East Meets West in Long Island Home

This large and very beautiful Georgian-style Long Island home was designed by Christopher Maya for a Chinese family moving to America for the first time.

And what a welcome they would receive when stepping into this glorious chinoiserie foyer!  It's breathtakingly pretty with the fresh green of de Gournay papered walls.  I wouldn't want to leave the foyer!

The gallery.

I love the honeycomb design on the painted floor of the breakfast room.

Upstairs landing with the chinoiserie wallpaper from the foyer is the perfect spot to 

stop and take a breath and enjoy the gorgeous surroundings.

The trellis overlays are painted in Benjamin Moore's 'Summer Shower'

and the ceiling is done in Benjamin Moore's 'Lookout Point'.

The master bedroom was designed for the couple to enjoy music, fireplace, reading spaces and relaxing.

The daughter's room done in beautiful shades of blue.

Interior Design - Christopher Maya

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Moodboard Monday - Fuchsia

This dose of hot pink should warm your heart and keep you in good stead for the week ahead!

Have a great day!

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A Room of Her Own - Charlotte Moss' Sleeping Porch/Study

I thought you might like to see where Charlotte does her collage art that I posted about earlier this week.

As you can see, she has all her magazines and collage supplies nicely tucked away in the bookshelves behind her bed.  There's a divan under the window with lots of light for browsing through her magazines for ideas.  An antique  daybed to stretch out on for a power nap, or as Charlotte says, "a perch for Oscar and Daisy while I work". An architect's desk where she cuts and pastes her collages. And a writing desk.

Charlotte's architect's desk

This is what the sleeping porch looked like before Charlotte re-decorated as seen in the first three images.  Notice the painted floor is the same in all images.

Charlotte Moss' Sleeping Porch

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To see more of Charlotte's East Hampton home, please click here.

Console Vignettes

Have you ever wondered how designers make such attractive tabletop vignettes with so little effort?  There are just a few things to remember when styling console tables, chests, end tables, etc.

First of all, using an uneven number of items is very appealing to the eye and depending on the size of the tabletop, it could be 1, 3, 5, 7 or more items.

Secondly, if using 3 items or more, make sure they are different heights - short, medium and tall so that your eye goes up and down as you look back and forth at the different items.

Thirdly, I find a symmetrical arrangement is easy on the eyes and I tend to use that......that's why I almost always buy two of everything when shopping for accessories.......lamps, vases, florals, etc. for tabletops.

Some people prefer an asymmetrical look and that's popular, as well - the important thing is to be happy with your final results as you are the one who will be enjoying the effects!

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5 items - perfect symmetry

1 tall topiary, 2 medium height plants and 2 short candles

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7 items - asymmetrical

Notice how your eye flows from low to medium to high and back

Gorgeous arrangement!

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3 items, symmetrical - 1 low and 2 high

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3 items - 1 low and 2 tall

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7 items and totally symmetrical

2 lamps, 2 identical plants, 2 same height candles and 1 tea tray

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7 items and symmetrical

2 lamps, 2 ginger jars, 2 small seashells and 1 large candle holder in the centre

Bunny Wlliams bedroom

7 items - asymmetrical but looks symmetrical at first glance

2 large plants, 1 medium floral arrangement, 1 porcelain figurine, 1 jar, 1 jar top, 1 candy box

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3 items - low, medium and high

Asymmetrical

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7 items assymmetrical

1 lamp, 1group of 3 books, 1 piece of coral, 1 lidded box

2 plants and 1 open book