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How to Mix and Match Textures and Patterns Like a Pro
26.09.2023 - 13:37 / thespruce.com / Sarah Lyon
It seems like mixing and matching patterns in your home is surely only achievable by a designer. Surely, their expert eye could avoid any pattern-clashing catastrophe. But, thanks to the following insights from designers, you're just a few short steps from understanding how to better weave together different materials in a stylish, sophisticated manner.
Below is what you'll need to keep top of mind with regard to scale, weight, styling, and more.
When mixing and matching different textures and patterns in the home, it is equally important to pay close attention to both scaleand material, says Christine Zippert, designer and founder of CC Zippert. For example, she explains, mixing two floral patterns together is more than acceptable if one pattern is larger in scale and the other is smaller.
Design by CC Zippert / Photo by Madeline Tolle
Materials vary in thickness, and when you're interchanging textures, be mindful of certain weights, as they shape a room's mood and feel.
«Take into account the home's location, architectural style, and how the spaces will be utilized,» says Megan Paulson, founder and principal designer at 22 Design House. She notes that if you wish to design a coastal-style home, draw upon light-weight, natural-looking materials and incorporate accent pieces with small-scale motifs and a bit of grasscloth and jute.
«Isn’t it incredible how you can envision this whole design story coming together without even specifying a color palette?» she says.
As Zippert points out, we're interacting with all different kinds of textures every single day as we select clothing and accessories from our closets.
«You probably know more than you think about textures just from getting dressed season to season—linens
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