The most common challenge facing any novice home decorator has got to be choosing paint color for walls. But right up there next to that is mixing patterns. "Marrying patterns is the hallmark of a ...

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 ...

Layering prints and patterns is a design approach that creates a sophisticated look full of depth and dimension. When done incorrectly, however, the result can be a distracting and scattered space. To ...

Even in the midst of a trend of pale neutrals in home design, color and pattern matter. A solid-color sofa — whether it’s white or gray or tan — always looks better with a pop of color somewhere ...

One of the best ways to express your personality and add flair to your home is to incorporate a mix of patterns into the decor. Whether you like florals, stripes, geometrics, animal prints, paisleys ...

Choose a color paletteThe easiest way to mix pattern is to create contrast within a single color. In Castillo’s blue-hued master bedroom, a herringbone-like motif coordinates with a vintage David ...

Patterns, like polka dots, nautical stripes and bright florals, have their place in every closet. But, when clashing these prints against one another, there is usually a method to the madness. I still ...

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 ...