Blue and Green Ikat for Spring

Brunschwig & Fils

 

This is so pretty and so many favorites here - ikat, gorgeous trim on the sofa, my favorite chinoiserie fabric Xian, a tortoiseshell coffee table, and the beautiful palette of blue and green. I love mixing patterns and ikat and chinoiserie are such a winning combination.

The Scalloped Woven Lampshade High/Low

Green Seagrass Scalloped Lampshade

 

I saw this lampshade and was immediately smitten - green, scallops, seagrass - I think it would look great on one of my blue and white Chinese lamps.

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?

Changing Up the Chinese Lamp

Robert Kime and Piers von Westenholz

 

A patterned fabric lampshade is a wonderful way to change/refresh the look of your Chinese lamp. This is a very high end designer look that is really having a moment. Whether it's for a blue and white Chinese lamp or a solid color Chinese gourd lamp, it will really add a wow factor to a room. You will be surprised the impact it can have. Red looks wonderful with a blue and white lamp as shown here.

Mixing Chinoiserie

James Farmer

Lots of chinoiserie patterns (and other patterns) are going on here, but it all works, doesn't it? And I am generally not a fan of colored lampshades, but these green are quite fresh and lovely used here. The wallpaper is Schumacher. 
 

Rattan High/Low

Amanda Lindroth $799

Rattan has become very HOT, but so too have the prices with the designer collections of it. Although the lines of these coffee tables are not identical, they are quite similar, and this Urban Outfitters piece is great for the money. And I am not completely sure I like the inset glass on the Amanda Lindroth one. Both tables are 44 inches wide. $799 versus $179.

As far as quality, I have ordered from both Amanda Lindroth and from Urban Outfitters and trust me, the quality it not better IMHO with Lindroth's collection. I purchased two of her Island Trays, one in blue, one in orange, and they are just o.k. and were very expensive. I think her things are very high on style and very average in quality. Not bad, but not equal to the price tag at all.

Urban Outfitters has always had excellent home decor, and they are loaded with great rattan items right now. A follower emailed me that she has purchased several rattan pieces from UO recently and thought the quality was great, and the reviews on this coffee table are excellent. I am going to have a sofa and coffee table and television in my master bedroom and this coffee table would be a great look. I may never leave the bedroom.

Urban Outfitters $179.00

And if you like those cute little wicker chandelier shades at Amanda Lindroth for $79 each -

Amanda Lindroth $79.00

This one from Ballard Designs is $26.00. It comes in four different styles and gets great reviews.

Ballard Designs $26.00

Please tune in tomorrow for my review of my Samplize paint samples and my color selections.

120 Items Every Beautiful Home Should Have - #10

House Beautiful

Next on our list of House Beautiful's essentials for the beautiful home is the decorative lampshade. Of course the lamp they selected is a Chinese lamp. Let's look at some ideas for topping it.

David Netto - orange

Hot pink

Mary McDonald - a rattan wastebasket

Mary McDonald - pink

Light Up Your Life

Ruthie Sommers

Did you remember to set your clocks forward? Days are getting longer and we have set our clocks forward for an extra hour of daylight. Hopefully this long dreadful winter is drawing to a close.

My new Houzz Ideabook is on statement Chinoiserie lighting.

And today we look at pink lampshades and Chinoiserie - what a happy combination.

Ruthie Sommers

Hillary Thomas

Ada & Darcy

Black & Spiro

Pink Jam Trading

Not on the High Street

Miles Redd

Charlotte & Ivy Refined Pagoda Lamp

Target Pink Drum Lampshade

Target Scallop Pink Lampshade

Layla Grace Pink Silk Lampshade

A New Chinoiserie Treasure

Skulking around one of my favorite consignment stores on Tuesday, I spotted this gorgeous gold leaf Chinoiserie lamp. I knew it to be a reverse on glass painted and decoupage lamp from the 1940s. I scooped it up for $79 and they were so apologetic that it is missing its lamp shade. Look at two similar pairs I found on 1stdibs - one for $3,900 for the pair and the other $2,800. I think mine is by far nicer. It is 22" tall and in perfect condition. I used to decoupage and I know how much work went into this beauty.

For a lampshade, I think I'm going with a shallow drum shade in dupioni silk - a more modern and unexpected pairing that I like. I always find tall thin lamps the hardest to choose shades for. Here are the color choices below with more shots of my lamp.

1stdibs - $3,900 for the pair

1stdibs - $2,800 for the pair

Bronze

Chocolate Brown

Pistachio Green

Lipstick Red

Brick Red

Seaglass

Silver

Have a favorite color? What lampshade would you choose? I think I'm going with the silver. It's a subtle and elegant choice and will work well in the room it is going in.

Update - Lots of emails and comments on the plates - they are Chelsea House. I love the way they go with the Brunschwig & Fils Xian fabric on the stools.