Designing with Birds and Lattice Patterns Spring 2014

Aviary and Bird fabrics are popping up everywhere and are the perfect addition to a new Spring look. Many of the busier bird patterns are being paired with trellis patterns in various bright, eye catching color options from turquoise, grass green, and yellows. These vivid colors work well with grey or silver colored walls. For walls that are full of color like reds, oranges, and blues you can pair silver or beige options. Branch and vine designs are a modern look that is beautiful as a drape. The branch pattern below creates a botanical look with the repeat pattern of the same throughout the drape. 

A warm tangerine branch pattern like DUA3 (above) as a drape in a nursery is beautiful paired with lullaby paints tangerine in a nursery. 

Other fabric designers are pairing aqua and lime green. The aqua bird pattern below also mixes a chocolate brown background. All of this designer's fabrics coordinate to create a cheerful mix of pattern and color anywhere in your home. The hive pattern of JD14 and JD15 coordinate well with so many other fabric patterns, because it has a simple clean look.

Pair the fabrics above with walls in the Sherwin Williams paint colors below like Melange or Parakeet green. If  you want cool mint colored walls, Cucumber, Minted or Jocular paints would add the perfect color to your walls. 

The bird patterns below mix black, white, and citrine. The navy trellis as a drape paired with the aviary citrine pattern and the citrine circle pattern, create a fresh look in a living or family room. 

These imperial trellis type patterns are available in charcoal and beige and also look great paired with the navy and citrine colors. 

The fresh aqua blue color of REN10 aviary fabric is a nice touch to a home with beige walls, such as, Behr's Sandstone cove and Castle Path paints.

Trellis drapes have become more and more popular. Imperial is a simple modern design that coordinates well with many other patterns, so it works as a focal point in a room as drapes, pillows, and furniture.  Imperial trellis prints can be found in many colors

 from Tangerine . . .

to brown trellis drapes. . . .

to kelly green . . . . 

. . . .and black

Designer colors include charcoal, pink, yellow, chocolate, black and turquoise. Create a unique look in one of these Imperial Trellis fabrics or many other color options.

Another simple pattern that has hit the design world and has a simple, clean, and modern feel is riad quatrefoil. Much like the imperial trellis pattern it coordinates well with other patterns, such as florals. Designers continue to use these two patterns as eye catching drapes in any room. Universal patterns such as these can be used in traditional, cottage, modern, eclectic and many other room styles.

Coral and Charcoal Room Designs

Coral and charcoal grey are the perfect pair to any room or nursery. This room displays elegant coral or charcoal taffeta drapes that can be designed as a solid or to add pattern and contrast the drapes could be done in a stripe with a duvet or throw pillows in this imperial trellis design.

If the drapes are done in a solid charcoal taffeta add some fun throw pillows and a duvet in one or more of these modern coral designs for more pattern and color. 

Add a gorgeous chandelier to finish off the room 

Room Ideas:

Solid taffeta coral or charcoal drapes with duvet and pillows in patterns above

Solid taffeta coral or charcoal drapes, a solid taffeta duvet, and patterned pillows 

Stripe taffeta in coral and white, coral and grey, or grey and white drapes  . . .mixing and matching patterned pillows in coral and charcoal and a duvet in a solid gray or coral adding one wide stripe of the opposite color down the middle or across the middle