The Chinoiserie Breakfast Room

Jonathan Adler - Elle Decor

Fashion maven Liz Lange's Palm Beach home is one of my absolute favorites, and I have posted on most of the rooms before. You can see it all here in Elle Decor.

The breakfast room is lots of fun too.

Blue and White

Brunschwig & Fils

The coastal look has definitely taken over interior design by storm. Everything is styled with blue and white, palm trees, wicker and such. No complaints here - I can't get enough. This is Brunschwig & Fils' Majorelle Collection. I don't use a lot of yellow, but I like it in a breakfast room with blue and white - very French Provence. The same with buffalo checks - a little goes a long way, but it's quite charming in blue and white in small doses.

The Blue & White CCC Breakfast Room

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 So as you know if you follow me, I just gave my breakfast room a one day makeover. Every single piece was shopped from my house except for the "tablecloth. "

I had been looking for a blue and white vintage Suzani -- they are hard to source and very $$$$. Having a custom tablecloth lined and trimmed with great fabric would have been $$$$. So I was at HomeGoods on Monday after my spa day and spotted a Ralph Lauren duvet in navy and white batik in queen size. The retail price was $355 and the HG price was $69.99. 

I decided it would be great for my guest bedroom. Then when I got home I decided to try it on my breakfast room table. I love it! The reverse side acts as lining and it is taped in navy blue. And it is still available to use as a duvet cover if I want.

And I am delighted to repurpose things I already own and love - the Warren Platner table and Chinese Chippendale chairs were in my dining room, the bar cart was in my late husband's man cave, the child's corner chair is from my daughter's nursery 35 years ago, the Ralph Lauren Adirondack stool was in my laundry room, and the painting was in my foyer. Blue and white accessories are all from my collection. Wonderful to redo a room for $70 and fill it with things I love. I hope you enjoy. 

Next up is redoing my lanai - I am just paitently waiting for my painter and floor guy to have some time - it is in season here and everyone has too much work.

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The Breakfast Room Before & Sneak Peek

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I am fortunate in my Florida home to have several options for dining - there is the dining room, the breakfast room, the breakfast bar, and the lanai. 

The breakfast room has my Warren Platner table and Chinese Chippendale chairs from my previous Alexandria home. The beaded and tasseled chandelier is from Ballard Designs. The tulipiere oil painting is from a favorite shop in Alexandria, Virginia now long gone called The Pineapple. It hung in my foyer in Alexandria.

I had a fun day styling the breakfast room yesterday. But it was a rare rainy day yesterday, so I deferred taking photos until today with natural light. I promise photos tomorrow.

Here is another view of the room before. It's quite spacious.

Here is a sneak peek ----

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A Tiny Bit of Normalcy

Danielle Rollins

 Yesterday, after the appropriate waiting period after my second Moderna shot, I got my hair colored, cut and blow dried, my eyebrows threaded, a manicure and pedicure. I am thrilled. I feel like me again. (BTW we were all masked).

On the way home, I ran into HomeGoods. I have been wanting to find a blue and white Suzani to cover my Warren Platner table in the breakfast room to change it up sometimes. I love a beautiful skirted table. So far, I have found the right size and color of Suzanis to be quite elusive. Here was my one of my inspiration photos below.

Miles Redd

I found something at HG that might just work. So today, I am going to have some fun and try to transform my breakfast room in one day. I will take some before and after photos of the breakfast room and try to do a one day makeover. Hopefully I will post tomorrow. Hopefully being the operative word. 

Here is a hint on my HomeGoods find. India Hicks has used a tablecloth on this bed as a duvet.

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Blue and White

Aerin Lauder

 This room is absolute perfection and the epitome of the look I am going for in my home. A blue and white palette, wicker, rattan, coral, hurricanes, bare windows with views of outdoors, and this stunning bullion trimmed tablecloth. I would love to do a blue and white tablecloth like this for my breakfast room table when I feel like a change. These rattan and wicker chairs are to die for. 

Mixing Pattern

Leta Ann Foster - House Beautiful

This is a very pretty breakfast room with a blue and white palette and fabulous Chinoiserie wallpaper (Quadrille China Seas Trellis Background) and a wonderful blue and white lantern.

But, do you think there are two many patterns going on here? With the wallpaper pattern (1), fabrics in different patterns (5), and lantern trellis design (1), that's a lot of pattern. Seven patterns in a small breakfast room. Do you like it, is it too much, or does it work because it is all in blue and white?

And a second point, what is your take on a roman shade on one window and cafe curtain on the other?

Personally, I think it's too much pattern and especially do not care for the window treatment. I would have gone with roman shades on both in linen in a solid color. Then navy blue Performance velvet on the chairs and bench with pillows in one or two fabrics. Less pillows and less patterns. I think with such a bold wallpaper, one or two other patterns works best personally.

The Chinoiserie Breakfast Room

Krista Ewart - House Beautiful

Yesterday I posted a fabulous bathroom using Clarence House The Vase wallpaper in orange. This breakfast room uses this iconic David Hicks wallpaper in yellow. It is paired with white Chinese Chippendale chairs and a black painted floor. This would be a sunny way to start every day.

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Les Ensembliers - House and Home

I found a couple more shots of the Palm Beach house that I posted about over the weekend that I thought I would share. Note the use of black in both to anchor the spaces and make them more sophisticated. My outdoor chaises arrived over the weekend - they are in a dark brown wicker like shown here. I'll try to take some lanai photos today after I style the Miles Redd cocktail table from Ballard Designs.

The Chinoiserie Breakfast Room

Lee Ann Foster - House Beautiful

This blue and white breakfast room with many patterns is anchored by the classic Chinoiserie wallpaper Quadrille's Trellis Background.

The Skirted Table

Mark D. Sikes

The skirted table is such a timeless classic and here it is done to perfection with a blue and white fabric, deep bullion fringe, a coral chandelier, and bamboo chairs.

The Chinoiserie Breakfast Room

Christina Murphy Interiors

A chic breakfast room with Chinese Chippendale chairs and roman shades in China Seas Island Ikat.

The Chinoiserie Breakfast Room

Pinterest

A wonderful breakfast nook in blue and white with a Saarinen style table, Chinese Chippendale chairs, and a roman shade trimmed in Greek key.

Coastal Chinoiserie

House Beautiful

This is a lovely example of how to decorate a breakfast nook in blue and white with coastal flair.

The Chinoiserie Breakfast Room

Katie Kime

This breakfast room combines a Parsons table, hide rug, pineapples, and black and white wallpaper and fabric with Chinese Chippendale chairs.

In the Pink

House Beautiful

A pink and white palette in this breakfast room featuring Jonathan Adler Chinese Chippendale chairs. A coral chandelier, wing chairs, pink and white pillows, and an antique table complete the space.

Saturday Inspiration - Chic Dining

Katie Rosenfeld Design

Frances Elkins loop chairs, a Saarinen tulip table, curtains in Osborne & Little Maharani, and a fax bamboo chandelier combine in this chic eating area.

The Chinoiserie Breakfast Nook

Amy Berry  Interior Design

A banquette upholstered in a Greek key fabric, a Saarinen table, a lantern, and Chinese Chippendale chairs create a loving breakfast nook.

Chinese Chippendale

Midwest Living

This wonderful breakfast nook features a blue, white, and green palette and Chinese Chippendale chairs.

The Blue and White Breakfast Room

Mark D. Sikes

I love it all, especially the pair of blue and white Chinese garden stools.