Decorating
Decorating: Fresh Ways to Work the Floral Trend
From painterly petals to bold blooms, florals add character to any style of room. Keep them looking fresh and modern with these ideas
Florals and interiors have long been the best of friends. Whether you prefer country sprigs or graphic pattern, a scattering of flowers brings energy and charm to any space. To avoid florals looking overdone, team them with plenty of pale neutrals and restrict them to one or two pieces. Check out these ideas for ways to make them look more on trend than twee.
Choose a cool colour
Florals don’t have to be pink or red. By picking a bold, painterly print in cool blues, you can enjoy florals with none of the fussiness.
Florals don’t have to be pink or red. By picking a bold, painterly print in cool blues, you can enjoy florals with none of the fussiness.
Pair pale prints with neutrals
This room is beautifully calm thanks to lashings of white woodwork and laid-back linen. The florals here whisper rather than shout, the washed-out prints creating a relaxed coastal feel.
This room is beautifully calm thanks to lashings of white woodwork and laid-back linen. The florals here whisper rather than shout, the washed-out prints creating a relaxed coastal feel.
Add through accessories
In this child’s bedroom, the floral print rug and bed linen are all that are needed to give the otherwise white scheme a pretty lift. The result is a space that feels fresh, and will be easy to adapt as tastes change.
See how colour is key in a child’s room
In this child’s bedroom, the floral print rug and bed linen are all that are needed to give the otherwise white scheme a pretty lift. The result is a space that feels fresh, and will be easy to adapt as tastes change.
See how colour is key in a child’s room
Work the look in monochrome
Choosing black and white is a great way to mix potentially fussy patterns in a cool way. This combination of flowers, gingham and toile de jouy looks stylish rather than shouty, for a room that’s both calm and very pretty.
Choosing black and white is a great way to mix potentially fussy patterns in a cool way. This combination of flowers, gingham and toile de jouy looks stylish rather than shouty, for a room that’s both calm and very pretty.
Watch your tone
This bedroom has the ingredients of traditional style – floral artworks and cushions and a striped headboard – yet it looks fresh and modern. The key is the tones, with blue, grey and white working beautifully together for a subtle yet striking scheme.
This bedroom has the ingredients of traditional style – floral artworks and cushions and a striped headboard – yet it looks fresh and modern. The key is the tones, with blue, grey and white working beautifully together for a subtle yet striking scheme.
Combine modern lines and pretty flowers
This sofa hits the jackpot by being a contemporary modular design covered in a traditional floral print. The same design repeated in different colours adds to the modern feel.
This sofa hits the jackpot by being a contemporary modular design covered in a traditional floral print. The same design repeated in different colours adds to the modern feel.
Go bold for an attention-grabbing look
By pairing modern furniture with vibrant florals, the look is contemporary and bold. The mix of chair styles and fabric adds to the sense of excitement, and the result is stunning.
Browse more ways to pack a punch with pattern
By pairing modern furniture with vibrant florals, the look is contemporary and bold. The mix of chair styles and fabric adds to the sense of excitement, and the result is stunning.
Browse more ways to pack a punch with pattern
Say it with art
If you just want to dip your toe in the floral trend, a piece of inexpensive artwork could be the solution. Pick a piece in a shade that complements the room, like this canvas, which brings out the warm tones in the dining table and runner.
Are you a florals fan? Do you prefer big and bold or smaller ditsy prints? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.
If you just want to dip your toe in the floral trend, a piece of inexpensive artwork could be the solution. Pick a piece in a shade that complements the room, like this canvas, which brings out the warm tones in the dining table and runner.
Are you a florals fan? Do you prefer big and bold or smaller ditsy prints? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.
This room, with its beautiful wall of flowers, oozes country charm, yet feels sophisticated, too, thanks to the exposed brick and grown-up colour scheme. Using florals on one wall only introduces pattern without making the space feel cluttered.