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 ...
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Easy formula for mixing patterns like a pro

A simple interior design tip for combining patterns using one solid, one complex, and one geometric style. It helps create ...
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 ...
There's a certain point in decorating when mixing patterns stops feeling fun and starts feeling like a test you might fail. One wrong move and suddenly your living room looks less "layered and ...
Vintage Vibes A Layered English Country Cottage Full of Pattern Interior designer Emma Sherlock welcomes us into her ...
Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week, we explored how to mix patterns in a bedroom. In an era of ...
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 ...
Combining colorful patterns in a single room isn’t one of the most manageable tasks in decorating. Some designers intentionally stick with solids and textures for a cleaner look, but also because ...
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 ...
There's a certain point in decorating when mixing patterns stops feeling fun and starts feeling like a test you might fail. One wrong move and suddenly your living room looks less "layered and ...