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.

Functional and Fabulous

Arthur Court Alligator Paper Towel Holder

 

“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” - William Morris. 

I don't see why you can't have both. These paper towel holders are a great example. This alligator is too perfect for Florida.

Wicker Love

Amanda Lindroth

Wicker is more popular than ever and shows no sign of slowing down. If you would like to learn more about the history of wicker and rattan, this is an excellent source. 

Rattan: A World of Elegance and Charm by Lulu Lyle

Great Find - The Wicker Elephant Table

Schumacher Florida

 

A favorite piece of mine at CCC is the wicker elephant table. This versatile piece is very Chinoiserie Chic and very popular. They can be used in any room of the house. Here is one with a tropical plant. Use one in the foyer for keys and mail, as a bedside table, next to a chair for books or magazines, in a powder room for guest towels, in a bathroom for bath towels, or in a nursery or child's room.

Wicker elephant tables are great in places like Florida and in beach houses. Vintage versions are found for as much as $1,000 and more. I used one of mine next to the Christmas tree this year.

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Chinoiserie Chic Christmas Baby

Cashmere Elephant Onesie

 

I love elephants - they have been in my blog header since I started Chinoiserie Chic 15 years ago and I have many wicker elephants at CCC. Have a new baby on your Christmas gift list? I think this is the cutest idea for a Christmas gift for a new baby. And in unisex gray, it works for a baby girl or boy.

Chinoiserie Chic Fashion Finds

Palm Beach Enamel Bangles

 

I am always on the lookout for unique pieces for my wardrobe and especially love ones with chinoiserie style. Here are some chic new finds.

Vintage Finds & Color

Got It Joburg West

 

I really enjoy shopping online for vintage finds. No gas and the world is my oyster. This week I scored a few things I love.

Whimsical Wicker

Amanda Potcake Wicker Dog

 I have a definite thing for wicker animals and have a little menagerie in my home and lanai - four wicker elephants, two wicker snails, two wicker monkeys, a wicker turtle, and a wicker frog. No wicker dogs, but this guy is very cute.

Wicker Elephant Wall Art

Jonathan Adler

 

Wicker elephant tables have become extremely popular, but here is a fun alternative - wicker elephant wall art. Wonderful for a child's room, a family room, a beach house, or a modern home. I am an avid animal lover and not a fan of real mounts of any kind, so this is such a fun and cruelty free alternative that I love.

Jonathan Adler

Vintage Chinoiserie Inspiration

Architectural Digest

 

This photo was on the cover of Architectural Digest in November/December 1975. Is it Tony Duquette? I love the parasols, the elephant, the Chinese garden stool, and the rattan chairs. It has quite a modern vibe.

The parasols bring to mind this Charlotte Moss Kips Bay 1995 room with its Chinoiserie parasol bed.

Charlotte Moss

Palm Beach/Palm Springs

Colony Palm Beach

 A beautiful vignette featuring de Gournay Colony wallpaper created for the hotel, a fabulous wicker chair in mint green, and an elephant desk. I love the monkey. And below another Slim Aarons I am using at CCC. He was Palm Springs and environs as opposed to Palm Beach, but a perfect aesthetic for my home.

Slim Aarons

The Palm Beach Bath

Gil Shafer - Luxe Magazine

 A beautiful bathroom with wallpapered walls, a dramatic Paule Marrot print, and a vintage elephant garden stool. 

The pups and I are off on a road trip to collect my canvas palm tree - my Christmas gift to myself that has been tied up in port. Very exciting!

Blue and White Tropical Chinoiserie Christmas

CCC

 Amanda Lindroth added these cobalt blue wicker hurricanes to her collection for the holidays and I just bought a pair. These will definitely be staying out all year long.

And two more new additions to my table - an Amanda Lindroth mini Birkin basket handbag and a Kate Spade wicker elephant. 

I have always loved wicker, but absolutely adore all the new fun ways it is being used.

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The Chinoiserie Kitchen

Amanda Lindroth

I fell in love with this kitchen when I first saw it with its mahogany countertops, palm fronds, Cole & Son Palm Jungle wallpaper, and that pair of black wicker elephants. I have looked high and low for the elephants - I want them for my kitchen. I have one of these vintage wicker elephant tables, but I am looking for a smaller version that would work on my kitchen counters.

BTW, the palm fronds are from a Chinese Fan Palm. Every street where I live is named after a palm tree - I live on Areca.

Cole & Son Palm Jungle

Check out this black vintage wicker elephant bar I discovered while looking around online - I love this! Unfortunately, I already have three bars in my home which is quite enough.

1st dibs

If anybody has ideas on finding a smaller version like the first photo please let me know - the color doesn't matter, as it can easily be painted black.

The Blue and White Bedroom

Joantan Adler - ELLE Decor

This master bedroom is in the Palm Beach home I have posted on the last couple of days. This fabulous bedroom features Quadrille Diamond Bamboo wallpaper on the walls and Quadrille Paradise Background behind the canopy bed. Note the wicker bedside tables, bird lamps, and wicker elephant table. The bed is Room & Board, the loveseat Jonathan Adler, the nightstands and quilt Serena & Lily, the tables Bungalow 5.

These vintage wicker elephant tables have become quite collectable - this one is mine.

The Statement Chinoiserie Bathroom

Clarence House The Vase

So much to love here - the iconic Clarence House The Vase wallpaper in orange, Circa Lighting Greek key sconces, an embroidered monogrammed pagoda hand towel, and a darling elephant vase.

Old School Chinoiserie

James Farmer

A lovely living room replete with Chinoiserie including a Chinoiserie panel, elephant garden stool, Chinese lamp, and blue and white Chinese porcelain.

The Chinoiserie Bathroom

HGTV

What a fun bathroom. The wallpaper is Carleton Varney's Growing Wild. I love the wicker elephant. They can be found vintage or new. In a bathroom I would use it to hold towels. The faux bamboo mirror is anther great Chinoiserie touch.

The Blue and White Chinoiserie Kitchen

Amanda Lindroth - Lonny

A stunning Chinoiserie kitchen combines Palm Beach and Bahamian chic with a pair of black wicker elephants and blue and white Cole & Son Palm wallpaper.

Saturday Inspiration

House Beautiful

Lovely alternative to blue and white - natural tones of wicker and bamboo with green - and love the elephant!