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Ming Circus Football

I hope everybody had a great weekend. Mine was fun. On Saturday morning, I had this feeling I should head off to HomeGoods even though it was pouring rain. When I got there, I instinctively headed to the furniture section and spotted a beautiful silver faux bois bar cart for $179.99. I wheeled it up to the cash register and the check out person was on the phone with a woman who had seen it at closing the night before and wanted it. The one thing I have learned about HomeGoods is to grab it. It probably won't be there if you go back. Pictures of it in my dressing room are below. It is just hanging out there temporarily - it's permanent home will be in the Chinoiserie Man Cave that I am planning for my husband. Every man cave needs a bar, right?

Speaking of man caves, after finding that, I took the rest of the weekend off and watched all four football games. Did you watch any football? I thought we would take a peek at football and Chinoiserie. I created these three hand-painted silk Chinoiserie football wallpapers for last year's Super Bowl post and nobody got it. Everybody was pinning them to their Chinoiserie Pinterest boards. So I thought I would try posting them again!

Also below is a photo of the bedroom Linda at Calling It Home did for a past One Room Challenge that had lots of great Chinoiserie. What cracked me up was that when I was looking for photos for this post, I found that somebody pinned it and put this comment -


They actually took the time to read the book jackets and diss them.

This week will be the wrap-up and finale of my series on the Top Ten Chinoiserie Trends for 2014.

Chinoiserie Football in the Park

Singerie Touch Football

Linda's One Room Challenge master bedroom with sports books

My new HomeGoods bar cart

A close-up

Inspiration for the Chinoiserie man cave

This is Day 3 of decorating your home for the holidays with Chinoiserie Chic style. If you missed Day 1 and Day 2,  you can read them here -

Holiday Decorating at Chinoiserie Chic
The Easy Peasy Chinoiserie Chic Chrismtas Tree

Get your bar cart in the holiday spirit by adding some festive touches. There are some great ideas here. In the bar cart above, a red lacquer tray, red ikat cocktail plates, green glassware, green Perrier bottles, and green limes add seasonal color.

A reindeer stands guard

A miniature gold Christmas tree

Red lacquer walls and a green garland

Fresh flowers

A chalkboard

Fresh flowers

Lights

Lights

A wreath and a reindeer

A penguin cocktail shaker

A wreath, ornaments, a silver tree, and cranberry libations

AnthologyHouse was featured yesterday on Chairish's blog and website on beautifying the bar cart. Congratulations girls! AnthologyHouse now has a storefront on Chairish in addition to their Etsy store. Check it out here. These are some of my favorite pieces currently in their inventory. They have a gorgeous collection of vintage merchandise to glam up your home for the holidays, most notably the bar cart.

Lonny

 There is nothing more chic to me than a beautifully styled bar. As you see from all these examples, beyond the essentials, one of the best ways to infuse your bar with style and personality is by adding some vintage pieces. Vintage glassware, ice buckets, and pitchers are functional as well as elegant choices. Also be sure to add a fun vintage piece or two like a brass animal, foo dogs, a pair of Chinese figurines, a pineapple - whatever reflects your style. I have a giraffe, a hippo, and a pineapple on my bar cart.

One of the best sources anywhere for vintage pieces for your bar (and for stunning vintage bar carts) is AnthologyHouse. I hope you have already visited their wonderful Etsy store here. They have also just partnered with Chairish for larger items, furniture, and high end vintage pieces. Very exciting news! Chairish is an online consignment marketplace for design obsessed people to buy and sell exceptional pre-owned home furnishings. Chairish has been featured in many magazines including House Beautiful, Elle Decor, and Country Living.

Below I have included some of my favorite AnthologyHouse vintage decor for styling your bar. With holiday entertaining around the corner, this is a great time for it.

Glitter Guide

Society Social

Southern Living

Society Social

Tilton Fenwick

Vintage Gold Bar Cart

Vintage Gold Chrome Bar Cart with Ice Bucket Insert

Mid-Century Barware and Pitcher

Vintage Barware with Glasses, Pitcher, and Bucket

Vintage Regency Zodiac Glassware

Vintage Teal Drinking Glasses

Vintage Brass Pig

A Pair of Large Vintage Brass Swans

Vintage Asian Couple

Vintage Elephant Tea Pot

Vintage Toucan Salt and Pepper Shakers

Asian Couple Figurines

A wonderful way to add a whimsical touch to your Chinoiserie bar cart is with an animal motif. I have just added a silver hippo and a tortoiseshell giraffe to mine. The silver hippo picks of all the silver on my bar and the tortoiseshell giraffe mimics the two tortoiseshell decanters. Other great ideas pictured below are an elephant, pig, fox, flamingo, monkey, dog, foo dog, turtle, cockatoo, and raccoon. Just make sure they stay away from the liquor.