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Walls are always a pretty big deal when decorating — and not just because they tend to be big. The right wall treatment can indeed make a memorable design statement.

How many of you know that Coco Chanel was a great lover of Chinoiserie? Shown here are photos of her apartment at 31 Rue Cambon where she did her entertaining. My favorite photo is the entry above where she used Coromandel screens like wallpaper. Two interesting points to note as well. Although she adored Chinoiserie, and her apartment was lavishly decorated in it, her fashion designs never reflected Chinese influences, although she did use Japanese and Indian themes. Second, her apartment…

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'Decor Chinois' by Zuber (Christies) Wallpaper? Sometimes I hate it, sometimes I love it. Here's an instance of the latter instance, a hand blocked wallpaper by the venerable firm of Zuber & Cie, founded in 1797. The pattern is 'Decor Chinois', originally created in 1832 in imitation of hand painted Chinese papers. It was especially popular in the first quarter of the 20th century, and has been used by some of the great tastemakers of that era It was an especially popular paper for Colonial…

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de Gournay helps realise your dreams of a perfect interior. Whether creating a Chinoiserie room, a 19th century French Scenic, an Art Nouveau or Art Deco interior, a gold-leaf ceiling or a complete Chinese Export dinner service, each person who plays a part in bringing this dream to life is trained by and works full-time for de Gournay.

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