The Pagoda Curio Shelf

CCC

 

Many years ago I bought this pagoda curio shelf. I used it for petite decorative objets. A few years ago I converted it into a dollhouse garden folly filled with chinoiserie. It has needlepoint rugs, Chinese porcelain, blue and white Chinese garden stools, antique textiles, all kinds of beautiful things. 

Pickleball @ Mini CCC

Mini CCC

Pickleball has come to CCC. How fun! Now I need to order miniature pickleball paddles. Paddles have a solid, flat surface with no strings attached. Pickleball utilizes these. 

Rackets (or racquets) have an open frame that holds a network of tightly stretched strings. Examples include tennis and badminton.

Etsy is a great source for such things.

Mini CCC Beach House Refresh

Mini CCC Beach House Dining Room

 

I "borrowed' a few of the more formal pieces from my rattan mini beach house for my formal Georgian mini CCC dollhouse. I felt guilty that the beach house was looking a little sad and did a little refresh over the weekend.

Mini CCC Outdoors

Mini CCC

 Mini CCC is growing. It now has two tennis courts, a swmming pool, a palm tree, antique wicker furniture, and teak Chinese Chippendale garden furniture. Now I definitely want to move in. 

Wicker Elephant Handbag

Wicker Elephant Handbag

 

I  love elephants - of course my Chinoiserie Chic blog header for seventeen years has had a pair of elephants. So this darling wicker elephant handbag is so my taste.

HomeGoods Find & Mini CCC & A Printer Steal

Pamela Munson Under the Sea Coral Clutch

I posted three years ago this pretty coral clutch above by Pamela Munson. It is no longer available, but as I recall it retailed for around $365. Yesterday I was in HomeGoods/TJMaxx and spotted this lookalike. 

Chinoiserie at 1/12 Scale

Mini CCC

 

Do you remember reading Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift as a child? I was thinking I would like to be a few inches tall like the people of Lilliput and move into my dollhouse.

Gulliver's Travels

 At top is the master bedroom - I have just added the gold pagodas and the artwork to the fireplace.

Gardening & Bidding

Dollhouse Wooden Delft Firescreen

 

I had a very successful day yesterday. I hand pruned my 15!!! Eugenia topiaries and they look wonderful. My gardeners do not like taking the time to hand prune so I did it myself. My English shears do such a better job than that awful power one they use. They look just like English boxwoods (that do not grow here) and they are in single balls, double balls and poodle shapes. And I ordered 125 bags of black mulch from Lowe's to be delivered.

Mini Casa Chinoiserie Chic

Mini CCC Living Room

 

Happy first day of spring. I am having so much fun creating a miniature Chinoiserie Chic paradise. Here is a progress report.

New Mini CCC Dollhouse Finds

Dollhouse Art

I am going to try to take some pictures of my dollhouse later today. I have lots of fun finds to share. Today I'm sharing some pieces that are en route.

The framed art above is a vintage piece called "Badmitton" by Jan Balet. It will go in the family room. I loved playing badminton growing up and still have my badminton racket and it's on display at CCC.

The Chinoiserie Fireplace

Mini Victorian Chinoiserie Fireplace

 

About the only thing CCC is missing is a fireplace. Not really a Florida thing, and I would rarely use it, but I have always had a fireplace. Crazily, my dorm room (actually my personal suite) my senior year of college at Bryn Mawr had two working fireplaces. Well, now CCC has a fireplace. I got this yesterday on Etsy for my chinoiserie dollhouse.

Mini Chinoiserie

Dollhouse Chinoiserie

 

These are all dollhouse miniatures - quite fabulous. 3D printing has incredibly expanded the world of miniatures. These Chinese Chippendale chairs also come in counter stools that I might be ordering for the kitchen for my new chinoiserie dollhouse.

Mini Needlepoint

Mini CCC Needlepoint Rug

One of my favorites in sourcing items for my new chinoiserie dollhouse has been finding fabulous miniature needlepoint rugs. I love needlepoint. Above is a beautiful handmade vintage chinoiserie blue and white needlepoint rug with Chinese dragons and Greek key border that is going in the living room.

The Chinoiserie Dollhouse

Mini CCC

I have just had my new dollhouse for 2 weeks, but I am having so much fun. I thought I would post a little progress report. This is early on, but I have found some wonderful pieces. Above is the master bedroom with hand painted chinoiserie bed, Herend monkees, and cream velvet slipper chair and ottoman.

Having Way Too Much Fun

Georgian Style Red and Gold Japanned Secretary - 1stDibs

A chinoiserie piece I have long coveted is a red and gold lacquered secretary. Fine antique versions are tens of thousands of dollars and excellent reproductions can easily be over $10,000.

Distractions

Love Story: John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

 

I kicked back last night and watched the Olympics - Women's Figure Skating and also the fourth episode of the new limited series Love Story: John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Have you been watching it?

Blue and White Chinoiserie

Blue and White Ginger Jar Hooked Wool Pillow

 

I hope everyone had a great weekend. My wine dinner I hosted on Friday was lots of fun. And I enjoyed watching the Olympics and the Super Bowl last night - Lady Gaga was a nice surprise. And I really enjoyed figure skater Ilia Malinin who is from Fairfax, Virginia. I lived in Belle Haven for twenty years which is in Fairfax County.

Decisions, Decisions

Marlowe Rattan Dollhouse

You may recall that I recently posted about getting a new dollhouse. I narrowed it down the Pottery Barn Kids Chelsea Dollhouse.

Happy February

Dollhouse Pool Set

Happy February! This is the last month of winter and spring starts next month. I ordered the Chelsea dollhouse that I posted about yesterday. It will be a fun project to start during this extended cold snap here in Florida.

The Chinoiserie Dollhouse

Pottery Bard Kids Chelsea House Dollhouse

 

I have really gotten bitten by the miniatures bug since playing around with my two dollhouses recently. I have been thinking about getting a new dollhouse. My plan is of course to fill it with chinoiserie minis.