Figs

de Gournay

This gorgeous wallcovering by de Gournay features a fig tree in a blue and white cachepot. I love figs and have a favorite recipe with figs to share that is great for entertaining. It is wonderful with Champagne. 

The Chinoiserie Wet Bar

Mary Beth Wagner Interiors

Isn't this the most beautiful wet bar? The wallcovering is a custom colorway in Gracie Studio's French Deco. I love the gorgeous marble counters and brass hardware. The brass and glass bar is stunning.

Pink & Green

Alessandra Branca

I definitely love pink and green as much as I do blue and white. And not surprisingly, these are the four colors that fill my home and my closet. The wallcovering is de Gournay. My home in Alexandria was filled with striped silk taffeta curtains like these.

Chinoiserie Steals

Anthropologie

 

Lovers of chinoiserie covet the look of hand painted chinoiserie wallcoverings, but the cost can be very high. Doing a room in wallpapers like de Gournay or Gracie can cost as much as a new car.

A New Chinoiserie Gone Wrong

de Gournay

I received a great response to my new series on Chinoiserie Gone Wrong. Lots of comments, lots of emails, and some great ideas for upcoming posts. Thank you!

I am a huge fan of de Gournay wallpaper. My first post when I created Chinoiserie Chic more than 11 years ago below is of de Gournay wallcovering - a room by Ruthie Sommers. I still love this.

Ruthie Sommers - de Gournay

I had never seen a de Gournay wallcovering I have not liked. Until now. Yikes. Check out the green blobs.

Can you guess what this is supposed to be?

1. Melons?
2. Avocados?
3. Breasts?
4. Alien pods?
5. Green rainbows?
6. Rocks?
7. Exotic eggs?
8. Some strange fruit?

And the correct answer is Kiso Mountains. Wow. And the scale of those flowering trees? Some are as tall as the mountains. I cannot imagine decorating a room with this or living with it. I don't find anything aesthetically pleasing about this at all. Perhaps in a commercial space like a restaurant. Otherwise a hard pass.

Love it? Hate it? Thoughts?

The Chinoiserie Dining Room

Mary McGee - Gracie Studio

This is a beautiful and modern alternative to blue and white. Stunning purple Chinoiserie wallcovering by Gracie Studio - Iris Shimmer - with a palette of black and white mid century modern furnishings lends a modern but timeless vibe.

Iris Shimmer - Gracie Studio

Saturday Inspiration

Urban Electric Company

Love these cobalt blue grasscloth panels with the crisp white woodwork - such a great choice for an entryway or dining room.

Chinoiserie Wallpaper from Total Wallcovering

Oriental Toile - $37.13 a single roll

One of the most frequent requests I get from followers of Chinoiserie Chic is affordable Chinoiserie wallpapers. I have partnered with Total Wallcovering to bring you my top Chinoiserie picks from their incredible selection of wallpapers at great prices. This beautiful toile above, for example, reminds me of Manuel Canovas' Mandarin shown below at a fraction of the price. Oriental Lanterns reminds me of Thibaut's pricier Lanterns. Their Zebra wallpaper is very close to the iconic Rose Cummings Zebrine. Go explore at Total Wallcovering and you will find a treasure trove of great wallpaper at discount prices with free shipping on orders over $75.

Manuel Canovas Mandarin

Oriental Lanterns - $39.27 a single roll

Thibaut Lanterns

Zebra - $18.99 a single roll

Rose Cummings Zebrine

Chinoiserie - $18.99 a single roll

Imperial - $27.99 a single roll

Putney Trellis - $32.61 a single roll

Canton Garden - $24.99 a single roll

Flamingo - $21.99 a single roll

Bamboo - $43.08 a single roll

Peacock Trail - $31.99 a single roll

Tropical - $22.99 a single roll

Coral - $22.99 a single roll

Archway - $31.99 a single roll

Harlequin and Bamboo - $34.44 a single roll

Oriental Garden Wall Panel - $234.99

Oriental Trellis - $15.99 a single roll

Pink Chinoiserie Walls

I love pink, as you may have guessed, and I love seeing the new penchant for painting walls pink in rooms like living rooms heretofore never seen in pink. But my favorite of all is pink Chinoiserie walls. The bedroom above of Carolle Thibaut Pomerantz in Veranda has a hand painted early 19th century Chinese panel. Here are more gorgeous examples. Also, visit my Houzz Ideabook this month on Pretty in Pink Chinoiserie and my Pinterest board on Pink Chinoiserie.

David Kaihoi

Michael Taylor

Amelia Handegan

Framed pink Chinoiserie panels

Ruthie Sommers

Parish Hadley

An inspiration board I created

Navy Grasscloth

Peter Frank

One of my very favorite wall treatments is grasscloth. Green, environmentally friendly, elegant, textural, warm, and sophisticated, it can be made from sea grass, jute, hemp, arrowroot, rush, sisal, or bamboo. It is wonderful in new homes or homes without architectural detailing, adding instant character. It can even be screen printed or embroidered. I especially love grasscloth in my color of the year navy. Thursday we will look at some of my favorite navy wallpapers, including several grasscloth ones.

Meg Braff

Annsley Interiors

Pinterest

HGTV

Diane Bergeron

Pinterest

Drake Design

via Lisa Mende

Pinterest

Foyer with navy Thibaut grasscloth

Bungalow 5 Navy Grasscloth Parsons Table - available as a coffee table, side table, or console table

Red and Green Chinoiserie

This is such a lovely combination-red Gracie wallcovering with celadon draperies and upholstery and sea grass rug. Not sure if I am on board with the two different chairs, are you? This is from Joe Nye's wonderful book Flair.

The Chinoiserie Entry

This may be a small space, but it is absolutely perfect.