Prints and Plaids Together: The Proportion of Two Patterns

A room that simultaneously uses floral prints and plaids. Large-scale floral prints are used on the curtains and an armchair, covering a larger area; medium to small-scale plaids are used on another chair and two throw pillows, covering a smaller area. The two can coexist because: there is a clear difference in scale—the floral units are large, the plaid units are small; they share the same color scheme—both predominantly dark red, moss green, and cream; and there are enough plain textiles as a buffer in between, accounting for about half of the soft furnishings. A third pattern, needlepoint cushions, occupies a very small area. Paired with dark old wooden furniture and plain walls. Avoid: having the two patterns be similar in scale, using patterns from different color schemes, reducing the proportion of plain areas too much, adding a fourth pattern.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個同時使用花卉印花與格紋的房間。大尺度的花卉印花用在窗簾與一張扶手椅上,面積較大;中小尺度的格紋用在另一張椅子與兩個抱枕上,面積較小。兩者能夠共處是因為:尺度差距明顯——花的單元大、格子的單元小;顏色共用同一組色系——兩者都以暗紅、苔綠與奶油為主;以及中間有足夠的素面織品作為緩衝,約佔軟裝的一半。第三種圖案是針繡靠墊,面積極小。搭配深色老木家具與素色的牆。避免:讓兩種圖案的尺度接近、使用不同色系的圖案、把素面的比例壓到太低、加入第四種圖案。