Using Scale to Create the Right Mood
Pattern is one of decorating’s greatest magic tricks, able to expand or contract a space, alter a mood or pull a scheme together with one single swish of fabric or sheet of wallpaper.
The size of the pattern can transform a space, and designers reveal that the secret ingredient to achieving harmony is not color or motif, but scale.
Getting the proportions of the pattern right makes all the difference between harmony and visual chaos.
Interior designer Chloe Willis suggests that one should not be constrained by the scale of the pattern, but instead decide on the desired feeling and use the pattern with purpose.
- Use large repeat patterns to make a statement.
- Opt for smaller, delicate prints to create a subtle, barely-there backdrop.
Author's summary: Scale is key to creating harmony in decorating.