Green and White Chinoiserie

Traditional Home

Here is a pretty alternative to blue and white from the Savannah Showhouse by interior designer Melanie Turner - a collection of green and white Chinese porcelain with pops of orange and metallic and a piece of modern art by Sally King Benedict. The gilt console is 18th century. Here are more shots of this master bedroom below. It's my daughter's birthday today - Happy Birthday Kate!

A Modern Mix

Architectural Digest

Blue and white Chinese porcelain mixed with a pair of striped stools and abstract art.

Eclectic

Summer Thornton

Such a chic mix - a corner banquette, red shaded swing arm sconces, modern art, and a mid century modern table against Chinoiserie wallpaper.

Blue and White Vignette

Meredith Ellis

Lovely blue and white styling features a Bunny Williams brushstroke lamp, blue and white Chinese porcelain, and modern art layered in front of a gold mirror. The lampshade is stunning.

Blue and White

Home of Emily Hertz - Glitter Guide

A Sally Benedict painting mixes beautifully with a collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain in the foyer.

Sexy Blue and White

The Visual Vamp

Modern art and blue and white Chinese porcelain combine in this blue and white room.

Blush Pink

Society Social

Blush pink is so great paired with blue and white Chinese porcelain. The modern sketches pick up the pink and blue as well.

The Chinoiserie Bedroom

Architectural Digest

This bedroom is a lovely example of mixing modern and traditional which is the essence of Chinoiserie Chic. Classic hand painted Chinoiserie wallpaper by Gracie and silk taffeta Brunschwig & Fils curtains are juxtaposed against a minimalist mirror and Frank J. Boros art.

The Chinoiserie Bedroom

William McClure

Greek Key

Jonathan Adler

Saturday Inspiration

Bliss At Home

A wonderful melding of blue and white Chinese porcelain, Greek key, gold, brass, and modern art.

Kerry Steele Inspiration Board

As you know, I love adding a piece of abstract art to any room. It adds a fresh and modern element and mixes beautifully with Chinoiserie, Hollywood Regency, traditional, you name it. Kerry Steele has just completed three new pieces on linen that I wanted to share with you. The linen adds such a wonderful textural quality that is even more beautiful in person.

I had fun creating a little vignette with the piece shown above and just below entitled "Two Temples." I combined it with a Dorothy Draper chest, two preppy pink vases, and a navy chrome Harry Allen pig bank. This would be so fun in an entryway, a nursery, or next to a bed. I love the combination of black, gold, pink, and navy. 

Below are the three new works on linen. The fist two are in her Etsy store and I have provided links in the captions. If you are interested in information on the last one, you can contact Kerry at art@kerrysteele.com. View all of her work on her website and her Etsy store. Have you noticed that the One Room Challenge participants are going wild over Kerry's art? 

Two Temples - 18 by 24 oil and acrylic on linen

Dilettante Social - 18 by 24 oil and acrylic on linen

Joan's Forsythia - 18 by 24 oil and gouache on linen

Friday Odds and Ends

I'll bet my interior design savvy followers can help me identify this blue and white elephant toile. Any ideas? It reminds me of John Robshaw, but I can't locate it.

You know how much I love combining abstract modern art and Chinoiserie. Small pieces are wonderful in gallery walls, but they also work beautifully in a bookcase or on a piece of furniture. Here is my new work by Kerry Steele in my living room bookcase. I framed it in an acrylic frame from Michael's for about $5.

Below are other examples of combining small abstracts and Chinoiserie as well as some pieces currently available by Kerry Steele starting at $15 - $25. A budget friendly way to start a collection of modern art. Modern art is my very favorite way of freshening a room.

Kerry Steele abstract in my living room

Joe Nye

Tiffany Richey

Modern Art in My Living Room

Originally my living room had only one oil painting above the sofa, pictured below. As you know, I have become enamored with the combination of abstract modern art and Chinoiserie and have started adding modern pieces to my home. In my living room, I had switched out the traditional painting with a Helen Frankenthaler Lincoln Center giclee after seeing these rooms below by Mario Buatta and Eileen Kathryn Boyd.

But the gallery wall in my kitchen One Room Challenge gave me the idea of turning this area into a grouping of abstract art as well. I first turned to my very talented sponsor - artist Susan Brown of the Etsy shop Bohemian Romance to create this lovely abstract on the bottom right picking up the blue, turquoise, pink, green, and yellow in the room. I love it. Her Etsy store is filled with stunning Chinoiserie art and abstracts. I then added this very chic Louis Vuitton inspired piece on the top right (yesterday) by Etsy artist Jennifer Latimer of Gilded Mint. My daughter is a fashion stylist and the two of us are wild about her art, much of it inspired by collections by fashion designers like Chanel, Prada, Louis Vuitton and Missoni. I am now on the hunt for a piece to add on the left.

I also have very exciting news about my daughter's apartment. Before the painters had even finished, she had a request for a photo shoot of her place next week. We are now madly trying to get the entire redecorating project slated for a couple of months done in one week! Insane. Full details and a reveal next week of her apartment if we are both still alive.

My living room before

Another wall in my living room

My living room

Mario Buatta

Eileen Kathryn Boyd

Eileen Kathryn Boyd

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My kitchen gallery wall

A piece of art in my kitchen gallery wall

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One Room Challenge Chinoiserie Series

Fellow DC blogger Lindsay from The Pursuit of Style took a very beige and boring stairwell in her rental and turned it into Palm Beach Chinoiserie Chic with paint, a fabulous vintage palm frond chandelier, and a gallery wall. I love the chandelier - those light bulbs are a great touch and the gallery wall with two of the prints framed in gold bamboo - my "go to" choice for framing also. The last painting is an abstract that will be added soon - you know how I love abstract art with Chinoiserie. Isn't the wall color similar to the mint green I used in my kitchen? I think this color is getting hot. Now go check out her entryway over at Sadie + Stella - it is fabulous! BTW, Sadie + Stella's reveal from the One Room Challenge will be featured here tomorrow.

Abstract Art & Chinoiserie

House Beautiful

One of today's hottest trends in interior design is combining Chinoiserie and abstract art. Here are some great examples. Artist Susan Brown has a wonderful eye for color and her pieces work beautifully with today's modern approach to Chinoiserie. Imagine one of these original paintings paired with blue and white Chinese porcelain, lacquered walls, a black and gold sideboard, or a white lacquered chest. Visit her Etsy shop here.

Apartment Therapy

Architectural Digest

Raleigh House Tour via Jamie Meares