wallpaper borders

Everyone seemed to love the pink and gray post yesterday and especially this entryway by Tom Scheerer. It features grisaille wallpaper in shades of gray, a Wiliam IV pier table, and a pair of coral slipper chairs by Billy Baldwin.

My favorite touch is the pair of sconces with lampshades covered in the grisaille paper and lined in coral pink. I am generally not a big fan of patterned lampshades, but these are very much an exception. I do love lining lampshades in pink silk - the pink makes the whole room glow.

An even easier way to get that flattering soft pink glow - pink lightbulbs. BTW, they are considered specialty bulbs and not covered by the phase-out of incandescents. My favorite are the 50/100/150 Slyvania that I order by the box here. I use them in every lamp in my house.


I have added a new Pinterest board on Pink and Gray here and you can follow me on Pinterest here.

and this plan (which was the final look the homeowners decided on) has a more colorful rug, with fuchsia, eggplant, tangerine and mint. the new accent fabric picks up on the mint in the rug and adds another dose of geometric pattern.

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From time to time, I love to post on emerging trends I perceive in interior design. These are not the hot trends written up in shelter mags, but looks I start to see repeated in rooms that I feel work especially well with Chinoiserie. Last year I did "Trending" posts on -

*Pineapples
*Malachite
*Purple
*The Big Chinoiserie Lamp
*Antelope
*The White Elephant
*Brushstroke
*Mudcloth
*The Return of the Skirted Table
*Combining Pink and Orange
*Black Windows

My first emerging trend for 2014 is combining pink and gray. I believe that gray is here to stay as an elegant, versatile, and sophisticated neutral. People will be looking for new ways to use gray and I absolutely adore this combination. Here is some inspiration -

Gray with hot pink -












Gray with coral pink -






Gray with pale pink -

So many of you have asked to learn more about this wonderful blue and white space. It is a butler's pantry created by Kellie Griffin Interiors for the 2013 Atlanta Symphony Decorators' Show House and Gardens. The damask wallpaper is Cole & Son Albemarle Aldwych and the fabulous blue and white Chinoiserie toile window treatment is Brunschwig & Fils' iconic Le Lac. I love the Chinoiserie grandfather clock! I have hunted down more photos of the room to share with you. It's very strange, but almost invariably I love the butler's pantries in these show houses the best and they are often done with Chinoiserie.

Cole & Son Albemarle Aldwych

Brunschwig & Fils Le Lac

Another trend in Chinoiserie I see for 2014 is the Chinese Chippendale chair in classic white or black. Although I love this iconic chair in every color of the rainbow, to me there is nothing more beautiful than the timeless elegance of black and white. Charlotte & Ivy has just introduced their "Charlotte" Chinese Chippendale dining arm chair and side chair. They spent months designing their Charlotte chair and the attention to detail is absolute perfection. I think it is the most beautiful Chinese Chippendale chair available. See it here and they are offering special Introduction Pricing through the end of January. As always at Charlotte & Ivy, shipping is free which, as we all know when ordering larger pieces like furniture, is a big deal.


I hope this gallery of rooms with black and white Chinese Chippendale chairs will inspire you. And note how many ways there are to use these chairs -

*An entire set in your dining room
*A pair at the head and foot of the dining table with contrasting side chairs
*As side chairs in the dining room with a pair of upholstered chairs at the head and foot of the table
*In the breakfast room
*A pair in the entryway
*As occasional chairs in the living room, family room, or bedroom
*As a desk or vanity chair