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Hi, it's Lindsay Diane from
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In this video, we're going to talk all
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about the blue willow decor trend. What
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is it? Where did it come from? And how
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to style it in your home. Let's get
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started. Blue willow decor is inspired
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by the blue willow china pattern that
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first became popular in England in the
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Now, this features a classic blue and
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white color scheme with intricate scenes
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of pagotas and willow trees and birds
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and flowers. It is a classic example of
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western shininoasery design. In recent
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years, the blue willow pattern has made
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a major comeback, but it's not just in
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dinner wear anymore. It's also in other
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home decor items. Now, this is not the
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first time that it has been popular.
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Shinwaserie as a style was popularized
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long ago, and this is where we
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jewel toned colors mixed with metallics.
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So, blue and white was a classic
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combination, but we also saw a rich like
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jade green and white. You see a brown
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and white as well. There are different
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color patterns available for shinasery
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and different motif or scene patterns
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also available outside of blue willow.
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But nowadays the term blue willow is
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being used as a catchall for sheenery.
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So let's jump into what exactly
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shinaserie is so that you can find it
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other places without sort of pigeon
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holing yourself to blue willow.
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Shininoaseri is a European
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interpretation of Chinese and East Asian
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design. And this gained popularity
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around the 17th and 18th centuries. And
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it often included elements like stylized
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landscapes, mythical creatures, pagotas
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and pavilions, ornate flowers, birds and
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butterflies, and of course, willow
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trees. Originally, it was found in
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wallpaper, porcelain, furniture, and
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even linens, and it was used in both a
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classic traditional style as well as in
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a more whimsical and eclectic style. And
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while its roots are historic, today's
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shinaseri decor can feel surprisingly
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modern when it's styled correctly. So,
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let's talk about how to style
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shininoaserie decor. Number one is to
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stick with your color palette. This is a
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very busy, bold, in-your-face pattern.
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And it's best to show it as a unified
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collection. And a part of creating that
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unity is to stick with a color palette.
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So the classic like the blue willow is
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blue and white, but there are other
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colors available as well. You can find
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pink and white. You can find soft
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yellows. You can find greens and even
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brown and tan and white patterns as
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well. The key to using these highly
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patterned pieces in your home is to
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ground it with some neutrals so that you
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don't have these elements competing for
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attention all over your space. that will
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create a lot of visual busyiness that is
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just really not pleasing to the eye.
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Instead, you want to make sure that
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these very busy high contrast patterns
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are balanced out with some neutrals. So,
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for example, if you want to go with a
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set of, you know, blue and white
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shinasery vases that are on your
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entryway table, make sure that you have
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a more neutral table. Let it be all
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white or an all wood tone or an all
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metallic as opposed to it being a marble
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topped piece that has lots of swirling
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and veining of other colors mixed into
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it as well. Those two items would be
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competing against one another. So
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instead, you want to go for something
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that's a little more neutral. Whether
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it's a just neutral wood tone stain or
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it's a solid color, go for something
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that's a little bit more neutral to pair
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with your shinasery pieces. Number two
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is to choose your placement carefully or
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to choose the right canvases. You want
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this to be a statement spotlight as
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opposed to a full-on backdrop in your
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home because it can be again too busy.
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So, for instance, a wallpaper with a
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sheen washery pattern plastered on all
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four walls is going to be incredibly
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busy to look at. It's just going to be
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overpowering. Instead, you'd want to
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stick to, you know, one or two statement
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areas. So, you could do an accent wall
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or you could do a um use it as the back
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panel of a bookcase or something like
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that. Use it sparingly in your space so
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that it doesn't overpower everything
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else that's going on there. So, think
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about one or two statement areas where
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you want to incorporate it in a space
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and leave it at that. Some ideas are a
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shininoasery panel or a framed mural in
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an entryway, a pair of ginger jars on
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your mantle, or blue willow dishes that
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are displayed on some open shelving or
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glass front cabinet. By being
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intentional about where you place
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shininoas, you can create impact without
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overwhelming your space. And number
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three is balance. Make sure that you
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leave breathing room when it comes to
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this pattern. Shinwaserie is intricate
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and detailed and it shines best when
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it's given some space to do so. So, like
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we said, we don't want to let it compete
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with other things. This is why we would
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place it in a neutral space. Let it be
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the spotlight. Let it be the focal point
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of wherever you're placing it. So if you
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are placing it on a you know on a
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console table let it be the focal point
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of that mix shinwashery with solids,
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clean lines and natural materials like
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wood raton or linen. For example, you
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can pair a sheen washery vase with a
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stack of neutral books or use a pattern
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pillow on a plain linen sofa. A little
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sheen washery goes a long way. So, make
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sure that you give it that breathing
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room that it needs so that it can really
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make a statement without overpowering
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your space and you are good to go.
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That's it for this video. I hope you
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