How To Blend Floral Print With Stripes

Everyone has different taste when it comes to home decor. There are so many choices you have in colors. You may like a floral print, stripes, solids, or natural. You may want to combine two different prints together, like floral print with stripes. Here are some helpful tips that will help you combine floral and stripes together.

When you want to combine the look of floral and stripes, it works best if you have a natural color background. If you use any other color in the background you will end up with clashing prints. A solid white background will be fine.

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Using a shade of green in your patterns and stripes will help bring the prints together. For example, you can use sage green on both the prints and stripes. You will find that it is easy on the eyes and balances completely.

You can add that shade of green to cushions and area rugs in the room. Green rugs will match perfectly in this decor. Center the furniture neatly on the area rug so that your entire room is balanced.

Use fabric to cover the pillows that match the floral print and stripes. You can use the prints and stripes in the pillow fabric or you can use solid colors. It depends on how much of the prints you already have in your room.

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Complete all your fabric accessories with ruffles and fringe. It gives a smooth look in the overall appearance. It adds texture to the accessories.

You can make or purchase a slip cover for your chair using the striped fabric that you choose. You want the colors to coordinate but you don't want to over do the look either.

Use the flowers that are on the print in your curtains, comforters, and more. This will help to bring everything together and balance it.

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When accessorizing, use brass picture frames instead of wood or plastic. This helps to bring the look together even on the wall.

You can also coordinate with wainscoting. This helps to complete the look and bring an even balance to the room. The wainscoting needs to be a solid color, preferably a neutral tone.

You can use a bold stripe with a wide floral border to create an extravagant look. You can accent everything with that one bold stripe. This stripe can be on a window sill or around a pillow; the choice is yours.

Place floral prints in the center of the room. For example, you can have the floral print on the sofa and this can be placed in the center of the room. You can accessorize the look with striped chairs and curtains.

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Add red area rugs in front of the furniture in order to balance the floral prints. Square area rugs are important to complete the look. After you complete your decor, you may need to go back and readjust certain items in your room so that it balances out. You should be able to look around the room and see one focal point and everything else blends in. Give yourself a few days to adjust to the look before making any changes.