When styling your soft furnishing interiors there are a few key tips to keep the lines simple yet interesting, and mix and matching design patterns brings colour and fun into the room.
Whether styling a bedroom, cosy nook, lounge room setting or pool area, have some fun and ensure your own personal styling stays foremost.
Don't by overwhelmed with the choice out there, think of the choice as broadening options, which can be used to update looks and freshen up as the seasons move along.
Sometimes it's good to stand back and look at the big picture
When trying to discover the new looks for a room, take a step back, look at all areas of the room, observe the colours, shapes, furniture pieces that are already existing in the room and see what can be added.
A room filled with lots of furniture pieces may need more solid colours, or simple lines on a design. Whilst a minimalist room can carry a more colourful botanical print. Mix and matching designs can be a great method to create a welcoming area and coordinate styling to the pieces to the surrounds.
We do love colour so when styling, different tones of the same shade can work harmoniously together. Alternatively, when styling a minimalist space some excitement can be added when colour is thrown in. Contrasting patterns and colours can be used to lift and draw attention to particular areas of the house.
The size of your furniture will dictate the number of cushion needed to style a space, the eye does tend towards an odd number of cushions, which explains why many ornament pieces are displayed in sets of 3. Though, if your furniture piece is a small armchair, 3 cushions may feel overwhelming, so you may need to adjust to suit. Using alternating shapes and sizes is a good addition here, with rectangular or square cushions, or plain or textured cushions to add effect.
Sometimes you need some mix and match to ensure the right look with variations in size, colour and shape
