1. Flower Power
No shrinking violets here. Fashion designers are always picking flowers for spring collections, but this season the explosion of hot-house flowers packed a powerful punch and, frankly, lifted our spirits. Who couldn’t use a dose of daily cheer? Bold blooms in home décor can do the trick.
Walter
2. Striking Stripes
Stripes crisscrossed, zigzagged and did everything but stay in line. When stripes clashed and bumped into polka dots as they did at Michael Kors, we loved them all the more. It got us thinking: Why play it so safe at home? Mix patterns with wild abandon! It’s not like the fashion police will run you out of town.
Michael Kors
3. Nature in Silhouette
Fashion critics found nature silhouettes to be among the most captivating print fabrics seen on runways in recent years. When you see these compelling and contemplative patterns in the home, it’s easy to understand their universal appeal.
Vera Wang
4. A Social Butterfly
Butterflies fluttered and flirted and stole our hearts. They have the same effect when we see the metamorphosis on a wall covered with their extended wings.
Diane von Furstenberg
5. A Cut Above
Move over, straight lace. Laser cut patterns and broderie anglaise now have the edge. Florals, vines, scrolls and other classic motifs are similarly hole-punched in wallpaper designs – and they never looked sharper.
Oscar de la Renta
6. A New Wrinkle
Dishabille never looked so sexy with all the rumpled and crinkled cotton-metal fabrics sauntering down runways. But in real life, you may risk looking like you just rolled out of bed. Not so with these wrinkled textured wallpapers, which we look upon with bedroom eyes only.
Prada
7. Pleasing Pleats
Every woman knows pleats don’t flatter mere mortals. In the orbit of Karl Lagerfeld’s genius, pleats opened up new possibilities. Back here on earth, we’ll take that inspiration to the wall with pleat embossed textures that deftly accentuate the positives of any room.
Karl Lagerfeld
