A Parade of Patterns!

Refresh your home with patterns and bright colors this summer season. A room can easily be awakened with patterned pillows, rugs, bedding, and furniture. Don't be afraid to mix patters and colors.

“Every room needs a slap in the face.”

—Dransfield and Ross co-owner Geoffrey Ross, Jan/Feb 06

Start with one thing you adore such as a color or pattern and then build off that. Patterns will draw attention to the room and bring out the colors present in the room as well.

I don’t think people have enough fun with decorating. It doesn’t always have to be so serious. Design isn’t like marriage. You don’t have to commit for life.”

—Designer Ross Cassidy, June 10

Matchy-matchy is not for me. I don’t want things to be too perfect. I want there to be relationships with texture and color, and sometimes it’s more about the contrast that chimes."

—Fashion designer Peter Som, September 05