Inspiration Board - The Navy Boy's Bedroom

I was thinking today that I have never seen a boy's bedroom with a canopy bed, nor have I ever seen a boy's bedroom with Chinoiserie. I Googled it and could not find a single example of either, let alone one with both. I decided to challenge myself and see what I could come up with in an inspiration board.

I started with navy and white striped wallpaper, and added the steel Architecture Bed in navy blue. I think the clean lines are masculine enough for a boy's room, even though it is a canopy.

Chinoiserie elements includes a red pagoda mirror, curtains with navy Greek key trim, and a pair of navy pagoda lamps. The Jonathan Adler zebra rug in the British flag and a red leather wing chair are bold and chic touches. What do you think, can a boy's bedroom include a canopy bed and Chinoiserie? I vote yes.

Navy - The Child's Bedroom

Alessandra Branca

 Navy is a wonderful choice for a child's bedroom, especially combined with Chinoiserie. In the room above, Alessandra Branca pairs navy stripes and a Chinoiserie wallpaper. I love the Tory Burch bunk bedroom just below with the navy and white Greek key. Amanda Nisbet pairs navy with pink and Greek key. In the Miles Redd bedroom, I can't recall whether the striped walls are navy, black, or dark brown, but navy and white stripes would be perfect with the light blue and Greek key. The inspiration board by Parklin Interiors has great ideas for combining navy, raspberry, and Chinoiserie in a sophisticated but fun room. My inspiration board for a navy bedroom would work as a teen boy or girl's room or as a guest bedroom.

Tory Burch

Amanda Nisbet

Amanda Nisbet

Miles Redd

Parklin Interiors

Beth Connolly Interiors

The Chinoiserie Boy's Nursery

When I began Chinoiserie Chic, one goal was to show Chinoiserie decor in every room of the house. After a year, I have yet to find a Chinoiserie boy's nursery, so I have decided to do a fantasy virtual one. The couple have an elegant and sophisticated home and they want the nursery for the little boy they are about to have to reflect their style in the rest of the home, which includes many lovely Chinoiserie touches. The budget is quite ample. They also wish the room to grow with the boy. I would start with Fromental for the walls in this singerie design. The soft palette and whimsical monkeys are a perfect choice for a nursery.

The beautiful sleigh crib is from Pottery Barn Kids. It looks like an heirloom and converts to a toddler bed.

This beautiful bedding is from Hillary Thomas Designs Candy Shop Collection in Salt Water Taffy in light blue and white seersucker and linen. I would have her do matching seersucker roman shades for the windows.

Blue Chambray Double Pendant from The Well Appointed House

Chinoiserie Display Cabinet with Navy Interior from The Well Appointed House

Kartell child's size Lou Lou Ghost Chairs from Perch

Swivel Glider from Pottery Barn Kids

Doesn't Chinoiserie work well in a boy's nursery? I hope you have found some inspiration here. For more wonderful Chinoiserie children's rooms, revisit my post here.

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