Cinderellas house...

I may have mentioned before that I'm a frustrated set designer. I can get terribly distracted whilst at the cinema by the furniture or the scenery. 

But never have I been so utterly distracted by a film set as when I watched the new Disney film Cinderella.
Oh. My. Word.

You have to go. If you don't have kids borrow someone elses. No, forget that. They'll just want a wee at the best bits.
Go alone. 

The interior decor in Cinderellas home is a decorative painters wet dream. Think Swedish Gustavian Chinoiserie Folk Art deliciousness.

I've tried hard to find pictures on the net. And I've not done too badly.
 Here's a glimpse of the stepsisters bedroom...

That's got to be hand painted right?   I love how the mirrored candle sconces become part of the floral design on the wall.

This one is scraping the bottom of the barrel but you can see a glimpse of Chinoiserie on the walls here...

 Here's a better look at the same room...

Wonderful bamboo friezes in the dining room...

But my favourite room of all was the entrance hall and staircase. It was breathtaking! And really hard to find a picture so I can show you what I mean...

 I loved the muted green base colour and the spaces between the trees. Often these designs can be quite full on with many trees close together. I liked that here they were spaced out.

The trees were painted up the entire stairwell...
 You can almost see one here behind Cate.

And again here...

I told you it was hard to find pictures of it. You'll just have to see the movie. I cannot wait until it comes out on DVD so I can watch the walls frame by frame. I just might let my husband talk me into a stupidly large telly to view it on.

 But that isn't all this film has to offer. Oh no. I'm talking Mora clocks, a folk painted armoire, a tiled Swedish stove, a dough bowl left lying around in the garden (was Cinders not aware what they sell for on eBay?) and an apothecary chest in the kitchen.

Even some chappie from Game of Thrones.


But back to the walls...
I know what you're thinking.  Where could the set designers have found their inspiration? I'm thinking that too! See how alike we are?

I think we can look no further than the exquisite interiors of Drottningholm Palace in Sweden...

Or our very own slightly more gaudy Brighton Pavillion...

Or possibly the dressing room of Estee Lauder heiress Aerin Lauder...

Oh yes. That's the one.

My daughter had expressed a desire for trees, birds and butterflies on her bedroom wall.
 I thought she meant something like this...

It's a ''No'' from me.

But it turns out she's into chinoiserie too. I could have a bash at this...

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There's even a lovely little film on youtube showing how it's done. And doesn't she make it look easy?

Join me next time when I hope to have given my entire house the Swedish Chinoiserie look and we'll be finding out if you really can pull off this look in a 1960's semi.

Until then, go and see Cinderella!