Saturday, September 25, 2010

Chinoiserie

Screen door, below, had a horrendous 'colonial' motif. Hired a carpenter to put in the Chinoiserie.Plant foxglove, above, they ALWAYS make you look like you know how to garden !
My front door, above, is Chinoiserie too. The painted pattern copied from artwork in a calendar I had moons ago.
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OVERDOSE YOUR THEME. French, Italian, Chinoiserie & etc. doesn't matter Poppets, overdose it.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pics from my garden. Love the blog, Chinoiserie Chic.
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9 comments:

  1. KarenaSeptember 25, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    Tara, I adore your theme and it works perfectly. The foxglove are fabulous!

    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  2. Maura @ Kisiwa Creek PhotographySeptember 25, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Hi Tara!
    What great doors...love the design. foxgloves always make me think of English gardens and remind me of my own garden we had in the city. One day we'll have them here in the country. Enjoy your day.
    Maura :)

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  3. Rob (ourfrenchgarden)September 25, 2010 at 2:11 PM

    Overdose it! ha, ha, I love you.

    That foxglove tip's a starter.

    Beautiful front door, enjoy your weekend.

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  4. La Petite GallerySeptember 25, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    My fox gloves didn't come up this Summer? Great post.

    yvonne

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  5. Pamela Terry and EdwardSeptember 25, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    I adore foxglove and you are so right...they make one look like a total professional! It makes me crazy that they actually grow wild in Scotland!!

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  6. UnknownSeptember 26, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Speaking of overdosing, I always plant a couple dozen foxgloves, they are definitely one of my favorites!

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  7. Desert DwellerSeptember 26, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    "Overdose your theme" - I like that. Fri night in TX, a friend made us dessert, a HOMEMADE barely-baked choc chip cookie, each (6" across), w/ scoops of LOCAL frozen vanilla custard on top.

    The way I felt after eating that, is how seeing a garden should leave one feeling!

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  8. JojoSeptember 26, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    I love the idea of going with a theme "overdose." A great way of saying "keep your focus."

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  9. the gardener's cottageSeptember 27, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    hi tara,

    i'm so jealous of that screen door. so jealous.

    ~janet

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