Baby It's Cold Outside - Tartan & Chinoiserie

With much of the country shivering under an arctic blast, I decided to switch gears today. It was 7 degrees when I walked my dog just now and I live in Virginia, not Minnesota. Schools are canceled today because of the cold! Only my dog loves it - she is a Tibetan Spaniel and the breed is from the mountains of Tibet and she can't get enough of the cold weather.

Instead of #8 of my top ten Chinoiserie trends for 2014, we will take a look at the warm and toasty combination of tartan and Chinoiserie. This is a wonderful pairing - classic, traditional, and timeless. The undisputed masters of combining tartan and Chinoiserie are Ralph Lauren and Scot Meacham Wood/The Adventures of Tartanscot. I love tartan - I have two Pinterest boards on tartan here and here. Want to follow me on Pinterest? Click here.

Tartan and Chinoiserie

I hope you are following along with my month long series on decorating your home for the holidays with Chinoiserie Chic style. This is Day Four. If you have missed any, here they are -

Holiday Decorating at Chinoiserie Chic
The Easy Peasy Chinoiserie Chic Christmas Tree
Get Your Bar Cart in the Holiday Spirit(s)

Tartan is so delicious in a home, especially in the winter, so cozy and classic. Alexandria, Virginia, where I live, has a strong Scottish heritage and is Scottish mad this time of year with our famous Scottish Walk weekend just around the corner.

What you might not have thought about is the amazing combination of tartan and Chinoiserie for the holidays and beyond. I especially love blue and white Chinese porcelain and Greek key with tartan. Here is inspiration and I also have Pinterest boards on Tartan and Chinoiserie and Tartan.

A Chinoiserie Christmas - Tartan & Chinoiserie

Scott Meacham Wood

This past weekend was the Scottish Walk here in Alexandria and it got me in a tartan mood. I started thinking about combining tartan and Chinoiserie - can it be done? Scott Meacham Wood uses a Chinese chest in this wonderful room above. Lindsay at The Pursuit of Style is thinking about trimming a tartan Christmas tree skirt in Greek key. Ralph Lauren's room has tartan and a stunning blue ginger jar. I also like a the zebra rug layered on top of the oriental rug in this room. A great idea to borrow.

The Pursuit of Style

Ralph Lauren