Author: Carla

Eric Cortina Blue and White Pagoda Ornament
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Eric Cortina Blue and White Pagoda Ornament

Eric Cortina makes ornaments. They are sold at Barney’s and Bergdorf Goodman and a lot of other places, too. There are quite a few in blue and white chinoiserie. Eric Cortina Blue and White Pagoda Ornament on Amazon Eric Cortina Blue and White Pagoda Ornament Set on Amazon Every year there are more variations of…

Azulejos Medallion and Ralph Lauren Dorsey Bedding
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Azulejos Medallion and Ralph Lauren Dorsey Bedding

Azulejos Medallion bedding from EIKEI Home USA looks very much like Ralph Lauren Dorsey bedding. Azulejo is Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework. It began centuries ago with stone mosaics with interlocking curves, lattice and flowers. Later colored tiles were used. Imported blue and white Delft tiles and transferware tiles were used. Ralph Lauren’s…

Cowboy Style at Indian Cave Lodge Auction Preview
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Cowboy Style at Indian Cave Lodge Auction Preview

We recently went to an Auction Preview at Indian Cave Lodge, a mountain hotel near Hendersonville, NC, built in 1892 that is now a private home. The home was completely furnished in what I think of as Western or Cowboy Style, which is a surprise to find in North Carolina. It was set up like…

Kay Dee Designs Blue Willow Potholders, Oven Mitts and Kitchen Towels

Kay Dee Designs Blue Willow Potholders, Oven Mitts and Kitchen Towels

Kay Dee Designs makes hot mitts, pot holders, terry kitchen towels and flour sack towels with a traditional Blue Willow design. Blue Willow Pot Holders I first came across Kay Dee Designs when I was shopping for Blue Willow Pot Holders. I recently found the oven mitt and kitchen towel. Shop for Kay Dee Designs…

Blue Willow Snow Globe
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Blue Willow Snow Globe

Liz Ross and David Westby, a married art-and-design team have created a hand-painted, heirloom-quality snow globe with a Blue Willow tiny world. Blue Willow Snow Globe Inspired by the classic English China Pattern introduced in 1780, our version of Blue Willow captures not only the color of the moment, but the essence of the Chinese…