If your home feels a little too subdued, you can wake up your spaces with some playful patterns. From classic plaids to bold florals, colorful motifs can perk up furniture, walls, floors and more.

Ashley Avrea Cathey didn't shy away from prints in her daughter's room. The drapes and wallpaper are Quadrille. The bed is upholstered in Bennison Fabrics, while bedding is D. Porthault. Nathan ...

British textile designer Jacqueline Groag was an innovator during the mid-century modern era — bringing color and patterns to a monochromatic post-war Europe, designing home furnishings, textiles and ...

The fashion world calls it "pattern play." My 5-year-old daughter Piper, who is a fashionista in her own right, calls it "mix it up." It's when you pair plaids with polka dots, stripes with florals or ...

People love to make dire pronouncements to soon-to-be parents. They’re usually some version of you’ll never sleep again but one I remember particularly well came from a visitor to our home taking in ...