The Statement Necklace for Fall

Malachite Marble Catena Necklace

I recently posted on malachite in home decor and jewelry. It is such an elegant and timeless choice. I just found this very dramatic malachite necklace. This is quite a statement piece.

Malachite

Shelley Johnstone

 

Malachite is a classic choice, found in home decor in everything from beautiful antiques to wallpaper, faux painted walls, furniture, tabletop, and accessories, and in fabric on pillows, chair seats, and upholstery. It is also stunning for jewelry. The mineral malachite has been mined for over 3,000 years and is highly prized as an ornamental stone and as a gemstone. I think its exotic elegance allows it to combine especially well with chinoiserie. Here are some beautiful malachite options for your home and wardrobe.

Mixing

Dimples & Tangles

So many favorites are combined here - Chinoiserie fabrics, Greek key, and blue and white Chinese porcelain mixed with malachite, animal print, cowhide, brass, and lucite.

Malachite

Frontgate

I love malachite and these oversized malachite ginger jars are fabulous combined with a zebra rug, rattan bench, and modern botanical art.

A Chinoiserie Christmas - Day 9

Grant Gibson - Elle Decor

I am not a fan of red and green for Christmas decorating whereas I adore pink and green. I love the idea of combining malachite and hot pink for my dinner table. I would use one of my Chinoiserie china patterns instead of black and white. These are my two formal china patterns from my wedding registry. Either would be beautiful as would a blue and white Chinoiserie china.

Lenox Morning Blossom

Wedgwood Chinese Tigers

Wallpaper Picks

Endless Summer Blue Palm

Wallpaper Boulevard reached out to me asking that I introduce my readers to their company and feature some of my favorites. They have a huge selection (300,000 wallpaper products), free shipping, and well discounted pricing. Here are some below I would love to use. Please check them out. I am a huge wallpaper fan and think every beautiful home needs some. Wallcoverings are of course on House Beautiful's list of musts for the beautiful home.

House Beautiful

Ombre Stripe

Staccato

Banana Leaf

Tailored Zebra Black Herringbone

Malachite

Barely There

Birdsong

Modern Marble

Asian Scenic

Mia Orange Faux Zebra Stripes

New York Greek Key

Ophelia Coral Elephant

White Madison Fretwork

Trellis Black Montauk

Tahiti Scenic

Mandarin Prose

Malachite & Chinoiserie

Architectural  Digest

A Gorgeous Chinoiserie Powder Room

Having grown up in Lake Forest, Illinois, its great homes are still to me the most beautiful anywhere. The stage for the 15th biennial Lake Forest Showhouse was an Italian Renaissance 15,000 square foot estate designed in 1916 by famed architect David Adler.

Interior designer Shelley Johnstone Paschke designed the lounge and powder room. The lounge walls are lacquered in Farrow and Ball Saxon Green and are trimmed in gold. The ceiling is painted in faux malachite. Note the ivory silk curtains trimmed in Samuel and Sons Greek key, the Oscar de la Renta Zeus chair with tiger silk velvet, the sisal carpet, rustic baskets, lucite console, and antique Chinese export jars.

In the powder room area, she has papered the walls in Farrow & Ball Acanthus. I love the lucite stand with the blue and white Chinese jar and the starburst chandelier. All in all, a wonderful mix of many of my favorite elements.

Photos courtesy of Veranda.

Celebration Week - Inspiration Boards and a Fabulous Giveaway

This coming Saturday, May 4, 2013 is my four year blog anniversary - with well over 2,000 posts. I plan to celebrate with a whole week of inspiration boards for each room of my fantasy Chinoiserie Chic house and the announcement of my blogiversary giveaway on Friday that you will not want to miss.

The Chinoiserie wallpaper is by Griffin & Wong "Song Sassoon" in a beautiful blue. The large circular table is silver leaf by James Mont circa 1940s. Six Frances Elkins loop chairs will surround the table. They are lacquered in white with gray leather seats. The faux malachite painted console table has gilded edges. For some fun, the console table will have a pair of Jonathan Adler Georgia breast lamps -  check it out here. A Marjorie Skouras chandelier is a wonderful focal point. A pair of antique Famille Rose Chinese garden stools will be tucked next to the dining table. My go to curtains, interlined silk taffeta, here in my favorite coral pink, will hang at the windows.

Now pop over to The Glam Pad to see my virtual makeover of the backyard of the Chinese Village House for inspiration on bringing Chinoiserie outdoors.

Trending - Malachite and Chinoiserie and an Inspiration Board

Malachite is popping up everywhere, from beautiful antiques to wallpaper, faux painted walls, DIY furniture and boxes, and in fabric on pillows, chair seats, and upholstery. The mineral malachite has been mined for over 3,000 years and is highly prized as an ornamental stone and as a gemstone. I think its exotic elegance allows it to combine especially well with Chinoiserie. Here are some stunning examples. I have also created a Pinterest board for even more inspiration here.