These days, "more is more" decorating is prevalent on our Instagram feeds, magazine covers, and even design books. And for traditional, bona-fide maximalists, those of us who have long embraced piling ...

Our homes are sacred places where we restore and reinvigorate ourselves. I’ve found that for a home to fill you to the brim, it needs to be a place where you feel fully yourself. They key to creating ...

Boston-based designer Liz Caan is famous for giving historic homes a vibrant and inviting new life across New England and beyond. She has a keen eye for mixing patterns in a way that both embraces a ...

“You can go as quiet or as bold as you want,” says Amber Guyton, principal designer at Blessed Little Bungalow. “On the ...

Pattern mixing is a creative decor trend that breathes life and infuses an eclectic personality into your interiors. Typically, patterns exist in isolation, only one particular pattern paired with a ...

A kitchen wallpapered with 1930’s-era airplanes. Sidechairs upholstered in zebra stripes. Ikat-print fabric on a colonial settee. The most surefire way to transform a ho-hum space, a plain vanilla ...

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 ...

I thought I should cover the subject of a similar art – pattern mixing. Often attempted but rarely executed well, you may be thinking, why mix patterns in the first place? Is it better to stick with ...

When fashion designers first started mixing patterns, they were met with a bit of skepticism from average women. “This is all fun and games on a runway,” we said, “but I can’t really show up to work ...

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 ...

I admit that pattern-mixing is not really my strong suit. I don't consider myself a very "loud" dresser and sometimes its just easier to throw on the basics and call it a day. This was not the case ...