This Week at CCC

Amanda Lindroth

Lots on tap this week. Yesterday I bought a bunch of gorgeous pink bromeliads just like these for the garden. Aren't they pretty? I am planting them this morning.

Pink bromeliads

I did lots in the garden over the weekend and it is looking wonderful.

Hopefully my wallpaper hanger will appear later this week. Sarasota and Venice are hot real estate markets and trades-people are very busy which is a good thing in these uncertain economic times, so I will be patient. But I am super excited about finishing the laundry room and guest bath soon.

The new sink and counter in the guest bath

Amanda Lindroth wicker tray in guest bath

I am starting to put together the guest bedroom this week. It is my staging area for all of the art waiting to be hung, so I won't be able to finish it, but I'll make some progress. I love the Amanda Lindroth bedroom at the top of the post - especially all the orchids. I have a beautiful silver bar cart I am using in there as a bedside table and might style it with orchids. I love all the wicker and rattan - mine will have some, but alas not this fabulous canopy bed.

The Chinoiserie Bedroom

Pineapple Palms Etc - Traditional Home

Wonderful twin beds with a favorite Chinoiserie fabric - China Seas Lyford Pagoda add color and style to this black and white bedroom.

The Guest Room

Will Merrill - House Beautiful 

A Coromandel screen takes center stage in this elegant guest room with a sleek day bed and leopard rug and pillows.

The Chinoiserie Guest Room

Will Merrill - House Beautiful

Chinoiserie and leopard are such a classic combination. This guest room features a Coromandel screen, a wood sleigh bed, and leopard carpet and pillow.

The Chinoiserie Bedroom

Elizabeth Roberts - Remodelista

Blue and White

Cathy Kinkaid

Another stunning room by Dallas designer Cathy Kinkaid - a classic blue and white bedroom. Chinoiserie elements include the double gourd Chinese lamp and the blue and white Chinese porcelain plates and vases on the wall. The yellow neck rolls add great pops of color. I especially love the black and gold brackets that hold the Chinese vases.

Blue and White

2 Ivy Lane

Saturday Inspiration - Stripes & Chinoiserie

Elle Decor

In this lovely blue and yellow guest room overlooking the Long Island Sound, textile designer Susan Harris uses fabrics from her firm SeaCloth with a vintage French rattan bureau, vintage rattan bedside tables, and oversized double gourd lamps to create a wonderful space. The striped fabric is called Boardwalk. The yellow and white striped rug is from Country Swedish.

If you'd like more inspiration on combining stripes and Chinoiserie, I have a Pinterest board here.

Chinoiserie Beds

For sale for $195 at LIVvintage on Etsy, you could turn this great pair of twin Chinoiserie headboards above into a guest bedroom or child's bedroom like these two beautiful examples below by Jonathan Adler and Barrie Benson.