Establish Moods with Patterns
and Home Decorating Designs
Adding home decorating designs with patterns to a room by using fabrics, area rugs, wallpaper, painting effects and even decorative accents will lend a certain character to your interior.
Floral motifs are one of the most versatile and time-honored designs.
- Faded chintz or a small scale floral wallpaper fashions a cottage look.
- Toiles depicting country life are charming and a French country style favorite.
Geometric’s work well with many floral’s. Their simplicity acts as a good foil for more complex and intricate designs.
- Energize with an abstract or soften with pinstripes in a more modern setting.
- Casual elegance shows spontaneity with a hand-painted piece.
- Tradition becomes orderly with stripes and checks as timeless classics.
- Stripes can assume a more sophisticated role when used on wallpaper under molding.
Checkerboard floors are another effective way of introducing fashion into a room.
Walls can be decorated with special paint effects to add understated variation.
Scale is an important consideration when selecting home decorating designs.
Large scale designs are like warm colors and appear to come toward you.
They are lively and stimulating and can be quite spectacular in a large space and at the same time be quite cozy.
Choose large design motifs with care as they can overpower a small space, but don't necessarily rule them out. You may just need to use them sparingly.
Small scale designs appear to recede making small spaces seem larger.
The effect of small designs can be bland in a large room.
From a distance it may read as a solid color. If you do use a pattern of a small nature in a large space, pick one with a vibrant color.
Medium scale patterns and designs of course are the most versatile.
They won't overpower in a small room yet will be large enough to “read” in a larger space.
Match the scale of the pattern to that of the area over which it is to be used.
A general rule would be to use large scale designs on larger size furnishings, medium on medium and small on accents pieces.
For example, a sofa works better in a larger scale design motif than a dining chair.
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