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Yes, blue and white china and chinoiserie is pretty. But it's old fashioned. Trying to create a revival of this style is like trying to get everyone hot over Frampton Comes Alive all over again. And it's really not for everyone. Or even most. Let the blue and white fans have their fun but don't try to force this on the populace as a go-to style just because some are stuck and not sure how to decorate their own homes.

Thanks heather leaf,

As a lover of blue and white, and of course there is lot's of modern design in that color combo, I appreciate your comments. I would hate to have everyone else do the same thing. I've been using blue and white all my life only in certain areas and have enjoyed it's look and ready elegance. I do agree that anything should not be forced down our throats, e.g., the "afan" for mid century faux Danish and euro trash so popular in today's revival.

Roehm has beautiful taste, I'm sure this book will be no exception!

laughing @ click212. Thank you.

Who's forcing you do anything? Design should be about personal taste...so this post isn't your taste, there are plenty that aren't mine either. I hope you're not being serious, heather leaf..

Hey...I like Frampton. ;-)

Blue and white is timeless (hello, Ming Dynasty).


Thank you, Aaron for this post. It is always much appreciated when different forms of design covered.

I am probably old enough to be everybody's grandmother on here, so I will say a grandmotherly thing. When I got married in the early '80's, I went to pick out my "china", I actually picked put pottery because we knew we would never be that fancy, and the pattern I liked came in two color choices: a multi color that had green, yellow, eggplant and a little bit of blue, or blue and white. I chose the multicolor, and I will tell you I have regretted it ever since.

In all the decorating phases I have gone through, from Santa Fe to Lynn von Kersting wanna-be Moroccan, to Japanese, the blue and white would have worked better!