This latest installment of our quarterly series with the designer takes a deep dive into how materials and shapes add spice to multifamily. Think of pattern and texture as a spice that is one part of ...
Fabric patterns come in all kinds of colors, shapes, sizes, repeats, and schemes. That’s why picking the right fabric patterns—and mixing prints—can be tricky. So we called on a handful of our ...
FORMAL BUT whimsical, the dining room in Chris Barnes and Maisha Closson’s home in Los Angeles’s West Adams neighborhood bursts with wildly disparate design references. How did local designer Dee ...
Mixing patterns is one of those decorating skills that can separate the amateur from the professional interior designer. When it's done well, it also distinguishes a harmonious space from a chaotic ...
Florals, brocades, stripes and geometrics can take the most ho-hum space to another level, injecting movement and personality while softening hard edges and elevating the overall design scheme. “To me ...
Several patterns come together in this living space designed by Morgan Farrow of Morgan Farrow Interiors. The scale of the patterns and the strategic use of color makes the space feel polished. Nathan ...
Dorothy Draper, the mother of American interior design, was a master at mixing patterns, with her liberal use of motifs and colors. She paired glossy black-and-white checkered floors and thick-striped ...
Florals, stripes, leopards and plaids—a cocktail of prints gives a room a made-for-you depth. But there’s a fine line between chic personality and chaotic clashing. “You need to practice restraint in ...
Phoenix Grey is the principal designer at Orion Studios and shares videos on TikTok. Grey shared which patterns can make your home look outdated in a video this month. He suggested ditching floral ...
As an interior design writer, my greatest resources for trendspotting are the people who have boots on the ground: interior designers, who see and set the trends themselves every day. With the new ...