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If you feel like your home is drab and are looking for a way to spice up your home design, why not introduce texture and patterns into your space? Textures and patterns are a great way to add depth and variety through decorations and can make your space feel more inviting and alive. If you don’t know where to start, we got you covered. We reached out to experts from Phoenix, AZ to Hamilton, ON for their best tips on how to introduce texture and patterns into your home. From bringing in house plants to peel-and-stick wallpaper, keep reading to see what they had to say.
Think of each living space in your home as a storybook
Each wall, pillow, rug, blanket, and piece of art can capture the imagination. Unique wallpaper or a mural on a feature wall can be the hero of the room. Then, you can layer in more of the story through highly textured pillows, patterned rugs, and colorful art that speaks to you.
– Lori Siebert
Bring life and texture into your home through plants
Adding plants to your environment creates a lovely texture that stimulates feelings of growth and renewal. In addition, I use chunky knit blankets and the smoothness of oil paintings to add texture variety to my home.
– Lauren Lee
Decorate with peel-and-stick wallpaper
Add peel-and-stick wallpaper in a powder room, laundry room, or as a feature wall in a bedroom. The surprise of color and pattern can elevate your room and your mood.
– Smithhonig
Add original paintings and art prints
Adding original paintings and art prints to your home will make it feel more cozy and complete. The artwork doesn’t even have to always be large to create a big presence. Consider framing a smaller work of art in a larger frame with a big matte to create a lot of white space and give even more attention to the artwork.
– Laurie Anne Art
Change up the location of your wall art
Don’t think of your wall art as having permanent spots in your home. Moving it around the house to different locations can give a fresh look to a room that needs an update. Bonus: it costs nothing.
– Liberty Worth of Liberty Worth Art
Consider installing Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring
Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring (LVP) is one of the fastest growing products in the floor-covering world. Customers can install LVP in any room of the home and it offers the following benefits:
- Waterproof
- Durable
- Easy to clean
- Pet & kid-friendly
- Affordable
– Best Rug Prices
Decorate with needlework
Make your home comfortable and welcoming with needlework, from lacy table mats and runners, to embroidered pillow slips, to wall art. Find vintage crocheted, knitted, and quilted pieces at estate sales or among your own family heirlooms. You can also consider supporting fiber artists and artisans creating today’s textile treasures.
–Suzann Thompson of TextileFusion.com
Get inspired by traditional craftsmanship
Instantly update your home with print and patterns inspired by traditional craftsmanship. We are embracing modern takes on Ikat, Jacobean, and paisley motifs by including small areas of intense color (think fluoro pink). On throw pillows and accent chairs, these types of prints will add an exciting pop of color and vitality to your rooms.
– The Print School
Stop painting your walls
You should consider not painting your walls because paint is expensive and in-colors change often. Consider buying art and letting that add texture and pattern to your home. Remember that art does not have to match your sofa.
– Donna Jean Art
Originally published on Redfin.com