Mixing patterns can be daunting, but when done right, the results can be truly brilliant. Pattern-mixed rooms can be bold and graphic, soft and delicate, or fresh and bright. Mixing patterns can even act as an easy route to transform a dull space, such as a guest bath or a hallway, into one of your home’s standout rooms.
These seven heavenly rooms do a smashing job of using pattern to build interesting, beautiful spaces in ordinary rooms.
Take a look, and then go add some character to your home!
1. Neatly Nautical
This kid’s room gives nautical new life with retro-styled graphic wallpaper, a blue-and-white chevron rug, and a sailing-print duvet. Add in bold accents like screenprinted art and striped storage baskets, and you’ve got a prime example of master pattern-mixing.
Project completed by Marks & Frantz
2. Delicate Dimension
This airy bedroom take black-and-white to the net level with matched toile wallpaper and window coverings, striped shades, and Moroccan tile-print pillow shams. Lofty white curtains and a broadly striped rug keep the contrasting designs from looking busy.
Project completed by Hyde Evans Design
3. Cozy Colors
This cozy living room combines large-scale florals with subtle bouclé and diminutive leopard print. Paneled walls ground the room’s complex color palette and tie the rich hues together.
Project completed by Hyde Evans Design
4. Whitewashed Wood
A sheer chevron pattern provides dramatic contrast to this wood floor’s delicate grain without looking stark.
Project completed by Fanuka, Inc.
5. Sensational Stripes
This tiny toilet room is transformed by the contrast of graphic black-and-white striped wallpaper against black-and-white checked tile. An antique mirror and chrome toilet paper stand complete the room’s pattern-rich Victorian look.
Project completed by HOUSEplay Interiors
6. Fierce Fuschia
This swinging bedroom’s rich brocade pillows and sofas in vibrant fuschia prevent its diamond-printed wallpaper from feeling overhwhelming. A snowy white bedspread and taupe carpet provide mellow places for the eye to rest.
Project completed by Jeneration Interiors
7. Welcome Contrast
This charming entryway combines the richness of a silvery brocade-patterned wallpaper with a stark black-and-white checked floor for a beautifully eclectic look. A purple velvet loveseat completes the trio of textures for a room that makes you want to feast your eyes.
Project completed by Siemasko + Verbridge
Top Image Credit: Siemasko + Verbridge
Do you love mixing patterns, or do you tend to stick to solids?
