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Welcome to the Maitland-Smith newsletter, the Art of Living!
The Maitland-Smith team and I are excited to bring this publication to you each month with ideas, tips and highlights from our line of grand home furnishings that will be sure to inspire you.
We hope to encourage you to learn, dream and plan for now and for the future.
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As you read about the latest happenings within Maitland-Smith and our product line, as you discover new ideas and opportunities in the Maitland-Smith world of home beauty, we hope you will find yourself enlightened. Perhaps we will entice you to purchase your first Maitland-Smith piece or add another of our elegant and distinctive treasures to your collection. |
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| product spotlight |
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| Hand Painted Black/Gold Chinoiserie Flat Screen TV Cabinet |
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Our hand painted black and gold Chinoiserie flat screen television cabinet was inspired by traditional cabinets on stands. Our adaptation features a shallow set of shelves which allow room to hide a flat screen television.
The form is Queen Anne and is hand painted in the Chinoiserie taste.
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| Rosewood Chiffonier with Antique Gold Gilding and Black Chinoiserie Motif |
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As with many Chinoiserie items, this Regency chiffonier combines fine English cabinetry with exotic motifs from East Asia. The restrained neoclassic lines are arranged with delicate hand painted antique gold on a classic Chinese black lacquer background.
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| Black Ground Chinoiserie/Antique Mahogany Jewelry Cabinet |
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This elegant adaptation of an early eighteenth century cabinet and stand are hand painted in the Chinoiserie style. It features an interior fitted out as a jewelry cabinet.
Behind the two hand painted doors is a multi-functional interior fitted with a variety of doors, drawers and a central vanity mirror.
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| curator's chronicles |
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The Art of
Chinoiserie |
BY HOWARD SHATTUCK
Chinoiserie is the term for western imitations or adaptations of Chinese art.
Historically it applies to objects made in the seventeenth and eighteenth century; however, the style continued in the nineteenth century and still enjoys periodic revivals.
The origin of the style lies in the fabled stories of the few travelers to visit China starting in the Middle Ages. Tales of an exotic culture very different from the West were supported by the beautiful objects brought back by returning travelers. |
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| trend watch |
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| Lighting and Accessories |
 The top trend in decorative lighting has little to do with style, shape or shade choices. Instead, it focuses on the new mindset of the consumer.
“People have realized you’re not buying just a lamp
or a sconce or a chandelier -- you’re buying an accessory that lights up,” says designer Sergio Orozco. |
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