Chinoiserie Love

If you've been following along you know that things come and go frequently around here.  I have to say that my set of Chinese chippendale chairs are still safe.  I love anything chinoiserie and I've yet to tire of these wrought iron beauties.  When I purchased them they were white, but not for long. 

 I painted them a Chinese red. 

 I'm really not a fan of red, but these work for me.

My Chinese Chippendale Chairs

I re-covered the seats with the same geometric fabric I used for the draperies in the room.

Chair Seats With Geometric Fabric

When I purchased the chairs, I had a table in mind.  I found a fabulous iron table with an x base. Unfortunately, it was missing its glass top.  It's pretty pricey to replace tempered glass so I carried the table top measurements around for a while until I found a mirror with the same dimensions.  I think it's a pretty good fit.

Mirror As Table Top

I really love the x base and the knob.

My X Base Iron Table

What I place on the table changes frequently.  I filled a clear vase with some twisted branches from my yard.  I painted them with the same Chinese red.   I added some black sand and shells to weight it down and to support the gnarly branches.

Painted Harry Lauder Walking Stick Branches in a Shell-Filled Vase.

The faux clam shell, filled with shells and coral, is from Zgallerie.

Faux Clam Shell

I'm so happy with the mirrored top and its changing reflections.

Mirrored Table Top Reflections

No room is complete until you add an animal print.

My Zebra Rug

These chairs have some sentimental value to me too.

They're the chairs that Nate Berkus featured when I was a guest on his show.

Kathy

Here's another view of the space from another post.

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