http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/17/50s-and-60s-living-room-favorite-chinese-kings/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/17/50s-and-60s-living-room-favorite-chinese-kings/comment-page-1/#comment-39561 Michele DeGroat Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:56:17 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/17/50s-and-60s-living-room-favorite-chinese-kings/#comment-39561 not sure if above URL will be openable but it shows an asian themed three panel screen my grandma painted in the 40's. I inherited it and it is the cental focus in my living room which was assembled mostly with resale, estate sale, consignment and ebay furniture. I would call it a persian theme. she also painted replicas of some of the persian minatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of her schooling at Cooper Union. I have many asian accents in my retro home as I find they remind me of the 50's/60's. Love this website as I actually "lived" the design period. not sure if above URL will be openable but it shows an asian themed three panel screen my grandma painted in the 40′s. I inherited it and it is the cental focus in my living room which was assembled mostly with resale, estate sale, consignment and ebay furniture. I would call it a persian theme. she also painted replicas of some of the persian minatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of her schooling at Cooper Union. I have many asian accents in my retro home as I find they remind me of the 50′s/60′s. Love this website as I actually “lived” the design period.

]]> http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/17/50s-and-60s-living-room-favorite-chinese-kings/comment-page-1/#comment-3483 Retro Renovation » A smoke gray palette for a retro living room Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:07:34 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/17/50s-and-60s-living-room-favorite-chinese-kings/#comment-3483 [...] smokey gray walls of the living room in a recent post on Chinese Ancestor paintings really struck me as gorgeous — and not something you’d really see a lot of [...] [...] smokey gray walls of the living room in a recent post on Chinese Ancestor paintings really struck me as gorgeous — and not something you’d really see a lot of [...]

]]> http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/17/50s-and-60s-living-room-favorite-chinese-kings/comment-page-1/#comment-3077 Retro Renovation » 50s and 60s Chinese Ancestor Paintings — Stephan clues us in Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:40:30 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2007/12/17/50s-and-60s-living-room-favorite-chinese-kings/#comment-3077 [...] Springs Stephan responded to the call for info on my recent post on Chinese artwork that seemed so popular in room interiors of the day. This was so interesting, it seemed like it [...] [...] Springs Stephan responded to the call for info on my recent post on Chinese artwork that seemed so popular in room interiors of the day. This was so interesting, it seemed like it [...]

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