Chinoiserie Gone Wrong

Miles Redd - House Beautiful

Can a room cause vertigo? I have a physical reaction to the wallpaper on the ceiling like the room is sideways or topsy-turvy. I feel nauseous. I literally can't look at it for very long.

But I also just don't get it visually. I like a room where the entire room in papered, including the ceiling, but with the same paper on the ceiling as the walls. White walls with a dark wallpapered ceiling is beyond me. The room is top heavy. Do you feel like interior designers sometimes try to be unique and it just doesn't work?

It really annoys me, because Quadrille China Seas Lyford Trellis is a favorite Chinoiserie wallpaper of mine.

And the staging is so funny. How do you get in and out of bed - crawl in between the table and chair?

I also must say that purple is my least favorite color in the world. I do not have a single purple item in my home or wardrobe. I love a soft lavender, but not this color. I also dislike the purple trim in the corners. Gimmicky.

So I guess I hate the white walls, the papered ceiling, the trim, the staging, and the color palette. And as for the art.....

I do love the Paule Marrot piece of art, but don't get it used here at all. Not sure how those colors work in this room. It seems out in left field.

I adore Paule Marrot art. I wish I had a place for her "Feathers," but I don't. I have so much art I love and with an open floor plan and tons of windows and sliders, wall space is at a premium here.

Update - I just found this photo of the same room - I dislike the door and the curtains as well. Yikes. And the photo on top appeared on the cover of House Beautiful - June 2016.

So guys, weigh in. Love it, hate it? What works for you, what doesn't? To me, Miles has missed by a mile.

The Chinoiserie Foyer

Mark D. Sikes - House Beautiful

Yes, you read this right, this is the foyer in a Manhattan apartment done by L.A. designer Mark D. Sikes. Favorite features include -

*A pair of Chinese garden stools from John Rosselli Antiques
*Wallpapered ceiling
*Leopard rug
*Bamboo Chinese Chippendale chair
*Bamboo side table
*Carrying the Schumacher silk braid Bernal from the linen covered slipper sofa up onto the walls
*Walls edged in red trim

The Question of Wallpapered Ceilings in Chinoiserie Rooms

In this bedroom in the Bahamas by Miles Redd, he has used a favorite Chinoiserie wallpaper of mine by Quadrille/China Seas called Trellis Background on the walls and Bali II for the bedding and curtains. A different wallpaper is used on the ceiling. What is your opinion of this look? I think three different bold patterns is too much for me. I would have likely painted the ceiling a very pale aqua. The jury is frankly out for me on using a different wallpaper on the ceiling. Here are some other Chinoiserie rooms that employ this technique -

Kristy Lee

John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon

Source?

I do like a wallpapered ceiling, but I think I prefer using the same wallpaper. Here are some great examples -

Jennifer Dengel

Zoe Feldman

David Cafiero

Elizabeth Bauer

Maison 140

Maison 140

Which do you prefer?