12 years ago

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POLL: Vote now! Botanical prints are a big trend in 2012. How would you use them in your home? (mouse over the photos to zoom!)

Go bold with an accent wall

Use it in furniture or drapery

Sprinkle in some accessories

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Liza Hausman

12 years ago

last modified: 12 years ago

Love how the wallpaper modernizes older architecture

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Christine W
12 years ago
The patterns today are BOLD and many are sexy. I like them with a little sheen and ONLY as accent walls. I saw Selling Spelling Manor on HGTV and that lady had an embarrassment of riches (or rather Cabbage Roses). She had that stuff on every wall in one room AND, AND... MATCHING SHADES..I got a headache after that.
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User
12 years ago
Large patterns add great interest; tone on tone for a feature wall add interest without crowding a small space. I love wallpaper in bathrooms, unfortunately it's not very functional because of humidity; bedrooms and dining rooms are great areas for wall-paper on all walls instead of only one feature wall. Some patterns work very well on ceilings to fuse an old world charm!
sammycat
12 years ago
Nowhere in my home would I want these patterns.
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User
12 years ago
I like botanical prints in small powder rooms. It fosters imagination and expands the room. Also, creates cheerful, welcoming feel. There are many manufacturers that make water resistant wallpaper-York wallpaper for one.
GuysNS
12 years ago
Love the wallpaper in this pic, where can I find it?
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Liza Hausman
12 years ago
Here's a link to the photo
Bathing Room · More Info
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Nautaka
12 years ago
I would luv to go big and bold with a floral print. This website will blow up any picture to put on a photo mural. I'm thinking dining room, china inspired!
http://www.grahamsandersoninteriors.com/acatalog/Purple_.html
GuysNS
12 years ago
Thanks for the tip Liza- turns out it's a mural. Guess I'll have to brush up on my painting skills!
charleee
12 years ago
Sorry, I have to agree with sammycat! You have to have one giant room to pull off a pattern that big without feeling overwhelmed by it.
ashleyfrey40
12 years ago
Love that wallpaper. Almost looks stenciled. Chinoiserie in a dining room is so becoming.
I try to use a soft floral in rooms but nothing overpowering since my husband thinks it's too frilly. Been back and forth between a velvet green and a botanical print for recovering a settee bench for the end of our bed. Solids can be reintroduced into other rooms but I really like the Botanicals too.
Meezer 3
12 years ago
I agree, the pattern is a little over welheming for me. Maybe one small wall in a small room but this is to much "over the top" for my tastes as far as patteren size goes. And I had thought that wallpaper was "out". I have a wallpapered kitchen I did when I first moved here 8 yrs ago and was thinking I should tear it down..now I am wondering??
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Laura Simoes Interior Design
12 years ago
I love botanicals but in a more contemporary way, I used wallpaper in my office above the wainscotting in a neutral pallette with hits of metallic in it. It is very striking yet because if the colours (grey, white, silver) it is very soothing and interesting at the same time. I love it!
matthewe
12 years ago
I already have some19th century botanical prints in frames tucked into bookcases.
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Clayton Gray Home
12 years ago
Love the idea of the botanical wallpaper, but wonder how quickly would get tired of it. Definitely like for accessories like wallpaper and throw pillows.
Laura Petersen
12 years ago
Wallpaper is a blast! I just came back from London, it never went out of style, and there are Fab choices. Now-a-days it is bold, graphic, colorful and LARGE. Much better than what is posted to vote on above...I think leaves and branches are out....unless...you do it in an unexpected color.
I took this photo on my cell straight out of a wallpaper book in a home furnishings store
Susan Jennings
12 years ago
I'm still really loving damask patterns. Do you folks think that motif will have legs for years to come?
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Laura Simoes Interior Design
12 years ago
I love damask too. I am actually contemplating using a bold yellow damask in the front hallway of my home. My house is 110 yrs old so I think the damask will suit, but the yellow with the black and white scheme keeps it updated. I think such a classic pattern will always be just that...classic, but can certainly look very modern too.
User
12 years ago
I've been a botanical lover for a long time. I've got several "sets" of prints I made myself on my computer. Easy and inexpensive art prints that really look nice :-)
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Rae Decor
12 years ago
I love how the pattern climbs the walls and doesn't quite reach the ceiling. It's unique and subtly beautiful.
infectiousdecoritis
12 years ago
Hi,

Thank you for the question. The wallpaper is by de Gournay.

Jessica Warren
J.P. Warren Interiors
cyclee
11 years ago
I'm not a big fan of this trend actually. I'd use it on furniture or drapery as the accent in the room.
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User
11 years ago
I would use them on pillows
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Bedlinen Direct Ltd
11 years ago
In the right setting they can look great.
Momof5x
11 years ago
I voted for the chair (furniture) as it would go nice near a window looking into the garden. I like that actual chair too!
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Marie Meko, Allied ASID
11 years ago
Love bold drapery panels that can be switched out with a change of your mood or the seasons. I have summer and winter window treatments and I love what changing them does for a room.
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