Pink & Green

Amanda Lindroth

This is such an interesting vignette in this Amanda Lindroth living room. A two-tiered antique chandelier hangs above a table draped with a custom awning-striped cloth and encircled by a set of Biedermeier chairs.

Island Vibes

Amanda Lindroth

 

This is such a pretty living room by Amanda Lindroth. I love that it feels like it was collected over time with lots of vintage pieces. At CCC, I have a mix of old and new with lots of things I have had for decades. I have this same faux palm tree in my own living room from the Canvas Nursery down the road in Ft. Meyers.

The Chinoiserie Living Room

Meg Braff

This remains one of my favorite living rooms of all time - Meg Braff's living room in her home in Locust Valley on Long Island in New York. It reminds me of the grand living rooms of Mario Buatta, and indeed the gorgeous Coromandel screen shown below she found at a local estate once designed by Mario Buatta.

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Matters of Style

 

I love these rooms and especially the color palette - the blues of the ceilings, fringed velvet sofa, and Chinese Chippendale chairs, the greens of the console table, chair, sofa pillows, and art, and the lovely coral and blue rug.

Peachy Keen

MADRE Dallas

 

I love this living room with its peach or coral or apricot walls, purple flocked skirted chairs on a yellow and blue rug, a pink tufted ottoman with white fringe trim, a black Klismos coffee table, a pair of canvas palm trees, a blue couch with pink and blue pillows and an antique glass mirror over the fireplace. A very Palm Beach, Hollywood Regency, Mario Buatta vibe. Mario Buatta loved this paint color.

Red, White & Blue

Sarah Vaile Design

I will be the first to admit that I find the majority of red, white and blue rooms unsophisticated, but that is certainly not the case here. The key to me is lots of blue and white and just touches of red.

Charleston Style

Elly Poston Cooper - Frederic Magazine 

 

This is a lovely vignette in the living room of a Charleston home. I love the mix of vintage and antique pieces used in a modern way. Let's look more closely at some of the elements.

The Blue and White Living Room

Jorge Elias

 A stunningly beautiful blue and white living room with so much inspiration - lots of blue and white Chinese porcelain, a mini bar, those elephants, orchids, a white slipcovered sofa, books, and gorgeous art. 

When I was in law school, I lived in a very grand house in Georgetown. So grand that it was rented by Joe and Rose Kennedy to house the Kennedy clan for JFK's inauguration. When I was living there, every spring the owners would take up all the oriental rugs and replace them with jute and seagrass and slipcover all the sofas and chairs in white cotton duck. The windows were all washed, silk drapes removed, and a spring house cleaning was done including the garden and pool.

I learned lots about running a house and still love the ritual of spring cleaning. Yesterday I hand washed all the screens in my lanai indoors and out! It looks wonderful. When I finished, I made an Old Fashioned and sat in the lanai at sunset. This is the life.

The Living Room CCC Style

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 Here are some shots of my living room - I hope you enjoy. Above is the Slim Aarons, a perfect vibe for my home.

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Palm Beach Style

Emily Painter Interiors

My favorite purchase for my new house was definitely my canvas palm tree from The Canvas Nursery here in Florida. Palm Beach interior designer Emily Painter, formerly senior designer for Amanda Lindroth, uses a pair in her blue and white Worth Avenue apartment. 

Note the elephants, blue and white ginger jars, Amanda Lindroth island tray, rattan bar cart, and seashells - all faves of mine. A seagrass squares rug is a super economical way to dress up a floor, especially in a rental like this. You can buy the squares and stitch them together to form any size you require.

The Blue and White Coastal Living Room

Marshall Watson - Flower Magazine

 This beautiful Palm Beach living room, with its palette of blues and creams, incorporates a framed Chinoiserie panel, ginger jars, Greek key, and seashells. Although this room has a lot going on, its cohesive approach maintains a calm and soothing feel.

Marshall Watson - Flower Magazine

Marshall Watson - Flower Magazine

Saturday Inspiration

Amanda Lindroth

As you may recall, I bought a new pink velvet sofa for my study that I really love. I was thrilled to find a room that uses a pink velvet couch, as it is for sure rare. 

This Amanda Lindroth room incorporates a stunning pink velvet corner banquette with bullion fringe, dramatic coral wallpaper, a lucite cocktail table, a Chinese Chippendale chair, a palm frond lighting fixture, bamboo blinds, wicker sconces, and a seagrass rug topped with a striped flatware rug. These rugs made out of seagrass squares are very well priced and a signature item of hers. She loves juxtaposing high and low end pieces. Note the pale green ceiling. The wallpaper is Schumacher's Great Barrier Reef.

I just found a second shot of this room with a vintage Blanc de Chine Chinoiserie monkey and a white faux bamboo sconce. I love this room.

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Of Mice and Men

My Living Room

"The best laid plans of mice and men go oft awry" - Robert Burns

What I thought was going to be a bright and breezy day yesterday with my sofas brought in and a mini photo shoot started at 6 am with more drama and the police involved and pending criminal charges. I am fine, I'm just drained and fed up. I suspect things will not end well for Sandbagger.

So here are a few living room shots taken late last evening in the living room before a well deserved lights out and hopefully a better day all around today. Although I must squeeze in gas, food, and wine runs today with interesting weather projected in the coming days. I will take some photos later in the light including the pink velvet in the study.

My ace handyman did a wonderful job handling the sofas all by himself and they are safely ensconced in CCC.

Saturday Inspiration - Blue and White

Amy Berry Design

This elegant and serene living room combines a framed blue and white Chinoiserie panel and a collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain.

And more delightful blue and white. This fabric is Schumacher's Hellene with Ming vases and Staffordshire dogs. My daughter will love this as she collects both. It is also available as wallpaper and in other colorways.

Schumacher Fabric Hellene

She Wore Blue Velvet

Williams - Sonoma Home

One purchase I made for the Florida house was a new sofa for the living room, having repurposed my off-white couch to the master bedroom. This was really necessary, as my couch below is REALLY BIG, and would have taken over the living room and blocked the beautiful water views. I have really wanted a navy blue velvet ever since my daughter and her boyfriend bought a mid century modern one from West Elm a couple of years ago. I love the way the navy velvet looks with blue and white Chinese porcelain.

Now in the master bedroom

I found this Harlow Sofa at Pottery Barn on a fabulous sale and ordered it. I received it a couple of weeks ago. The size is perfect for the room. The Performance Velvet should make it quite durable.

Pottery Barn Harlow

And Here It Is!

Classic Chinoiserie

Meg Braff - Veranda

A massive Coromandel screen, a Chinese gourd lamp, and a gilded faux bamboo bergere chair add Chinoiserie elements to this classic living room. I love the fringed yellow sofa as well.

The Chinoiserie Living Room

Ralph Lauren Home

This is such a great example of how Chinoiserie wallpaper can totally transform a room. The wallpaper is Ralph Lauren Tea House Floral.

The Chinoiserie Living Room

Caroline Gidiere

A lovely living room with a palette of blue and white with fresh green and a collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain.

The Chinoiserie Living Room

Pinterest

A lovely combination of a pink sofa, tiger slipper chair, and a blue and white ginger jar in this classic living room.

The Chinoiserie Living Room

Pinterest

This elegant traditional living room includes a skirted table with Greek key trim and blue and white Chinese porcelain.