Chinoiserie Me!
A playful and eclectic space that incorporates Chinoiserie inspired items and Mod-tastic pieces creates an exciting space to entertain family and friends! This space incorporates the Kelly Wearstler Imperial Trellis wallpaper, and you can integrate our Imperial Trellis Mosaic for easy cleaning and sparkle.
You can recreate the rest of this space with Dark Turquoise wall paint, the Ikea Docksta table, Black West Elm Overlapping Squares Chairs, and a Red Pagoda Chinoiserie Chandelier.
Accessorize this look with turquoise, white, red, coral, and mustard. This Curvy Chrysanthemum Vase looks stellar against the dark turquoise walls, and this White Scalloped Bowl brings out the white in the Dubarry Trellis Mosaic. Be sure to add Chinoiserie touches with this Mustard Yellow Mod Tea Pot.
Start brewing some tea, and mull over this dining room idea!
A Special Thanks to beachbungalow8.blogspot.com for the inspiration!
Leave a commentI ♥ Herringbone
If you are looking for a unique look for your floors, walls, and textiles you should definitely consider the Herringbone pattern. This Chevron-like pattern was first seen in the fashion world, and ever since Designers stepped outside the box and incorporated it into tile patterns and textiles we just can’t get enough of it!
Create the Herringbone pattern with our Urban Timber, Subway Tiles, and ask us about our Herringbone Mosaics. Herringbone is an updated alternative to the Brick pattern, and when perfectly designed you can lead the viewer’s eye in a particular direction. Get savvy on Herringbone and pick up a few essentials like Herringbone glassware, spruce up your sofa with Herringbone Pillows, design your own rug at Jonathan Adler, and don’t be afraid to embrace this chic pattern on your walls with paint or wallpaper!
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Glass Mosaic Tile – Seven Heavenly New Collections
Trying to decide how to deck your walls? Get ready for a little “piece” of mind.
You’re about to discover seven new glass mosaic tile collections—creative arrangements of pure, colorful, resplendent glass—that will bring a touch of history, mystery and artistry to any interior design. All are available now at Mission Stone & Tile in Nashville.
Mosaics are among the most ancient and desirable of art forms, featuring hard bits of material joined harmoniously to create larger, dazzling finished looks, images and decor. So timelessly appealing, mosaics are wildly popular even today. One look at these new glass tile collections, and you’ll easily understand why.
Blended of the vibrant, color-soaked glass with big city panache, each of these collections is named for a Manhattan haunt or ‘hood. Just like the Big Apple, these collections are a mishmash of action that somehow comes together elegantly, memorably…beautifully.
Indulge and enjoy…
Feeling a little glassy-eyed? Venture to Mission Stone & Tile to make your selection in person. One of these mosaic collections is sure to be the missing piece for your latest project.
Tah-daahh! The winner of the Beveled Arabesque Tile sends a few pictures.
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I could not be more pleased with the outcome of the backsplash that Karen V. won in our Beveled Arabesque Tile Giveaway contest. I am posting a few preview shots, because I simply cannot wait for the professional shots to be complete. Karen has been such a wonderful participant. She shared such enthusiasm for the project, and has been a delight to work with. She installed the tile herself, and had some interesting points to consider.
Now surely– you should put this in YOUR kitchen now!
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My faaabulous backsplash is in. In case you missed the drama, I was fretting endlessly over what to do with my backsplash. Then megpie sent me a link to a beveled arabesque tile, which I liked. After looking at the tile online, I realized that the company, Mission Stone & Tile, was having a contest. I entered my kitchen’s photos and a few weeks later, I received an email that my kitchen was chosen. The tile was awarded in exchange for “after” photos so that they could use them on their website.
This was the big weekend for installation. It was not as easy as we thought it would be. A friend who installs tile ran the show while my husband and I offered any assistance we could. We worked from 10 am Saturday to 12:30 am Sunday. (We stopped due to not wanting to alienate the neighbors–the tile saw was loud). Started again on Sunday morning and finished around 4:30 pm. Very long installation. We decided to end the tile about an inch below the hood. It looks great. Here are some early photos, the switches are not hooked up yet, but you get the idea. Thank you to everybody who helped me out with so many of our decisions regarding this tile, so without further delay I would like to present to you….Beveled Arabesque Tile:
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I'm Obsessed With Kelly Wearstler
If you have spent any time with me over the past 4 years, you know that I am obsessed with Kelly Wearstler. Her Viceroy properties are my little pocket of luxury, and one day I will own a property at the Viceroy in Playa del Carmen. I’ve visited the Viceroy in LA, and look forward to visiting any of the others. The newest addition is the Viceroy in Snowmass! Have any of you been there?
Jean Michel-Gathy and Kelly Wearstler’s Viceroy Snowmass Debuts
The resort boasts a restaurant, lounge, full-service spa, fitness room, boutique, conference facilities and pool.
NICHOLAS TAMARIN — INTERIOR DESIGN, 2/1/2010
Eco-conscious snow bunnies can finally travel without guilt, thanks to Colorado’s new Viceroy Snowmass and its sustainably chic décor by designers Jean Michel-Gathy and Kelly Wearstler.
Located at the base of a mountain in the town of Snowmass. just outside of alpine hotspot Aspen, the Viceroy is on track to become the first LEED-Silver certified hotel in the area, one of only two in Colorado, and one of only eight in the United States. This ecological achievement is even more impressive considering the scope of the project—173 residentially appointed accomodations, the Eight K restaurant, lounge, full-service spa, fitness room, boutique, conference and event space. The pool comes complete with café, bar, terrace and permanent cabanas.
Green credentials were chalked up in several innovative ways. All dirt removed from the construction site was saved and reused. Construction workers were transported to the site by bus, reducing fuel consumption and vehicle emissions. The Viceroy also provides reusable and washable water bottles, hand towels, and shampoo and conditioner bottles. A saline pool creates its own chlorine through the use of salt and electrical current. There’s even a gratis on-site electric car charging system.
The innovative interiors, however, are what really supply the energy. Gathy, the founding principal of Malaysian architecture firm Denniston International Architects & Planners, whose previous projects include Aman Resorts properties and Miami Beach’s Setai hotel, imbued the resort with a contemporary alpine décor to match its stunning setting. Organic materials abound, such as the birch tree wall wrapped in copper and leather in the lobby, or the 87-foot-long, glass-topped bar supported by tree trunks in the lounge area.
Wearstler, who had previously designed the seminal Viceroy properties in Santa Monica and Palm Springs, was responsible for the slopeside pool terrace and café and bar in Snowmass. Departing from her signature nouveau Hollywood Regency look for a rocking Rockies palette of whites, pale blues, and greens, Wearstler also channeled the organic earth. The pool café’s white-stained oak walls are offset by a Cippilino stone bar with brass inlay and complimentary tables of White Oman stone with matching brass. The pool’s terrace features a central fire pit and three permanent cabanas with their own private fires, a perfect foil for those frigid mountain nights.
All images courtesy of the Viceroy Snowmass.
Covering the Wall: A Plethora of Paper, Patterns, Paint & Prints For Wall-to-Wall Style
Once upon a time, we pasted patterned sheets of paper upon our walls. These sheets depicted everything from toile-like hunting scenes to abstract floral arrangements and served as room-sized reflections of the tastes and styles of the era in which they were hung. I recall the first time I conducted ‘vertical excavation’ in a rent house; I was fascinated as I peeled back decades of designs to get down to a paintable surface. Layer upon layer of paper, I saw everything from paisleys to pansies during that project!
Today, wallpaper, with its tendency to curl at the seams over time, has widely lost its appeal (pun intended). The fall of wallpaper’s popularity over the last couple of decades has paralleled the rise in preference for paint colors and other wall covering materials. Perhaps as we’ve grown accustomed to more immediate gratification and less committed to hard-to-replace patterns, we’ve embraced options that work more as décor-ready canvases than dominating wall art.
Certainly, paint is typically a more versatile, changeable and affordable means of dressing walls, and it’s less committal. Want to update a room? Just repaint! There’s also the comfort of immediate forgiveness should a color selection prove to be a total misfire. Importantly, luscious swathes of color can really open up a space without competing with patterns in furniture or upholstered accents.
For example…
Mary Elizabeth Hulsey’s vibrant orange kitchen wall gives a shock of sophistication to her entire living and entertaining area.
Mind you, paper has never gone away entirely, yet any proclamations of a full comeback are totally off the wall. Many of today’s most popular applied wall coverings really aren’t “paper” per se. They’re sheets of natural materials and fibers, including textured and eco-chic grasscloths, woven reeds and bamboos.
For example…
Mary Elizabeth opted for natural, eco-friendly grasscloth wall covering in her media room. The texture adds interest yet also helps absorb sound as well. (www.zoffany.com)
And as retro’s gone metro. there has been a subtle surge in vintage paper prints, quasi-antique looks some designers are incorporating as accents or space-enveloping explosions. (Note: Some new wallpapers are tack-backed and require no gluing.) While the bursting florals and borders of the late 1980s remain out of vogue, the delicate, intricate designs of the 1880s are occasionally embraced. Some popular retailers are even creating modern collections for those with a penchant for paper.
For example…
Retailer Anthropologie is the source for a panoply of wallpaper selections ranging from classic and campy to clever and contemporary. (www.anthropologie.com)
Also embraced today are natural stones, tile, metal and glass—and not just for bathroom walls and kitchen backsplashes anymore. These authentic materials are increasingly prominent in living spaces, even bedrooms. Classic and lasting, these dimensional, environmental options are decidedly more committal than aforementioned paint colors, let alone wallpaper. Yet many homeowners are drawn to the quality, undeniable style and potential ROI of such installed investments.
For example…
New Tribal wall tile sleekly raises expectations in any room of the home. The indulgent Nero color in single-tone floral pattern richly resilient and timelessly stylish. (www.missionstonetile.com)
In contrast, there are some inventive and decidedly non-permanent wall adornment alternatives on the market today. Giant, printed canvases, peel-and-stick decals, large format stencil art motifs, even adhesive words and inspirational phrases—there are wall-to-wall options to create style that’s trendy, tenacious and totally temporary. These clever creations are ideal for young adults with fleeting tastes, renters unauthorized to alter walls or anyone wanting fresh designs to look up to—literally.
For example…
Home décor purveyor Chiasso features fun alternatives to wallcoverings. This peel & stick clock, coupled with real clock face, makes grand conversation piece. (www.chiasso.com)
Looking for more off the wall ideas for wallcoverings? Keep clicking back over to Collection 17 for fresh finds, innovative ideas and amazing sources to cover your home in wall to wall style!
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