Pattern Matching

Mixing patterns requires a delicate balance of just enough of the right ingredients. Too little pattern and your room is YAWN inducing, too much or clashing pattern and your room is chaotic and demanding like an enthusiastic toddler yelling LOOK AT ME over and over!

Interior design and decorating is about problem solving and it's all about getting the details just right. In this post, I am talking about the importance of pattern matching in window treatments and upholstery. What a good pattern match looks like, what you should expect and how to avoid a bad pattern match.

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Marianne Simon Design Everyone knows that the mark of a talented designer is the ability to mix patterns, but I'd like to convince you that one matching pattern throughout a space can have just as much (or even more) impact. Often dubbed 'camouflaging' a room, it creates a bold statement with a unified look. Using the same pattern on the upholstered pieces and the walls may be thought of as an older look, very Dorothy Draper perhaps, but if you take a look at these spaces I think you'll…

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