| If you are looking for new ideas to decorate your | | | | Some of the most popular styles include Brocade, |
| home, then consider the use of pattern in your | | | | Damask and Mille-Fleurs with a modern style. What |
| interior decor. | | | | you should consider is the overall color scheme and |
| So how do you use pattern, and what kind of effect | | | | style of your home. Your curtains should match this. |
| can it have? Well, in this article, let's have a look at a | | | | Some patterns are subtle and are represented by 3 |
| few ideas on how to use this method of interior | | | | or 4 repeating motifs of designs or leaves, while |
| decor, and the styles of home that it will suit. The | | | | others are bolder and bring will more attention to |
| use of pattern is not only suited to country homes. | | | | themselves. |
| As you'll see, it's much more versatile than this. | | | | Have a look at some display centers and request a |
| Here are 3 top ways to make use pattern in your | | | | swatch to take home with you as well. |
| home: | | | | 3. Use soft furnishings. |
| 1. Use patterned wallpaper as a feature in a room. | | | | This is perhaps the simplest way to add pattern to |
| In the past wallpaper was used mainly in elegant | | | | any room. The idea here is to use a few featured |
| styled homes. But now, wallpaper has made a | | | | pieces of soft furnishings to bring color and pattern |
| comeback not only in the classic home but in modern | | | | to any setting. |
| decor as well. There are 3 current trends in wallpaper | | | | Items such as cushions, throws and rugs can add |
| use in the home. | | | | pattern and points of interest to a room setting. |
| The first is the use of subtle and elegant wallpaper | | | | These can complement the rest of the decor but be |
| of a classic or French styled home. These usually use | | | | a shade lighter or darker to give it some highlighting. |
| light tones such as beiges, greens, blues and browns, | | | | Or they can be more contrasting in color if the room |
| and are featured in a variety of elegant, curved | | | | needs some stronger highlighting. |
| designs. The second is the use of richly colored | | | | The main consideration here is style. The style of the |
| wallpaper in an elegant home, in the colors of rich | | | | soft furnishing should go well with the rest of the |
| reds and browns. And the third trend is the use of a | | | | decor. This way, it will belong yet add a contribution |
| patterned wallpaper with a twist, in modern homes | | | | of its own. |
| and high-rise New York apartments. | | | | So there you have it. |
| When done tastefully, this can add a real sense of | | | | You now have the 3 top tips when it comes to the |
| atmosphere and even excitement to a room or | | | | use of pattern in your home decor. As with the use |
| home. | | | | of color, you can transform the feel of a room with |
| 2. Use a patterned curtain or window treatment. | | | | pattern. So have a look at homes and display centers |
| Curtains have always been in fashion, and the use of | | | | which feature various kinds of decor, to find designs |
| pattern in a curtain is certainly in high demand. The | | | | that suit your particular setting and that appeal to |
| secret here is to use a pattern that will continue to | | | | your own tastes. |
| have appeal for a long time. | | | | |