered as opposed to emailing me. Thanks!

Chinoiserie Chic Celebrates Three Years

This Friday, May 4, 2012, Chinoiserie Chic celebrates its three year blog anniversary and over 1,700 posts! I hope you will join me this week for a fun week of celebration including a look back at some of my favorites and a really fabulous giveaway. These amazing Chinoiserie cakes are by Elizabeth Hodes. The cake above was inspired by de Gournay wallpaper.

A Chinoiserie Chic Celebration

This coming Friday, May 4, 2012, marks the three year anniversary of Chinoiserie Chic. After more than 1,700 posts, my fervor for Chinoiserie continues to grow. The photo above is from my very first post launching Chinoiserie Chic. This Ruthie Sommers dining room, with its de Gournay wallpaper and Chinese Chippendale chair, embodies the beauty and elegance of Chinoiserie style. Please join me all week for a special celebration with lots of special posts and surprises.

The Winner

The winner of the two books celebrating Chinoiserie Chic's two year blog birthday/anniversary is Tricia of Sharing Photos. Congratulations. Please email me with your mailing info. BTW, this incredible hand painted Chinoiserie wedding cake can be found here at Nicky Grant. Maybe when my daughter gets married she will want a Chinoiserie themed wedding-how fun would that be?

Chinoiserie Chic Turns 2 & a Giveaway

Chinoiserie Chic turns two years old today-can you believe it? This is my 795th post. I have truly enjoyed it all, and my life is the better for it. I also find it quite fun that the term "Chinoiserie Chic" that I created to name my blog because I liked the Ch-Ch alliteration has become common parlance in interior design. I get many Google alerts daily with the term Chinoiserie Chic, from posts, posts, posts, posts, posts, and more posts, to magazine articles, Etsy items like here, here, here, and here, eBay auctions, weddings, more weddings, fashion, fabric, online stores, even the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show lecture series, and a workshop at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, all being called "Chinoiserie Chic" to convey the modern approach to using Chinoiserie. Pictured just below is a lovely dining room by Ruthie Sommers that was the subject of my very first post. To celebrate, I am giving away two wonderful books that reflect the best of this interior design style. The first is Mary McDonald's book Interiors, The Allure of Style, and the second is Domino The Book of Decorating, with its de Gournay cover. The winner will receive both books. Leave a comment on this post by midnight Friday, May 6th for a chance to win and to say hi. If you are a follower or become a follower, mention this to double your chances. The winner will be announced Saturday. Thanks to all for following Chinoiserie Chic and for your comments, emails, and suggestions.

Chinoiserie Chic Turns 1 & A Giveaway

Chinoiserie Chic has just celebrated one year. After 388 posts, I still feel that I have barely scratched the surface of this subject. The dining room below by Ruthie Sommers was in my first post introducing Chinoiserie Chic. I would never have dreamed of all the wonderful experiences and opportunities this blog has brought me. As a little thank you to all of you who follow Chinoiserie Chic, I would like to give away a copy of Joe Nye's new book Flair. Just leave a comment on this post by midnight (ET) this Friday, May 14th and you'll be entered. I'll announce the winner of the book on Saturday. If you have any ideas on topics you'd like to see covered, please mention that in your comment. Thanks for all your loyalty, emails, and comments. I look forward to another fun year here.