Chic Dissonance

According to the latest issue of Vogue, mixing prints is the new hot thing. TT, ever on the alert for trends, says take a look at the current Domino feature story 'One Major Statement'.

We especially fell for the butterfly room, but all four of the featured interiors show walls covered with splashy prints, paired with seemingly contrasting patterns. We think the mix will only heat up from here.
Tell us what you think ...

Oh, and where are the mid 50s modern pieces?? We see nary a one!

(Topsy Turvy did a previous post on the mad floral hodgepodge approach to decorating, which you can revisit here. )

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Decorator Mary McDonald's leopard explosion might be the most elegant and livable of the bunch. Note: Mary is wearing a coordinating leopard print dress.

Chassie Post's butterfly mania is downright lovely and daring, but we think would work best in a high-ceilinged room with good architectural bones (like her living room). Painting the floor and ceiling in a grounding solid paint color helps carry this off. And, Ms. Post's dress was chosen to match (or clash with, if you will)
the room, a la the bold floral-print.

Cool granny meets edgy rock n roll in Serena Rees' space, with the help of trad furnishings. Lots of wow here, but this could get old after say, a few minutes, and we'd rather not see the dead critters.

We love botanicals and these giant wall size images in the Paris apartment of Mehmet and Dimonah Iksel act like wallpaper. Every room has a different clash of patterns going on, even the kitchen. But it's a softer, bohemian vibe that we think would be easier to live with.

Top photo: Vogue, Jan 08. Fashions: Dries van Noten; Antique cushion and armchair: Indigo Seas, Los Angeles
Interior images from Domino, Feb 08.

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