The Blue and White Chinoiserie Entryway

Bunny Williams

 

This wonderful entryway in an East Hampton home features a beautiful collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain with some oversized ginger jars. It appears that the one under the console needed to be sans lid to fit. Has the lid been inverted? Bird prints, a stenciled and painted floor, and a striped stair runner are lovely choices. I love the pair of hall chairs.

Classic Blue and White

Tobi Fairley - Traditional Home

 A stunning foyer by Tobi Fairley with the chairs covered in blue and white damask by Schumacher and an oversized Greek key border on the stair runner.

Tobi Fairley - Traditional Home

Saturday Inspiration - Greek Key Stair Runner

Traditional Home

I've posted on a few Greek Key stair runners, but this one makes quite a statement. I especially love the boldness of the Greek key border.

The Chinoiserie Stair Runner

In exploring ideas for the Chinoiserie stair runner, we have looked at three choices that I love - leopard (chic and very practical hiding everything), sisal (with an interesting detail like a Greek key border or dragon tail end), and black and white Greek key (such a classic). Today, we add a fourth great idea. This is a shot in the Tory Burch Manhattan flagship store. It has an over the top fabulous combination of Chinoiserie wallpaper, an incredible brass Chinese Chippendale banister, and a black and white geometric runner. David Hicks also has some stunning black and white geometric choices that have become quite the rage. While I am not the biggest fan of Tory Burch clothing, I love her style in interior design and I think her stores are gorgeous.

The Chinoiserie Stair Runner

I am taking a pause today from my One Room Challenge Chinoiserie Series to tell you about the next project in my house I am working on. I have decided to tackle my entryway. The painter is coming next week. I have found a stunning pair of Chinoiserie sconces and some wonderful things for the walls. I am now zeroing in on the stair runner. I have been thinking about a sisal stair runner, but have read that dogs can get their nails caught running down the stairs. Isabella has vetoed the idea. This sisal dragon tail stair runner by Barry Dixon with nail head trim is sensational though isn't it? I am also toying with the idea of a black and white Greek key runner like the bottom photo, but sans cat.