We all love antiques, but I must admit, I see so many of them (obviously much more the average Joe). So once in a while,
Admittedly cool, I think these polished stainless steel Chinese officials hat chairs from Chine Gallery are equally as funky. Known in Chinese as Guān mào yǐ (官帽椅) the name likely comes from the sculpted back which resembles a winged official’s hat.
Having spent so much time focusing on Chinese antiques, its refreshing to pull back a moment and look a contemporary twists on antique styles. And
I have had this photo of a “Pai Lou” (牌楼) which has been sitting on my hard drive for ages. I snapped the image of
Please mark your calendars! Merci de marquer vos agendas ! La Maison Taupe will be opening its shopping doors once more for two days of carefully
While trolling around on the net, I came across this very nice blog post from Posh Living which does a wonderful job of explaining what
Design Project: This bright and colorful coffee table is made from a repurposed old door panel reclaimed from a home in Tibet.
Chinese wire lanterns seem to do well. In checking over our web analytics, I noticed we get quite a lot of hits for wire lanterns.
In this recent gloomy economic climate, it would be nice to add a bit of color and I thought sharing some of the neat distressed
