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 ...

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 ...

We love to mix everything from styles to colors and especially patterns. After all, new traditional design is a mix itself. It is classic and fresh, livable and luxe, formal and fun. The goal is to ...

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 ...

Not sure how to mix and match cushion patterns or how to fill up that empty wall? Interior designer and winner of HGTV's "Design Star" Danielle Colding is answering your home decor questions. If you ...

Get out of your decorating rut and MIX THINGS UP! Danielle Myers, ASID, RID, Proprietor, Elle Designs, says that when you enter a space, you want your eye to dance around the room, and not be drawn to ...

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 ...

Q Can I mix patterns if I am careful, like a striped shirt with a dot tie? A The answer is a tentative "yes," if, as you mention, you take care. In my seminars I use a prop to demonstrate the "care" - ...