Slow boat from China...

After several months we managed to source some nice silk for the curtains in the China Room. It has been worth the wait...

View of a bunch of Hyacinths on top of the burr walnut table

The final curtains, with gold tassel tie backs.

I still spy some wall space, which will be taken up with displays of plates, such as these marvelous examples below...

Perhaps some sconces and vases as well

 In the end we chose a colour by Resene called "Jasper". There were a bewildering array of blues.

So far we have used the China Room for individual high teas, as well as special degustation dinners, where different guests ate in different rooms, which was a wonderful night. Groups could choose where they wished to dine. It also works well for entertaining prospective wedding couples when they visit. 

Below I've shared some pictures from Tumblr which provided further inspiration in addition to the previous posts (Post 1 and Post 2)...

 

 All non-original photography from Tumlr.