My Favorite Chinoiserie Bathroom

This wonderful bathroom by Mary Watkins Wood remains my favorite because of all the Chinoiserie elements she combines while still maintaining a fresh and modern look. I love the use of Scalamandre Feng Shui in fuchsia on the chair, the pair of red lacquer coat trees for towels and robes, the white garden stool, and the antique Chinese rug. I like her advice to use a rug instead of a bath mat in the bathroom. "It was made to withstand a lot more wear than the occasional wet foot."

Chinese Chippendale Chair

This gorgeous Chinese Chippendale Imperial Chair from Gump's in red lacquer is on sale right now for $379.99.

Sunday Red Vignette

A follower of Chinoiserie Chic sent these pictures to me in response to my post on A Touch of Red. This wonderful example of red Chinoiserie is in the Hollywood Hills home of Melissa Wallace Deitz and her husband. It features a 1920s red Chinese desk used as a bedside table and a circa 1900 red lacquer Chinese stool. On the desk are a Chinoiserie mirror, Chinese export silver frames, a Chinese document box, and a Franco-Chinese vase. Her signature white and cream color scheme is accented in every room with Chinoiserie touches like celadon pots, blue and white ginger jars, and lacquered furniture. She mixes in lots of French antiques for an eclectic Continental look.

The Red Chinoiserie Bookcase

I am working on a post on red Chinoiserie and I stumbled upon this photo from my archives. What a great way to turn a bookcase into a Chinoiserie focal point by painting it red and adding some Chinoiserie accessories. Wonderful!

The Chinoiserie Dressing Room

This week we are doing a series on dressing rooms over at Style Redux. The dressing room is especially well suited to Chinoiserie design elements. Here is some inspiration. Above, the famous Chinoiserie dressing room of the Duchess of Windsor with its Chinese Chippendale etageres.

Chinoiserie wallpaper (Aerin Lauder-Elle Decor)

(Domino Magazine)

(Elle Decor)

An antique Chinese Art Deco rug (Jonathan Adler)

Red lacquer (Miles Redd-House Beautiful)

Antique camellia botanicals in gold bamboo frames (My dressing room)

Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams Chinoiserie

If you are looking for an entryway piece that is grand in design, but small in scale for a not so grand foyer, this may be it. This Ming Console by Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams sports a slightly distressed red lacquer finish, with satin brass drawer pulls and legs. At only 30" wide, 32 " high, and 10" deep, it is perfectly proportioned for the smaller space. It is priced at $870. In addition, they are having a 20% off sale on upholstery, tables, and storage now through October 12th. This piece would add such Chinoiserie flair to a foyer or any room for that matter.

Pottery Barn Chinoiserie

I admit to not liking Pottery Barn. But if I decide to do brown and ugly, I'll know right where to go. So I was delighted to see these stylish red media cabinets, consoles, and armoires in the new Pottery Barn offerings. All come in this Desa Ming red lacquered finish.

A Chinoiserie Chic Weekend

Hope your weekend is filled with new discoveries.

(Photograph by Rodney Smith)