Saturday Inspiration

A decoupaged Chinoiserie pumpkin by Kimberly Schlegel Whitman.

Details - Decoupaged Wastepaper Baskets & Giveaway

Grey and White Fret

In decorating your home, the details are what really brings a house to life. With wastepaper baskets, there are no more beautiful and elegant ones on the market than Marye-Kelley. I have them in my own home and guests are always asking for my source. They have an amazing selection - here are my favorites. Each can be customized with several choices including monogramming. Make sure to enter my giveaway - your choice of a Marye-Kelley wastepaper basket is one of the goodies.

Lime and White Fret

Tan and White Fret

Lavender and White Fret

Orange and White Fret

Brown and White Fret

Grande Ikat Fuchsia

Grande Ikat Black

Grande Ikat Purple

Grande Ikat Aqua

Grande Ikat Orange

Aqua Asian Toile

Black and Gold Asian Toile

Brown and Gold Asian Toile

Peacock Toile

Delft Landscape

Jaguar

Monkey and Leopard

Tiger Stripe

Zebra Stripe

Blue Delft Bird

Pink Leopard

Monkey

Leopard, Zebra, and Monkeys

Chinoiserie Wastebaskets Update

Alicia of Delightful and Delovely was so nice to give me a head's up that the beautiful decoupage wastebaskets that I featured today (the first seven photos) are made by her friends in Houston, Texas who own Marye-Kelley.  They make a huge range of wonderful decoupage items including frames, plates, letter boxes, coasters, paperweights, and many others. They do custom decoupage and items can be monogrammed or personalized. If you become a fan on Facebook, they will even send you a code for 15% off of your order. I love the Chinoiserie prints, but they have a huge range of designs of all types. They even make unique baby gifts and wedding gifts. All work is done by hand. I love decoupage, and their things are lovely. I think this wastebasket would be perfect in my powder room.

Chinoiserie Wastebaskets

I received an email from a reader inquiring about Chinoiserie wastebaskets. These pictured here, available at one of my favorite online stores The Well Appointed House are by far my favorites. I personally love a powder room with gorgeous Chinoiserie wallpaper, but I realize that some people, and especially men, can be wallpaper averse. A great alternative is to pick out one of these wonderful wastebaskets with or without matching tissue box cover. Color match a color from it you love and paint your powder room in high gloss paint. Get some beautiful Chinoiserie guest towels, which I will cover in an upcoming post, and you are done!

Chinoiserie Library

Several of my blogger friends have done wonderful recent posts on libraries, books, and reading nooks. Visit Sanity Fair, Style Carrot, and Ticklish from a Distance for their posts. These are three of my daily read blogs-check them out if you haven't already.  I found this photo in my archives. I love the freestanding open Chinoiserie black lacquer bookcase. The black really pops against the yellow walls. I really like the staging of the bookcase as well with the tole palm topiaries, John Derian decoupage plates, and Chinoiserie objets d'art. What a beautiful room and a beautiful way to turn some of your beloved books into the focal point of a room. I would love this bookcase for all my interior design, gardening, and art books.