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Spring is popping out all over in DC with star magnolias, camellias, and cherry blossoms in bloom everywhere. Bring these wonderful colors into your home all year long with a beautiful abstract floral painting by Kerry Steele. I love the idea of a striking piece of art above a bar cart - the "in" piece of furniture now. My inspiration board shows one of Kerry's paintings currently available - "Babylon" with a great pink bar cart from Furbish and a pink Chinese Chippendale chair from the Lilly Pulitzer home collection. Visit Kerry's Etsy shop to see the paintings below and more of her current work. Shown below are some of her abstract florals I love.


Update - Kerry just added this abstract floral below and I love it - it reminds me of cherry blossoms and the colors are gorgeous.

See it here

My daughter Kate sent me this last night from her iPhone and I had to share it. She has topped her blue and white Josef Frank chair with a coral pink Mongolian lambskin pillow. In the background you see her pagoda etagere with her collection of blanc de Chine - all white figurines including Chinese zodiac figures and foo dogs. Kate has wonderful Pinterest boards you can follow here.

Kate has put together a wonderful bedroom inspiration board with the new classic pairing of navy and orange.

"Here is my inspiration board for a bedroom with an orange and navy color scheme. I wanted to create a bedroom that both a man and woman would enjoy. Together, orange and navy are a classic and elegant pairing.

I’m featuring the orange Architecture canopy bed from Room and Board, black pagoda pendant from Furbish, blue ikat lamps from Furbish, white City Slicker end tables from CB2, Greek key pillows from C.Wonder, a pair of Parlour Atomic orange chairs from CB2, a beige/metallic gold zebra stenciled hide rug from Furbish, a pair of orange antique dogs and Hale Navy paint from Benjamin Moore. Please come over and follow me on Pinterest."

Now go check out my new March Houzz Ideabook filled with lots of great Chinoiserie picks, all under $50. And be sure to check out yesterday's post about my new sponsor JAMIESHOP.COM - the online buying service giving you access to "to the trade" for your home at substantial discounts - a dream come true!

Kate and I decided to do a joint post, each of us creating an inspiration board for a bedroom with a pink and green color scheme, using the same green Architecture canopy bed from Room and Board and the same pink chandelier from Marjorie Skouras Design.

Kate's board has pagoda prints from The Pink Pagoda, a pink zebra rug from Jonathan Adler, lotus flower lamps from Pottery Barn, white City Slicker end tables from CB2, pink and gold leather Moroccan poufs, a chevron pillow from Furbish, and pink Chinoiserie wallpaper.

Mine has pink zebra wallpaper, vintage bar carts spray painted green for bedside tables, vintage lamps with pink silk lampshades, Greek key pillows, a cowhide rug stenciled to look like a zebra hide, a bench with Fornasetti fabric, and gold chairs from Marjorie Skouras Design.

I love both of these - so fun and girly with a preppy, Palm Beach Chic/Chinoiserie Chic vibe. Check out my Pink and Green Pinterest board here if you love pink and green as much as we do. You can follow Kate on Pinterest too.

Here are my picks for styling the Chinoiserie bar cart. For more of my tips on bar cart styling click here and to follow me on Pinterest click here. Have a great weekend!

Update from Beth - Check out my new February Houzz Ideabook on Styling the Chinoiserie Bar. You can find all my Ideabooks by clicking on the Houzz link in my sidebar.

The Hayworth Bar Cart

Gold Zag Tray

Twig Tongs

Tortoiseshell Ice Bucket

Tortoiseshell Martini Glasses

Faux Bamboo Straws

Greek Key Cocktail Napkins

Elephant Shot Glass