Designing a space doesn’t end with choosing the right
furniture and hanging the right frames. We also need to keep in mind the other
elements in design, such as color, light, texture and pattern.
And how else to play with texture in the simplest way? By using patterns!
Patterns and texture are different things but visually they
can be one and the same.
We loved DAMASK PATTERN last year. It was all over!
Its like damsk pattern invaded every nooks and cranny of the design world.
Rugs, wallpapers, curtains, furniture...
Towels, invitations, stationeries, even food, everywhere!
And now new patterns are invading our interior world!
TRELLIS PATTERN
Trellis pattern are geometric shapes interwoven to create
another pattern.
This pattern has the sophistication and classic look that
damask pattern has but is not too girly.
One of the famous patterns today is one made by Kelly Wearstler
See how she combines geometric shapes?
CHEVRON PATTERN
this are patterns that looks like a nested letters "V" and sometimes called a herringbone pattern.
this pattern I'm also starting to love.
maybe because its an easy DIY next to stripes
MORROCAN PATTERN
there are quite a number of different moroccan patterns.
but this is the prettiest.
generally a morrocan pattern resembles an arabic/morrocan embelishment
as seen on morrocan arcitectures and arches
its quite similar to a quatrefoil
but notice that a morrocan pattern such as this has a pointed top and bottom or sides either way
QUATREFOIL
its very famous in art, architecture and christian symbolism
which are four overlapping circles with the same diameter.
Gothic and Renaissance era are rich with the use of this pattern it is usually seen on top of Gothic arches.
and now we are all loving it.
FRET
A lot of early civilizations loved and used this pattern,
Egyptians, Romans, Indians, Mayan and Aztec and lets not forget Greek.
"It is a running or repeated ornament, consisting of lengths of straight lines or narrow bands, usually connected and at the right angles to each other in T, L, or square-cornered G shapes." -encyclopedia Britanica
LATTICE
this is quite similar to the Trellis pattern but notice that lattice uses straight overlapping lines whereas with a Trellis pattern, it uses a combination of straight and curved patterns.
OGEE
this pattern is quite famous with wall papers,
I haven't seen one being DIY'ed though for some obvious reason that it's quite difficult to make it yourself.
although I've seen this pattern during the 70's this is evident with my mom and dad's background pictures of their homes.
Ogee pattern is a curve shaped somewhat like an S,
consisting of two arcs that curve in opposite senses, so that the ends are parallel.
(according to wikipedia)
STRIPES
my all time go to when I'm bored with a wall
add a banner - this is a single stripe that we put on solid colored wall for accent
put on some stripes and viola!
Its quite neat to see the use of pattern in anything we can put our hands on,
it adds detail, interest and drama to one boring surface.
Hmm.. Maybe I could create one of my own.. soon.. ^_^
We’ll keep you posted
D-st.
sources: kaboodle.com, zee.com, paislequill.blogspot.com, Marmalade Interiors, Ferreira designs, Kelly Wearstler, houzz.com, lovinglifeandlilly.tumblr.com, tatertotsandjello.com, cuttingedgestencils.com, etsy.com, pinterest, wikipedia, indulgy.com, Ana Antunes, inspirebohemian.com, kippermillsap.blogspot.com, rougandco.com, Kelly Hoppen
