Bringing in
Have you ever browsed the pages an interior magazine and felt inspired by the use of pattern?
Pattern Home Styling Advice from Maggie at MHOR design
Is your next thought; “That would
never work in my house” or are you scared to try? Introducing pattern into your décor can really make a diff erence to an otherwise bland interior. How little or how much pattern you use is entirely personal, but you should get to a point where you feel you have enough and that it all just works. At that point, listen to your instinct, don’t over do it. Finding the right balance and choosing the perfect colour combinations is easy if you follow a few simple rules.
1. Use pattern to trick the eye. Stripes draw attention to the verticals or horizontals of a space. Hang a striped wallpaper horizontally in a tall space and the ceiling will appear lower. Hang a striped wallpaper vertically in a room with a lower ceiling and it makes the ceiling feel higher. Further, a large pattern on one wall in a small room can make the room feel bigger.
2. When choosing wallpaper with a large repeat watch out for patterns within the pattern. Some wallpapers make the whole wall seem to lean.
3. The best way to mix in pattern is to use it in at least three places in the room (or throughout the house) to create continuity. The pattern you select is known as your anchor fabric. Use the
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colour scheme in your anchor fabric to decorate the entire room. Use the dominant colour, or background colour, from the fabric, for wall paint. Pick a mid- toned colour from the fabric for fl ooring and for the larger pieces of furniture.
4. Regardless of colour, size or style of pattern the amount of contrast it creates depends on what you are mixing it with. What is the backdrop? If you want subtleness then you want a pattern where contrast is in the texture, not in the colour if however, you are not afraid of bold colour try a pattern on a chair, curtain panels, a sofa or a rug.
5. To bring balance, introduce a few accessories like pillows, vases, lamp shades and picture frames based on the brightest colours of your anchor fabric.
6. Take it to the next level by layering in coordinating fabrics and mixing design pattern sizes for added dimension, or depth.
7. Just remember to repeat one or more of the colours in your anchor fabric to create a sense of fl ow. Layering with throws can add texture and colour, I usually go for one solid colour below and one patterned on top or vice versa.
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