Canopies, Caronas and Crowns.....oh my!

Posted by Mr Wong at 5:05 AM 0

Happy Wednesday to you! As I am starting to finally think seriously about my guest room and my own bedroom (at long last), one look I am continuously drawn is canopied beds and beds with crowns. Yes, it is very classic and traditional, having been done for centuries but now you also see it being done with a modern twist to give it a fresher cleaner feel. Its a beautiful way to use a favorite fabric or combination of fabrics and just feels so "cocoonlike". I remember the very first time I slept in a bed with a soaring crown was in a beautiful hotel room in Belgium about 15 years ago. I felt like a royal and must say I had an awfully great nights rest. So....am sure I want to do the same thing in  my own guest room and today's post is a tribute to all the wonderful treatments that can be applied to a bed. What are your thoughts? Is it a like? A love? Would love to know! Here we go.........feast your eyes on these beauties!

This beautiful bedroom has been an inspiration for my guest room, love the check fabric used inside, think it makes it less fussy and crisp feeling, Joy Tribaut

The colors here are my favorite, I like the idea of a very quiet print with solid colored muted bedding, so inviting! TH

Beautiful application, love how the fabric matches the wallpaper,also love the gathered carona,  Kendall Wilkinson

LOVE the scalloping detail on this vision in ivory, Phoebe Howard

Always adored this bedroom, so serene and inviting! Cathy Kincaid

 Fun twist on a traditional room for a lucky young lady! Palmer Weiss

How pretty is the soft billowy fabric used as a canopy? So soothing and calming.....Howard

Thom Felicia's bold take on a modern day canopy bed

Mary McDonald dreamt up this vision in white!

Wiliam Eubanks designed this fabulous master retreat using warm soothing tones...so elegant!

How sweet is the pink gingham? Love it! Shes so pretty

This sumptuous room by Mario Buatta just screams "come jump here" and bring your mags and books with you (and a indulgent little snack too:)

Love this serene oasis of a room, the scale of the room makes it feel majestic, Veranda

Always been a fan of this gorgeous dreamy room of canopied twin beds, Cathy Kincaid

Love pretty prints in rich warm tones for a canopy as Rinfret did in this elegant retreat

Love this monochromatic take on an elegant modern daybed....beautiful!

Of course everything Ralph Lauren touches turns to gold or at least into a bed fit for a princess!

Solis Bentancourt's modern take on a pair of canopy beds, pretty!

And for a more masculine approach, canopy beds can still work...as shown here in Cottage and Gardens.

I really like Michael S. Smith's take on a more transitional cleaner feel on a canopy bed, Elle Decor

Barry Dixon designed this fabulous retreat in brown, love the feeling!

And finally....who said canopy beds are just for humans?  Aristopaws

Too cute! Chinoiserie Chic

Had to throw in mans best friends, they like to live in great style too! So....whats your take? Do you love this look? Do you favor it more traditionally or like the more modern take? To me, its just beautiful any which way. As always, love to hear what you think. Wishing you a fabulous day!

35 reasons why I love decorating with blue and white

Posted by Mr Wong at 3:32 AM 0

Good morning! I think you all know by now how I love blue and white. Why? Well for starters, it is so  crisp, elegant, refined and timeless. Love decorating with blue and white, and best thing of all it goes with any color decor and virtually with any style. Coastal, city sleek, farmhouse, country home, elegant traditional, old world, French, you name it....it works!! 
So today a tribute to beautiful blue and white in all its many variations. Used as an accent, its a beautiful and timeless addition to virtually to any room, or used as the principle color way..it can do no wrong! I know in my house, it always has a home and will be found in several of my own rooms. Have a favorite way to decorate with blue and white? Tell me about it!
                                                            

1. Blue and white doesn't get much prettier than this! TH

2. Thorton designs mixed gorgeous blues with a little green to perfection!

3. How pretty is this setting? LOVE it! Monroes bistro

4. Always works with earth tones!

5. Traditional with a little fun blue and white....works for me! Thornton

6. This beautiful vignette by Joseph Minton shows how stunning warm woods work with blue and white

7. It looks beautiful gracing a desk and in the form of a lamp, Knight Carr

8. Amazing the impact a pair of blue and white ginger jars can have in a room, SLC

9. Love seeing blue and white against very dark woods, Eclectic Revisited

10. Navy in a room is always rich and regal, Horchow

11. Blue and white look fabulous with accents of soft buttery yellow, K. Carr

12. The blue and white here is the perfect compliment to all these fresh beautiful colors on this porch!

13. This beautiful room in an unexpected combination of pale green and peach gets a crisp accent with the blue and white jars perched on brackets, Thomas Burak

14. Love a collection of ginger jars atop a beautiful chest, the crowning touch!

15. How great looking is this blue and white jar wallpaper? Guess who.....Ralph Lauren!

16. Blue and white is so beautiful against timelessly elegant dark wood, HB

17. As soft and wispy as a feather, this delicately beautiful bed is from Ralph Lauren

18. In a funkier more transitional space, blue and white still rocks!

19. Something about that navy and white against very dark wood that gets me every time! Beach glass Designs

20. Love the pops of dark wood against the crisp blues and whites, beautiful! Thornton

21. Its so charming how the blue and white accents liven up this pretty neutral kitchen, Alamodeus

22. Such a pretty combination for outdoor entertaining inspiration, Carolyn Roehm

23. Love the blue and white in this elegant setting, Kellogg

24. Blue and white by the coast is always perfection...SLC Interiors

25. One of my most favorite window seats and sitting areas.....love it!! 2 Michaels

Really like the elegant and coastal vibe on these beds, Coastal Living

26. How about this fabulous bath getting bathed in blue and white? Martha Stewart Living

27. Come to Mama, love this setting, so pretty and feminine.....K.Carr

28.Blue and white accessories are the perfect touch in this stunning kitchen, Downsview

29.Blue and white is always dramatic in a neutral toned room..love this! William Eubanks

30. Blue and white is as beautiful outside as it is indoors! Veranda

31. Ashley Whitaker used a pair of blue and white garden seats in this pretty transitional space

32. Always thought this bathroom is so very pretty with the elegant accents in navy and white, T.Keller Donovan

33. Neutrals and in this case beautiful tonal linen is a great compliment against crisp blue and white, House to Home

34. Roger Davies hit a home run in this stunning blue and white room!

35. Think this small space is so beautifully done, love the fabric! Martyn Lawrence Bullard

There you have it......35 beautiful ways to decorate with blue and white.  Truth is I could keep going and going and going, it never gets old and I never stop being inspired by it. What are your thoughts on blue and white?  Have a favorite room here?  Would love to hear! Wishing you an enchanted day.