Inspiration Board - Summer Look for Less

I love the console vignette below that I posted on here and I have recreated it in easy to find and budget friendly pieces. This is a great look for an entryway, living room or dining room with its mix of Chinoiserie, lucite, and organic elements - perfect for a beach house or any home for the summer. It all adds up to about $1,000.

My look for less -
Have your paint store color match Farrow and Ball Saxon Green
The console table is CB2's Peekaboo Clear Console Table for $379
The Beachcomber Baskets are from Pottery Barn for $129 each
The Classic Jute Rug is from Charlotte & Ivy for $138
The Double Happiness Vases are from The Pink Pagoda for $116 each
Add a pair of little clear glasses of your own with fresh flowers

A Gorgeous Chinoiserie Powder Room

Having grown up in Lake Forest, Illinois, its great homes are still to me the most beautiful anywhere. The stage for the 15th biennial Lake Forest Showhouse was an Italian Renaissance 15,000 square foot estate designed in 1916 by famed architect David Adler.

Interior designer Shelley Johnstone Paschke designed the lounge and powder room. The lounge walls are lacquered in Farrow and Ball Saxon Green and are trimmed in gold. The ceiling is painted in faux malachite. Note the ivory silk curtains trimmed in Samuel and Sons Greek key, the Oscar de la Renta Zeus chair with tiger silk velvet, the sisal carpet, rustic baskets, lucite console, and antique Chinese export jars.

In the powder room area, she has papered the walls in Farrow & Ball Acanthus. I love the lucite stand with the blue and white Chinese jar and the starburst chandelier. All in all, a wonderful mix of many of my favorite elements.

Photos courtesy of Veranda.

Acrylic, Lucite, and Chinoiserie

I love the combination of Lucite/acrylic and Chinoiserie. It adds Hollywood Regency glamour and a modern element without taking up any visual space. It is a perfect choice in a studio apartment or a small room because it tends to disappear in the space. I once used four ghost chairs in a dining room of a client where there was a beautiful water view. You could see right through them from the living room to the water. Well priced choices abound at places like CB2, Ikea, and Target. CB2's Peekaboo Collection has become a classic. I also love the idea of framing Chinoiserie panels in acrylic sheets as Little Green Notebook did shown here for a more modern vibe. If the budget allows, Jonathan Adler's Jacques Collection is amazing.

I have created a Pinterest board on the subject. Tomorrow is the last day to enter my giveaway here.