A Coastal Vignette

Emily Painter Interiors

 

This is such a beautiful vignette in this bedroom. It would be wonderful in a dining room or entryway as well. It has a great coastal vibe but would work anywhere you live. Want to duplicate this in your own home?

Chinoiserie Gone Wrong

Speechless

There is so much to like about this dining room - navy blue grasscloth on the walls, the distressed Chinese Chippendale chairs, a dramatic brass pineapple chandelier, elegant tray ceiling and millwork, a classic table and sideboard.

I love the piece of art - Hunt Slonem from his cockatoos series.

But the styling is frankly horrible. All my eyes go to are those hideous gargantuan vegetables, those ugly lamps, and that awful vase. Get rid of all of it including all that little ditsy stuff on the sideboard. It's frankly hard to believe how ugly it is. It almost seems like a joke. BTW, I did find those veggies online and they run about $4,500 for the two. I looked at their dimensions, and it leaves diners about 8 - 10 inches of space at most.

Let's use a pair of either of these instead on the sideboard -

Bunny Williams

Or these -

Arteriors

I would leave the sideboard very simple so as to not block or distract from the piece of art by this important contemporary artist.

Love it? Hate it? Thoughts?

The Chinoiserie Bathroom

Creative Tonic

Lavender grasscloth walls and ceiling and a lavender Chinese garden stool mix with marble, brass, modern art, and a Louis mirror in this very chic bathroom.

The Chinoiserie Dining Room

Sara Gilbane - House Beautiful

Palm trees and flamingoes hand painted on grasscloth and Chinese Chippendale chairs in this whimsical Palm Beach inspired dining room.

The Chinoiserie Window

Pinterest

A classic window treatment with beautiful Greek key trim, a brass rod, and lucite finials with a backdrop of gray grasscloth.

Blue and White

House Beautiful

Lots of Chinoiserie inspiration here - a Chinese Chippendale chair, a pair of blue and white Chinese porcelain lamps, a blue and white Chinese garden stool, and grasscloth walls. Pops of green go beautifully with all the blue and white.

Blue and White Plus Hot Pink

Society Social

Society Social's Ming Grasscloth Console beautifully styled with a gold faux bamboo lamp and hot pink touches. I love the blue and white floral wallpaper.

The Chinoiserie Living Room

Megan Winters - Traditional Home

A stunning collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain in this traditional living room.

Blue and White

Thornton Designs

Gorgeous blue grasscloth walls, lots of blue and white Chinese porcelain, natural elements like baskets and sisal, and a pop of purple in this great space.

Serenity

Summer Thornton

The Greek key bolster really pops in this neutral and serene space. Grasscloth on the walls adds texture.

Blue and White

Society Social

A stunning blue and white vignette - Chinoiserie features include a potted orchid and a grasscloth console table.

The Chinoiserie Flat

Jessica Buckley Interiors - Apartment Therapy

Grasscloth walls , Chinese Chippendale chairs, and a Chinoiserie mural meant to mimic de Gournay combine in this chic apartment.

Saturday Inspiration - Pink & Blue

Caitlin Wilson

A lovely combination of blue grasscloth on the walls, a brass console table, a soft pink ginger jar, and double gourd vase. The rug echoes the pink and blue.

Masculine Chinoiserie

House and Garden UK

When we think of Chinoiserie, we generally think of the pretty, feminine side of it. But more and more I am drawn to the masculine side of Chinoiserie, like this wonderful dining room above with grasscloth walls, a pair of Blanc de Chine lamps, and a gorgeous pair of Chinese urns.

The Chinoiserie Entry

Jill Goldberg - New England Home

 If you love color and Chinoiserie, this entry is one for you. The walls are covered in a blue Phillip Jeffries grasscloth. The stair runner is leopard. A Bernhardt leather bench is upholstered in spring leaf green. An Osborne & Little fabric covers the colorful bolster. A sea urchin sculpture is a fanciful note. Chinoiserie elements include a beautiful pagoda mirror with bells and a black and white dragon lamp whose lampshade echoes the green of the bench.

The Chinoiserie Dining Room

Taylor & Taylor

This clicks off so many of the elements I love in a dining room -

*Blue and white palette
*Chinese Chippendale chairs - love the distressing on these
*Grasscloth on the walls
*Dramatic oversized chandelier - love the brass finish
*Abstract modern piece of art

I am quite not as enthused about the styling -  I would not have chosen the lamps or pieces on the sideboard or the veggies on the table. I used a pair of these Arterior's lamps in a client's dining room and I think they would be a great choice.

An astute follower commented that the art looks to be by Hunt Slonem - the above is a painting by Slonem - Untitled/Cockatoos 2012 that appears to be from the same collection that I found on 1stdibs.

Neutral Chinoiserie

Corey Jenkins - Traditional Home

The Chinoiserie Foyer

Traditional Home

I love the gingham tiles, grasscloth wallpaper, and lavender trim, and of course, the collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain.

Neutral Chinoiserie

Liz Carroll

A black bamboo wing chair, pierced ginger jar in white, and grasscloth fireplace panel add texture and Chinoiserie style while maintaining a neutral color palette.

Saturday Inspiration

Urban Electric Company

Love these cobalt blue grasscloth panels with the crisp white woodwork - such a great choice for an entryway or dining room.