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DOOR DETAIL – HOW AN L.A. ARTIST DECORATES A DOORWAY!

March 18, 2011
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Red bamboo, decorative dragons, lanterns and tassels handpainted around the crown of a door way by Jean Horihata

April’s House Beautiful features a fab dining room in its makeover segment. A jewel of a room with wonderful bamboo hand painted details.

Well it turns out my good friend Jean Horihata, an amazing Los Angeles decorative painter, is responsible for the painting details around that room. I asked Jean to send me some images of the painting detail in the room and it is just marvelous…particularly how a lovely Chinoiserie inspired stenciled and hand painted trompe l’oeil design transformed a regular interior door into a lovely entrance.

The red bamboo, the decorative dragons, the multifaceted lanterns and the tassels around the crown of the room all have an amazing three dimensional feel to them. Subtly whimsical, impeccably executed and amusingly lovely! Nice work Jean!

Food for design thought…why not dress up a room with a little wall mural?

Close up of one side of the painted doorway by Jean Horihata

Close up of the upper half of the entryway where you can see the realistic red bamboo, decorative lanterns and dragons handpainted by Jean Horihata

Really beautiful work I think! Love!

What do you think of murals or wall paintings like these? What room might you consider this for in your own home?

In case you wondered, here’s Jean’s contact information
Jean Horihata, Decorative Painter
tel: 323 850 3246
e-mail: [email protected]
Thank you Jean for the fab photos!

Happy Friday everyone!

xo
Coco

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17 responses to “DOOR DETAIL – HOW AN L.A. ARTIST DECORATES A DOORWAY!”

  1. Baylor Love says:
    March 18, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    So cool! Love to see inventive decorating ideas. I don’t think I could or would replicate this, but I can definitely appreciate the creativity.

    ~ Lauren

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  2. Karena says:
    March 18, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Coco,
    I used to do some trompe l’oeil painting, and your friend Jean is very talented.

    It is a fun way to incorporate art into a design project!

    Come and enter to win my Springtime Gift for Bath & Body.

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  3. Eryn@PluckyFinds says:
    March 18, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Completely charming! Love it 🙂

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  4. heysaylavie says:
    March 18, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    So lovely and perfect! I love the little dragons. Decorative painting of this quality brings a room to a whole new level.

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  5. Emily Ruddo says:
    March 18, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Thanks for sharing Jean’s contact info!!!

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  6. meenal @ maison marigold says:
    March 18, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    OMG..how gorgeous is this..i actually thought it was a prop and it was only after i read your post that i realised that it was painted..how original..love it!! xx meenal

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  7. pink.deco says:
    March 18, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    The staircase detailing is to die for…

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  8. Alena says:
    March 18, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Oh, I love this! So fun and pretty.

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  9. Anonymous says:
    March 18, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    adorable!

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  10. VictoriaArt says:
    March 18, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Wonderfully whimsical, and artistic! Rarely have I seen such fine trompe l’oeil work.

    xoxo Victoria

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  11. Fork says:
    March 18, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    love love love this door! So cool!

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  12. The Devoted Classicist says:
    March 19, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    That decorative painting is wonderfully chic!

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  13. elizabeth@themustardceiling says:
    March 19, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    So fun and whimsical.

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  14. houseofwentworth.com says:
    March 19, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing!

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  15. Danielle {freshquince} says:
    March 19, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Totally gorgeous! I have an Indonesian dragon stencil that I plan on using above my entryway, but I’m embarrassed to say that I have been ‘planning’ this for over 7 years. Yes I know that I probably shouldn’t share that!

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  16. Down Comforter says:
    March 21, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    I am totally loving the blue and yellow design around the top of the ceiling!

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  17. Forever Lovely says:
    March 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Wow how beautiful! I love the detail and interest this brings to the doorway. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    -Forever Lovely

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