I’ve been looking for blue willow drapes for the bedroom. I put white shutters over the window, so they don’t have to be room-darkening. I can already darken the room enough. I bought the Ralph Lauren Tamarind Bird Porcelain Blue and White King Comforter and Shams. I want something with the same white background and…
The romantic floral print of Laura Ashley’s Maybelle Collection is beautiful with Shabby Chic, but this vintage style goes with Cottage, Romantic and Traditional homes. The Maybelle Collection really only includes bedding. There are no window treatments or throw pillows. I would use them with white. The Laura Ashley Home Maybelle Collection has a romantic…
Laura Ashley makes beautiful bedding. They are quality, wash well and last. And most important, they feel really good! The blue and white Charlotte Collection includes a comforter set and duvet cover to fit Twin, Full, Queen or King sized beds. There are coordinating pillows, a window valance and a shower curtain. They are inspired…
The latest issue of Southern Living magazine has an article Farmhouse on the Water. It is written by Valerie Rains with Photographs by Hector Manuel Sanchez and Styling by Elizabeth Demos. I’ve read about photo shoot styling. It looks like that is a real job that real people really have. Anyway, the photo shows a lantern…
This beautiful set of bedding is from Foxford Woollen Mills in Ireland. They are cotton, not wool. Blue Willow Pattern The traditional willow pattern is given a modern twist with a graphic print design on the reverse of the duvet. This print is also available in fitted sheets and pillowcases to mix and match with…
The Chinoiserie Collection is a collaboration between SKL Home and interior designer Vern Yip from Saturday Knight Ltd. The collection includes all of the motifs I love from Blue Willow china and adds in some other elements traditional to Chinoiserie. The collection is “Inspired from traditional Asian motifs and culture.” It “brings a modern twist…
Maison d’ Hermine Canton table and kitchen linens feature blue and white Asian transferware vases and bowls with pink peonies, orchids and butterflies. The secondary motif is Blue Willow and other blue and white teacups and saucers. It is in various shades of cobalt blue with white printing and an ivory background. Presenting the Canton…
I have been looking at wallpaper for the bathroom in our new house. I am sorta down to two different patterns. Similar, but VERY different. Actually, two patterns plus a lot of additional color choices. Chinoiserie by Barbara Pixton is exactly what I had in mind. It picks up the blues and adds some green….
I’ve still not found exactly the Blue Willow bath accessories I am looking for. These are close, though. They are blue and white porcelain. Not a Chinoiserie pattern, but a beautiful blue and white that would coordinate. The set includes a soap dish, pump for lotion or soft soap, a cup and toothbrush cup, tissue…
Allen + Roth makes a ceiling fan that can be hung from a hook anywhere. It is rated for wet location, so you don’t have to have it in a covered area. This fan can be suspended from a secure hook from any structure that can safely support 65 pounds. (The fan does not weigh…
