Saturday Inspiration - Pink Chinoiserie

In shelter magazine land, blue is king. Blue covers sell magazines. The downside is that they all look the same. Imagine my excitement when this arrived in the mail yesterday - the new June 2013 issue of Traditional Home with PINK CHINOISERIE on the cover! The gorgeous home of and by interior designer Robin Weiss even has a pink exterior. Below is the dining room. Run out and pick up this issue if you don't already subscribe - the entire home is wonderful and not all pink - there is lots of green and green and pink as well as lots and lots of Chinoiserie.

Want even more pink Chinoiserie? I have a wonderful Pinterest board here and you can follow all of my 129 Pinterest boards here.

Summer Ikea Inspiration Board

This chic little summer vignette with bar cart, pineapple glasses, pineapple rug, and two pendant lamps are all from Ikea and all add up to under $130.00! For more budget friendly ideas from Ikea, check out my earlier post today.

Chinoiserie Chic & Cheap - Pineapples & Flamigos

Pineapple Throw

 Ikea is all ready for summer with two of my favorite hot trends - pineapples and flamingos starting with these darling flamingo glasses below for 99 cents. There are trays, beach towels, throws, shower curtains, rugs - all very fun and very budget friendly. Check out my Pinterest boards on Pineapples and Flamingos for more inspiration.

Flamingo Glass

Pineapple Glass

Flamingo Throw

Trays

Pineapple Shower Curtain

Flamingo Shower Curtain

Flamingo Beach Towel

Pineapple Rug

Wearing Chinoiserie

Anthropologie Flamingo Silk Shift

We all love Chinoiserie in our homes, what about adding Chinoiserie to your wardrobe this summer? Here are my favorites.

Society Social Hostess Gown - so retro Palm Beach Chic

Anthropologie Silk Zebra Dress

J.Crew Enamel and Pave Elephant Bracelet

Elizabeth McKay Navy Silk Elephant Shirt

Elizabeth McKay Pink Silk Bamboo Ballet Dress

Elizabeth McKay Blue Elephant Dress

Elizabeth McKay Pink Silk Bamboo Shirt Dress

Elizabeth McKay & Chinoiserie in Manhattan

I wanted to share with you the fabulous Chinoiserie filled Manhattan home of Elizabeth McKay Jenkins, founder of Elizabeth McKay, and her family featured in the April 2013 issue of Matchbook Magazine as well as her very chic upper East side boutique. She is also a devoted follower of Chinoiserie Chic. Her husband Teddy says she reads Chinoiserie Chic religiously!

These spaces combine so many of my favorites - Schumacher Chiang Mai Dragon, Schumacher Nanjing, elephants galore, Quadrille, Chinoiserie wallpaper, ghost chairs, faux bamboo, monograms, fretwork, Chinoiserie toile, vintage, and lucite. The mix is Chinoiserie Chic, Palm Beach Chic, preppy, old school, modern, fun, and sophisticated.

Elizabeth loves elephants - she is currently restoring this fantastic Craigslist elephant desk that she read about in my post here for her new office space.