The Blue And White Scheme At Guarene Castle

The Blue Room at the Castle of Guarene

The Blue Room at the Castle of Guarene features a blue and white scheme surrounded by exquisite furniture fitting for a regal mansion.  A Louis XV marble fireplace is fitted with a painted wood fire screen, above which a plaster wall supports various fancy blue and white Chinese porcelains.  The cradle is [...]

Ralph Lauren's Navy Le Grand Hotel Collection

Navy Decorating Ideas ~ Le Grand Hotel From Ralph Lauren Spring 2010

Ralph Lauren’s Le Grand Hotel Collection is an inspirational response to the coastal elegance of a Riviera.  Coastal decorating has become one of the most popular decorating styles, as it evokes a calming refreshment from the hectic and stressful lifestyles we all find ourselves stuck in.  Although marine [...]

Blue Willow Transferware

During the 18th century there was a wave of popularity of Chinese hand-painted chinoiserie. The many patterns of Chinese landscapes and scences made their way on hand panted wallpaper, chinoiserie furniture, and of course on the china. Themost famous transfer ware pattern was developed in the late 18th century by Thomas Minton of the Caughley [...]

Flow Blue Transferware

Charolotte Moss The Winter House

During the 1820s, they found that blue was found blur naturally. It became quite popular among collectors, and held in the highest regard by many and detested by others. Dispite the differences in opinion, large quantities of the transferware were produced and today collected by thousands yearly. [...]