{"id":48133,"date":"2015-12-09T12:29:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T17:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=48133"},"modified":"2021-12-15T01:02:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:02:37","slug":"chinoiserie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/chinoiserie\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Elegant, Exotic Rooms With Chinoiserie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Characterized by whimsical contrasts of scale and asymmetrical, fanciful imagery, most often imaginary, chinoiserie (pronounced <em>sheen-waz-er-ee)<\/em> is an evocation of Chinese motifs and techniques in Western art, furniture, and architecture. Although the style is especially associated with the 18th century, the following modern-day rooms embrace a similar mixture of East and West, incorporating idyllic elements particularly favored in the Rococo period with contemporary abstract paintings, sculpture, and geometric furniture whose stark expressionism sets into relief the intricate and ornamental aspects of this enthusiastically decorative style.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51993 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dhong_Frost_AsianBedroom-0029-e1449699492807.jpg\" alt=\"Dhong_Frost_AsianBedroom-0029\" width=\"700\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dhong_Frost_AsianBedroom-0029-e1449699492807.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dhong_Frost_AsianBedroom-0029-e1449699492807-579x350.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dhong_Frost_AsianBedroom-0029-e1449699492807-120x73.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In San Francisco, interior designer Benjamin Dhong used an exquisite, hand-painted wall covering by de Gournay to offset a Thomas Chippendale\u2013inspired daybed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_001-e1449678428601.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_001\" width=\"550\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_001-e1449678428601.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_001-e1449678428601-298x350.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_001-e1449678428601-102x120.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pierre Berg\u00e9 recalls that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/yves-saint-laurent\/fashion\/\">Yves Saint Laurent<\/a> &#8220;preferred to travel in his imagination,&#8221; a journey undoubtedly made easier when surrounded by the finest of East meets West in Berg\u00e9&#8217;s Rue Bonaparte residence, above.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photo by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itopus.com\/\"><strong>Ivan Terestchenko<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_002.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_002.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_002-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_002-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/paulmontgomery.com\/\">Paul Montgomery&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/wall-decorations\/wallpaper\/\">wallpaper murals<\/a> combine time-honored hand-painting techniques with modern materials and technology to create floral and nature vignettes of exceptional quality and enduring impact within refined contemporary settings.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulmontgomery.com\">Paul Montgomery<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48253 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Every room in Ann Getty&#8217;s Pacific Heights residence testifies to her sophistication and connoisseurship. In the living room, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/paintings\/style\/impressionist\/\">paintings<\/a> by Gustave Moreau, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro, depicting interiors and landscapes, are complemented by expressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/giltwood\/\">gilt-wood furniture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisaromerein.com\">Lisa Romerein<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48263 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003b.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_003b\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003b-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003b-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003b-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The circa-1720 chinoiserie panels in Getty&#8217;s dining room, made for the king of Poland, are thoughtfully paired with a circa-1740 Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/\"><em>lacca povera <\/em>bureau<\/a> once owned by Pope Pius VI. The table at front is set with a circa-1820 Canton famille rose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/\">dinner service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisaromerein.com\">Lisa Romerein<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003c.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_003c\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003c-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003c-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_003c-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Getty founded <a href=\"http:\/\/anngetty.com\/\">Ann Getty and Associates<\/a>, a residential interior design firm in 2002 and, shortly thereafter, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anngettyhouse.com\/\">Ann Getty Home<\/a>, a line of custom furniture and reproductions of important historical pieces. Here a room in one of her San Francisco residences contains all original pieces, most notably a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/asian-art-furniture\/ceramics\/\">Kangxi jar<\/a> sitting on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/louis-xiv\/\">Louis XIV<\/a> marquetry chest.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisaromerein.com\">Lisa Romerein<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48283 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_004-e1449678475764.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_004\" width=\"550\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_004-e1449678475764.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_004-e1449678475764-298x350.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_004-e1449678475764-102x120.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Baroness and tastemaker Pauline de Rothschild&#8217;s drawing room in her London apartment includes such furnishings as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/sofas\/material\/metal\/\">steel-frame sofa<\/a> of her own design, <em>retour d\u2019\u00c9gypte<\/em> chairs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/side-tables\/period\/late-20th-century\/\">contemporary cube tables<\/a>. The room, according to the Baron de Rothschild, is an especially personal expression. &#8220;It is all in the color,\u201d he says. \u201cShe would sit for hours with the painters, drinking mugs of tea, until they got the color she wanted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/gallery\/pauline-de-rothschild-london-apartment-slideshow\">Architectural Digest<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52473 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/marquis-faubourg-saint-honore-hotel-domino-002-e1450111865754.jpg\" alt=\"marquis-faubourg-saint-honore-hotel-domino-002\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/marquis-faubourg-saint-honore-hotel-domino-002-e1450111865754.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/marquis-faubourg-saint-honore-hotel-domino-002-e1450111865754-526x350.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/marquis-faubourg-saint-honore-hotel-domino-002-e1450111865754-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\n<p>At the Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honor\u00e9 hotel in Paris, interior designer Michele B\u00f6nan mixed midcentury Italian pieces with an antique chinoiserie screen to stunning effect.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Brittany Ambridge via <a href=\"http:\/\/domino.com\/michele-boenan-s-new-hotel\/image\/5249cbe39ac35f721d02b8ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domino<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48293 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_005.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_005.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_005-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_005-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_005-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A modern interpretation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/wall-decorations\/decorative-art\/\">chinoiserie mural<\/a>, the custom-painted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lynnerutter.com\/\">Lynne Rutter<\/a> wallpaper produces an airy, open garden feeling, particularly evident in the doses of intense, rich color on the subtle curry-yellow field.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Photo via <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynnerutter.com\">Lynne Rutter<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_006d.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_006d\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_006d.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_006d-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_006d-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_006d-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A committed classicist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.molyneuxstudio.com\/\">Juan Pablo Molyneux<\/a> creates spirited interiors that are rooted in history without being historical re-creations. This Upper East Side salon serves as an ideal stage for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/chinoiserie\/\">handmade furniture<\/a> he\u2019s been designing since his student days in Santiago, Chile, 35 years ago.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.molyneuxstudio.com\">Juan Pablo Molyneux<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_007d-e1447205118298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_007d-e1447205118298.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_007d-e1447205118298-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_007d-e1447205118298-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Troels Holch Povlsen possesses a passion for antiques, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/queen-anne\/\">Queen Anne<\/a>\u2013style furniture. His aim was particularly true in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/period\/18th-century-and-earlier\/\">18th-century<\/a> period restoration of 16 Queen Anne&#8217;s Gate in London. Of particular note is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.degournay.com\/\">de Gournay<\/a>&#8216;s Abbotsford wall design, an unmodified reproduction of one of the most impressive surviving antique sets of chinoiserie panels that maintains the full drama, grand scale and finely worked floral renderings of the original.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/wonderlandphilosophy.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/02\/de-gournay-chinoiserie-abbotsford.html\">Luxdelux Studio<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_008.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_008\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_008.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_008-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_008-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_008-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In Marjorie Gubelmann&#8217;s dining room, an ormolu and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/chandeliers-pendant-lights\/material\/glass\/\">cut-glass chandelier<\/a> is suspended above an antique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/tables\/center-tables\/material\/wood\/\">mahogany table<\/a>. The pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/origin\/italian\/\">Venetian mirrors<\/a> mounted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/gracie\/\">Gracie chinoiserie-inspired wallpaper<\/a> were Paris flea-market finds.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamwaldron.com\/portfolios\/interiors\/\">William Waldron<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A black and rose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/rugs-carpets\/\">needlepoint rug<\/a> contrasts with the wall motifs in the dining room of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trumphotelcollection.com\/albemarle-estate\/\">Albemarle House<\/a>, a spectacular 45-room Georgian-style mansion in Virginia\u2019s Hunt Country that architect <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davideastoninc.com\/\">David Easton<\/a> planned from the ground up in the mid-1980s for mogul John Kluge.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davideastoninc.com\">David Easton<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009b.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_009b\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009b-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_009b-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/rugs-carpets\/\">Axminster rug<\/a> with a red floral trellis pattern complements the vividly green and white chinoiserie Gracie wallpaper in the dining room of the same home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Photo via <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davideastoninc.com\">David Easton<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48353 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_011b.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_011b\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_011b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_011b-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_011b-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_011b-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Interior designer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thadhayes.com\/\">Thad Hayes<\/a>\u2019s expertise in mixing design eras is evident in his renovation of the Palm Beach home of the late Evelyn Lauder and her husband, Leonard. Hayes plays homage to old Florida style by combining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/neoclassical\/\">Neoclassical<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/collections\/art-deco\/\">Art Deco<\/a> items \u2014 such as the mirror, chandelier and chairs \u2014 with a reproduction of the original 1930s wallpaper by Gracie. The table is antique, having originally belonged to Evelyn&#8217;s mother-in-law, Est\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thadhayes.com\">Thad Hayes<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48363 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_013.jpg\" alt=\"1stdibs_Chin_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_013.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_013-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1stdibs_Chin_013-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Abbotsford reflects the eccentricities and epitomizes the 19th-century Scottish baronial style of the man for whom it was built, Sir Walter Scott, who called it a &#8220;Delilah of his imagination.&#8221; The landmark home is full of personal treasures, like the standout wallpaper, hand-painted in China, which was a gift from Scott\u2019s cousin Hugh Scott, who worked for the East India Company. 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Smith<\/a> looked across eras, drawing inspiration from the owner\u2019s favorite Merchant Ivory films. Here the entrance hall showcases modern art alongside traditional chinoiserie. 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