A Guide to Mixing Pattern and Colour in Every Room of Your Home
Learn how to mix and match pattern with colour in every room of your home with these Liberty-curated schemes
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A Guide to Mixing Pattern and Colour in Every Room of Your Home
Learn how to mix and match pattern with colour in every room of your home with these Liberty-curated schemes
By: Team Liberty
Walk into any enviably decorated home and you’ll usually find it filled with striking patterns and textures, all of which are layered to expert effect. Colourful wallpaper and rich textures not only give a room character and life, but by learning how to mix pattern with colour like a pro, you’re able to give space to prints and allow them to sing.
Step forward: the House of Liberty collection, a celebration of our illustrious legacy of craftsmanship and artistry. With armfuls of high Victorian paisleys, embellished embroideries and characterful geometrics to hand, The House of Liberty is a saga told through scenic murals, opulent wide-width bases, and lustrous grass-cloths, full of luxurious textures and depth of colour. Just the thing to breathe new life into your space.
Whether you choose to decorate your walls with bold stripes or dancing florals, we have fabrics to accompany them in abundance. While big bold prints might seem scary, if you follow our advice, it won’t seem so daunting - here is some room-by-room inspiration to get you started…
The Hallway
Symphony Trail in Ink Lacquer
The real secret to combining a number of richly patterned wallpapers and textiles successfully is to create beauty and harmony through a cohesive colour palette that flows through into each room. When starting any scheme, one of the most important things to consider is both new and existing colours - and how each pattern in the space is going to tie into your overall look. Pick out tones that you want to accent or repeat; looking at the floors, doors, windows and any existing prints to draw from. Here, we have layered Symphony Trail with the inky tones in Remy Rose Wool in Sloe and carried through the scheme with new soft furnishing additions in plush velvet.
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The Office
Palm Parade
A general rule is to always choose your hero print first, then once you have your showstopper design, you can source other prints and fabrics to combine with your choice. This beautifully elaborate Palm Parade design has been reinvented straight out of the archive, layered in muted neutral hues that can be seamlessly paired with muted furnishing fabrics and prints in similar tones. Consider the mood you want to inject into your chosen space, a lighter and brighter design will give an office or writing space a more energetic feel - providing both motivation and inspiration.
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The Bathroom
Faria Flowers in Salvia
Embracing colour is a wonderful means of expressing individuality. When done correctly it can provide a sophisticated look where the design flows around the room (and home), tying everything together into a single harmonious scheme. If you’re considering a bathroom makeover try to think outside of the realms of white-on-white. Here at Liberty, we’re strong advocates for making magic out of even the most mundane of rooms, so if you’re feeling decadent - consider matching a delicate wallcovering, like Faria Flowers, with opulent lampshades or perhaps a corduroy-covered ottoman. Placed in the centre of a master bathroom, an ottoman or stool can act as a hub for movement, a natural place to lay out towels and sit to dress, undress or to lather on lotion.
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The Living Room
Prospect Mural in Lacquer Moss
One way to guarantee a space you’ll be proud of is by placing your favourite colour at the heart of the scheme. By picking out the Jade, Moss and Amaranth shades in the trailing garden of our Prospect Mural wallpaper - this life-size interpretation of Liberty's beloved classic Prospect Road print is posied to set the tone for a deliciously maximalist living room. By varying the intensity of the shades across your soft furnishings and using key pieces like cushions, curtains and even indoor plants, you’re able to build a palette that will complement your hero print without overshadowing. Try to incorporate different textures such as weaves, boucle, velvets and additional print layering to build upon your design.
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The Kids' Room
Betsy Bloom in Slipper
There is no better room of the home to embrace maximalism and playfulness than a children’s bedroom or playroom - pairing print-on-print with plains through the use of colour. Patterns needn’t feel daunting when tones are of the same family and allows you to create depth and interest. It is calmer on the eye to sit busier patterns - like the Betsy Bloom wallpaper - with geometrics, varying the sizes of your prints in the mix and giving pause with plain colour to ensure a tight colour palette.
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