#10 - The Top Ten Chinoiserie Trends for 2014

The Rinfret Group

Today we look at my final Chinoiserie trend for 2014. I enlisted the help of my friends at 

Charlotte & Ivy, my go-to gals for the the elegant Chinoiserie home as to emerging trends in Chinoiserie. Charlotte & Ivy is the Goldilocks and the Three Bears of home furnishings sources. Some stores are too boring, or too stodgy, or too expensive. Others are too trendy, or too hip, or too cheap. Charlotte & Ivy is just right. They have such a wonderful eye for classic pieces for your home that will never go out of style. Their trend for 2014 is "Classic Chinoiserie." I couldn't agree more. Here are the Chinoiserie trends we have looked at so far - 

#1 - Mixing Gold, Silver, and Chinoiserie

#2 - Mixing African and Chinoiserie

#3 - Navy and Chinoiserie

#4 - Chinoiserie Chic Color of the Year 2014 - Baby Flamingo Lavender Gray

#5 - Gray and Chinoiserie

#6 - Bold Greek Key

#7 - Brass
#8 - Pale Pink as a Neutral

#9 - Blue and White Chinese Porcelain

I hope that what strikes you about many trends on this list is that this year you will see a very strong and marked return to the iconic, traditional, and timeless classics of Chinoiserie. It may be Chinoiserie used in fresh and modern ways like with lavender or pink walls, oversized Greek key, perhaps a piece of African tribal art, but at its essence it is what you know, love, and likely already have much of in your home. 

I asked Charlotte & Ivy to create an inspiration board with some of their favorite classic Chinoiserie pieces from Charlotte & Ivy.

I was not surprised that it includes many of the pieces on my list of my favorite classic Chinoiserie pieces for your home. Perhaps you have some of these already, handed down from your grandparents or parents so they hold special memories for you. Perhaps, like me, you have started collecting Chinoiserie on your own because something about it resonated with you. When I started adding Chinoiserie to my own home, it truly became my home. Perhaps you are looking to add a special piece or two to your home this year.

The Classics - 

*Blue and White Chinese Porcelain

*The Chinese Chippendale Chair

*The Pagoda Mirror

*Greek Key

*The Chinese Garden Stool

*Hand Painted Silk Chinoiserie Wallpaper or Panels

*Classic Chinoiserie Fabrics and Wallpapers

*Ginger Jars

*The Gourd Lamp

*Black and Gold Lacquered Chinoiserie Furniture

*Gilded/Gold Chinoiserie

*The Chinese Lantern

*The Pagoda Chandelier

I hope you have enjoyed my series on my Top Ten Chinoiserie Trends for 2014 and that it may serve as inspiration to you in continuing in 2014 to make your home a place you love.

Classic Chinoiserie

This home, featured in New England Home, combines classic and traditional furnishings with lots of Chinoiserie touches.

You should read the article - somebody needs to tell the New England Home writers that it is not the 1950s. Here are some quotes from the article -

"If, as they say, a beautiful woman lights up a room, the reverse is true as well—a beautiful room lights up those lucky enough to stand within its walls. Down through the ages, savvy women have used their surroundings to enhance their own charms. Still, when told that her designer describes her as a lovely blonde and says, "These settings complement her coloring,” the owner of this Greenwich home simply laughs."

“Cindy has an amazing way with color, says the happy wife."

"Accents of red and coral—like a sweep of rouge on the cheeks—give it all a lively kick."

"Tiptoe into the wife’s dressing room and the feminine ambience escalates with a pretty wallcovering and a dainty blue chaise. Her bath (the husband has his own across the way) holds a bowfront tub and an antique Venetian mirror."

Oh my.....

In the living room, Ming horses, Chinese porcelain vases, and a faux bamboo base on the coffee table - note the blue ceiling and grasscloth walls.

Another living room shot - Greek key pillows, blue and white Chinese porcelain ginger jars, Chinese porcelain vases, and the faux bamboo coffee table base.

A collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain in the foyer.

In the dining room, Gracie wallpaper, a Greek key rug, and a pair of pagodas on the mantel.

The breakfast area with fretwork chairs and a blue and white Chinese porcelain vase.

A pair of Chinese vases in the kitchen.

A pair of garden stools in the sitting room.

An elephant and a zebra rug in the library.

In the dressing room, Chinoiserie wallpaper, blue and white Chinese porcelain, and a glimpse of a ginger jar and a faux bamboo towel rack in the bathroom.

Traditional Chinoiserie - Joseph Minton