How to Use chinoiserie in a Sentence

chinoiserie

noun
  • Plates are toile, wallpaper is chinoiserie, and when in doubt, throw in a chintz.
    — Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
  • This is a late-’60s chinoiserie piece.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The options are truly endless and range from chinoiserie to chintz to cheeky block prints.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Oozing with chinoiserie style, this cute little shelf is perfect for the nooks and crannies in your home.
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Check out the beadboard and fun blue chinoiserie wallpaper in the downstairs bath.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2022
  • In it, Mona is wearing red trousers and sitting on a yellow sofa in a chinoiserie room.
    — Lisa Cregan, House Beautiful, 19 Jan. 2017
  • Each bracelet bead has a chinoiserie design on it, and there’s a golden bead located towards the blue fringe.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The fabric is a black-and-navy metallic floral chinoiserie jacquard, with luxe pearl fastenings along the side.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 28 July 2017
  • The commode is fitted with tôle-dorée doors that are curved like rolling waves and feature detailed chinoiserie landscapes.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The blue and white design is a coastal nod to traditional chinoiserie china.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2026
  • Cattrall wore a chinoiserie print robe featuring fuzzy trim, pairing it with a statement belt, a black top, and matching pants.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The series' scenic artist even painted many chinoiserie pieces for the Sharma family sets.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Tuck small chinoiserie boxes or bud vases into areas that need a little extra detail.
    — Ap McClatchy, The Mercury News, 8 July 2019
  • Yews clipped in the shape of chubby pagodas surround the performance space, adding an element of chinoiserie flair.
    — Melissa Biggs Bradley, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2013
  • Style your traditional blue and white chinoiserie with simple red containers, or swap them out with blue, white and red variations.
    — Ap McClatchy, The Mercury News, 24 June 2019
  • The rehabilitation doesn't just hit all the right chinoiserie pleasure points.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Artful pieces like a chinoiserie cocktail table can add a unique element of character to the room, so this piece remained in the library.
    — Joe Fava, sun-sentinel.com, 8 July 2021
  • Blue-and-white chinoiserie ceramics are featured throughout the cottage, always in groups of objects for more impact.
    — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The mantel over a gray marble fireplace held a large porcelain chinoiserie vase filled with an architectural array of pink roses and anemones.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The pick of the new suites is the Georgian, an impeccable meld of English heritage and subtle chinoiserie.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2025
  • How about that conversation in the dining room, between the classic China-trade blue and the mod-chinoiserie Hicks brown?
    — Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2013
  • Some of these designs were later used as inspiration for the first chinoiserie designs created in Europe.
    — Elizabeth Pash, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Antique furniture – such as a yellow chinoiserie dressing table found in Eliza’s room and chests used to house bathroom sinks – have been thoughtfully placed.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 27 June 2021
  • What’s Great About It This oven mitt and pot holder set comes in a timeless chinoiserie pattern, and both items are machine washable.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The flagship store, with its Shanghai Art Deco touches and chinoiserie, is the best way to experience the brand.
    — Janice Leung Hayes, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Accordingly, the apartment is dotted with enough chinoiserie to appease any member of the Palm Beach glitterati.
    — Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, House Beautiful, 11 Mar. 2019
  • At dinner women in crinolines and powdered wigs play Baroque string instruments, a harpsichord, and a harp under the gleaming chinoiserie.
    — Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2015
  • Multitasking furnishings can also be found off the open-concept kitchen, where a drop-leaf chinoiserie table displays objects but can also double as a work space in a pinch.
    — Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Terracotta pots, for example, evoke a warm, rustic feel, while chinoiserie offers a more traditional look with a cheerful pop of color.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • This means picking up every item in that collection of brass candlesticks, trinket boxes, and chinoiserie to clean under it—as well as every nook and cranny in your collection.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026

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