Great Gatsby Style

I haven't seen the new movie The Great Gatsby yet. (Greg and I are busy catching up after our 2900 Mile Road Trip to Boston to deliver antique furniture!) But I'm enjoying all the buzz about the 1920s Great Gatsby style in the movie, from the chic flapper clothes to the period 1920s interiors. It looks like the costumes and sets are fantastic and of course we love seeing the vintage decor. Here's Leonardo DiCaprio playing Jay Gatsby in his lavish mansion. Those cascades of elegant white flowers are so wonderful, but he doesn't look very happy about it, does he? I suppose he's got more to worry about than his floral arrangements. I'm convinced those pretty pastel French macaroons are the same ones I wrote about in my post about how to hold a tea party with a recipe for Macarons Aux Amandes. Perhaps he's resisting all those tasty treats for fear of messing up his pristine suit! If you're looking to add a touch of Great Gatsby style to your home, I think Daisy Buchanan (played in the movie by Carey Mulligan) would have loved this large antique Delft ceramic ginger jar, dating to the 1920s. The graceful and sophisticated blue and white floral pattern is perfect for Daisy, as she so often wore white and surrounded herself with fresh white decor. If you take the lid off the jar, it would make a great ornamental vase to display a flourish of blossoms, too, as in the Jay Gatsby photo above. Tom Buchanan (played by Joel Edgerton) might opt for this 1920s French Art Deco wall clock. He – and wine lovers today - would appreciate the grape carvings on the corners of the clock. Tom would see the grapes as a sly joke, as everyone in The Great Gatsby spends a lot of time partying with champagne, despite the fact that the story is set during the Prohibition era! The 22 inch high Art Deco clock is also just a superb example of Great Gatsby style. Jay Gatsby always chose the best of everything, so I think he'd like this distinctive 1920 French Renaissance-style oak buffet. It's more than eight feet tall, so there's plenty of room for Mr Gatsby's bootleg liquor and fancy glassware and china, and discreet drawer space for his secret documents that he doesn't want the world to see! He'd appreciate the refined details, especially the pair of carved courtiers or princes on the upper doors, and the distinctive leaves and fruit embellishing the lower doors. As Gatsby so much enjoyed being the gracious host at his 'roaring twenties' parties, the sideboard would be an ideal piece of furniture for his 1920s home! Do you enjoy the Great Gatsby style of home decor and dressing? Have you seen the movie? I'd love to hear what you think – tell us in the comments below!