A Chinoiserie Quiz

House Beautiful

Who will be the first to figure out and leave a comment as to what all these dining rooms have in common besides their use of Chinoiserie? The answer and some discussion at a noon ET update.

Update - Yeah Karen of Fair Oaks! OK you smarty pants, that didn't take long. Yesterday Little Black Door did a post on rugless dining rooms. It made me realize how many of the Chinoiserie dining rooms I love are sans rugs, as is my own dining room. It has lots of advantages -

*Saves money - a great large rug does not come cheap
*Fresh and clean - it creeps me out thinking of the crumbs and food hiding in dining room rugs
*A modern look
*A nice contrast to the pretty Chinoiserie elements, preventing the dreaded "twee"

Beth Webb

Barrie Benson

Adam Lippes

Michael S. Smith

Joe Nye

Thomas Jayne

Phoebe Howard

Phoebe Howard

Phoebe Howard 

David Mitchell

Traditional Home

Charlotte Moss

Palmer Weiss

Martyn Lawence Bullard 

Ruthie Sommers

The Beach Studios

Tinsley Mortimer

John Loecke

John Loecke

M. Design Interiors

Lonny

House Beautiful

A Chinoiserie Pop Quiz

Test your Chinoiserie knowledge. Who can be the first to name the Chinoiserie fabric used in this header?

Style Quiz

In case you haven't heard about the style quiz on Sproost.com, it's really quite fun. I came out 100% French Eclectic. The picture it selected for my style with its soft green walls and upholstery, antiques, gold, black and pink accents, fresh flowers, and gilt mirrors, is all spot on. In fact, add a few pieces of Chinoiserie and you have my home. It describes my style as formal but casual, classy but unassuming, filled with antiques from flea markets, garage sales, and hours of eBay hunting. Spooky! Please go take the quiz and report back on whether you agree with your results. P.S. The results are slow to load-take the quiz and give it a few minutes!