I was driving near my house and noticed this little Chinese pagoda in my neighbors yard. How adorable! And how come I never noticed it before? I used to drive this road all the time. I went on Google Street View. The gazebo used to look like this. But it has been painted to…
Maison d’ Hermine Canton table and kitchen linens feature blue and white Asian transferware vases and bowls with pink peonies, orchids and butterflies. The secondary motif is Blue Willow and other blue and white teacups and saucers. It is in various shades of cobalt blue with white printing and an ivory background. Presenting the Canton…
There are three coordinating Ralph Lauren Blue and White Chinoiserie Fine China Dinnerware Collections that mix and match. A fourth collection also has Chinese Blue and White motifs. Ralph Lauren Mandarin Blue on eBay > They are retired patterns, but you can still find them on eBay on Amazon. Ralph Lauren Mandarin Blue Floral on…
Ralph Lauren used to make some beautiful Chinese style collections. There were a few of them; Dorsey, Tamarind, Palm Harbor, Jobs Lane, Nanking Dragon, the Archival Collection and some variations on those names. All the blue and white bedding works together beautifully. This bed mixes Palm Harbor with other blue and white Chinoiserie inspired bedding….
I would love to have Blue Willow accessories in the bathroom. That sounds pretty easy, doesn’t it? Not as easy as it sounds. This is what I have been able to find. This tissue box cover by Jacaranda Living is sewn out of a linen cotton blend. The pagoda is embroidered in cobalt blue. It…
Tribeca Living has a beautiful blue and white pattern named Catalina. The collection includes sheets, curtains, duvet covers, bedspreads, shams and Euro shams, dust ruffles and coordinating pillows in various shapes. Tribeca Living Queen Sized 5-Piece Catalina Bedding Sets; Pillow Cases, Duvet Cover, Shams on Amazon Tribeca Living Queen Sized 12-Piece Catalina Bedding Sets; Flat…
Fifteen years ago, maybe more, I saw a little Blue Willow table made out of ceramic at TJ Maxx. By the time I thought about it and decided I couldn’t live without it, it was gone. And I have repented ever since. Every time I see one in a picture on someone’s porch, I wish…
The January 2018 issue of Southern Living regular series Home & Garden, Beautiful Spaces – Inside and Out, Before & After shows how decorator Allison Allen transformed a 1951 Atlanta house in the article titled The Best Kind of Hand Me Downs. The article is by Elizabeth Passarella with photographs by Hector Manuel Sanchez.The family…
If you love Chinoiserie and blue and white, you are going to love the Laura Ashley Summer Palace Collection. It is a beautiful interpretation of Chinese artistic traditions realized in blue and white. The print has birds and flowers in royal blue against a white background. The collection includes window treatments, bedding and coordinating fabric…
