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Patterns can be beautiful but tricky to decorate with, unless you know what you’re doing! Ever feel like decorating with patterns may be out of your league design-wise? Don’t fret! These easy, pro-approved secrets will explain everything you need to know to decorate your own home with patterns and bold style!
When using patterns, you have to scale the patterns properly. Its easy: for Pattern #1 choose a large-scale, bold pattern for the largest area. Pattern #2 should be half the scale of the first pattern. Pattern #3 should be the smallest or can be a combination of the first 2 pattern sizes.
Jessica Waks
Try to pick 2-3 colors for a color scheme. Once you have chosen your dominant pattern, the second pattern should pick up the colors from the first. If your dominant pattern has large pink and purple roses, then the second pattern can be a pink geometric. The third pattern should combine all the colors (pink and purple) to tie it all together.
Style At Home
Still not sure about using patterns? Take a complimentary or matching solid color to tie it in together. Painting your walls one color will make your patterns seem less daring, and softens the entire look. By adding in solid colors, your patterns will stand out as well as give the eyes a place to rest.
Photo: Virginia MacDonald
Instead of going for typical striped wallpaper, mix it up with classic zebra print. This beautiful entrance was finished with wainscoting at the bottom to avoid the pattern from being too overpowering for this space. To break up busy wallpaper, add large, simple picture frames that pick up the colors in the wall. For this room they chose gold frames with lots of white space, and simple black and white photo artwork – perfect!
Shop The Room:
Wallpaper $49
Zebra Dish $40
Wallpaper $58
Wall Frames $30
Dresser $1,749
Zebra Lamp $499
Wallpaper $110
Zahara Bench $320
Wallpaper $130
Looking to spice up a boring powder room? The gold and black color in tiger print is warm and cozy, and makes for an interesting conversation piece! If you’re not sure about doing an entire powder room in this funky animal print, go the safe route by doing a feature wall. I would choose the wall behind the vanity and then paint the rest of the washroom the same color as the background of the paper.
Thibaut Design
The wallpaper from this room is by Thibault Design and can be bought by clicking here.
There are a few trending wallpaper patterns everyone seems to love on pinterest: elephants, cheetahs, and pineapples! Elephant print wallpaper definitely gives off a cute and friendly vibe that you can bring to your space. I would use this pattern for a feature wall in an office, washroom, or even children’s room. The purple color is romantic, charming, and very feminine!
Southern Nest
This elephant wallpaper was created using Southern Nest’s Preppy Pattern Wall Decals for only $20! Paint your wall any color you want and stick on the elephant stickers in the pattern you desire. Easily removable and doesn’t damage your walls!
This black and white leopard wallpaper is called TANZANIA and is by Thibault Design!
TANZANIA Wallpaper by Thibault Design
