Question by LibrarianLIz: Can decorating designs from around world work together?
I’m decorating my new-ish place and am running into some problems. I love asian design-the fabrics and accessories are really beautiful, although I don’t like the spare-ness of the design. I also really love the bright colors and patterns of Indian designs. Because they are quite different, can I have both? How can I put the two together? Does anyone have any good ‘net examples? Thanks!
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I think they go well together, just as long as you stick to a similar color pallet.
What do you think? Answer below!
I don’t have any ‘net pictures to refer you to, but I think that the 2 styles that you mentioned can work well together. The spareness and clean lines of traditional asian decor help balance how busy Indian patterns can be. I think that you could easily pick up asian-inspired furniture and dress them up with the colors and patterns of India.
Absolutely, as long as you stay true to your deliberately difficult theme. Troublesome will be the distinctly variant designs, putting Asia and India together, but your luck come from both cultures’ dominant colors. Sounds like you’ve discovered this already.
Put your spare Asian designs, in throw pillows for instance, alternating with those busier, from India. Keep your drapes a solid neutral, with luck, a common neutral taken from both. Use a lot of navy or black here and there.
Net examples, try West Elm for general inspiration and extravagant antiques layouts. Can’t try Pier One. They’ve gone offline.