How to use Stripes in the Home
From fine pinstripe wallpapers to grainsack linens and heavy lines, the diversity and timelessness of stripes makes them suitable for every room in the home. Originally confined to small spaces, such as hallways, we’re now seeing stripes used frequently throughout the home with homeowners clashing different print styles with pattern and colour for seriously eye-catching and on-trend interiors. Read our blog below for our favourite ways and top tips on how to add stripes to your interior.
Stripes in the Kitchen
There are many ways to use stripes in the kitchen, from rugs and bistro-style striped chairs, to subtle touches including table runners and matching linen napkins. We find that the addition of stripes in this room brings a sense of relaxed playfulness to what can often be a clinical and functional space.
Tiled splashbacks are a great way to add a playful stripe twist to your kitchen, with a vast array of designs to choose from, you’re bound to find the right tiles to suit your interior. For a creative touch, think outside the norm and make your own stripes using a selection of coloured subways tiles - the effect looks great in our opinion. Wallpaper can also look great in the kitchen, often avoided due to fears over stains and spillages, there are now lots of wallpapers available that can be wiped down if necessary, simply choose a stripe that perfectly complements your work surface and cupboards for a super stylish and eye-catching kitchen to swoon over.
Stripe your Floor
A great way to add colour and interest to your space is a striped rug or carpet. Perfect for adding a bit of fun to staircases or bringing in a pop of colour to neutral schemes, they can totally transform a room and have the ability to elongate too, redirecting the eye and making rooms feel larger.
Stripes in the Bedroom
Perfect for use in compact rooms due to their lengthening and elongating qualities, stripes work wonderfully in smaller bedrooms. We love this delicate pastel scheme styled by Sally Denning – can we get into bed now please!?
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Living Room Stripes
Why not go all-out like Sophie Robinson and @arentprkestudio have done with these amazing living rooms? Eclectically styled with clashing prints, fabrics and floral touches, the stripes look perfectly at home in these seriously colourful spaces. Just make sure that your striped fabric matches some of the colours in your sofa and cushions to tie the scheme together.
For a more subtle approach to stripes in the living room, blues work best and look right at home in country-style settings. Opt for a stripy sofa of a striped carpet to create a focal point in your living space.
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Stripes in the Bathroom
The bathroom can be a playful space, so don’t worry too much about matching stripes or colour schemes. Colour clashes work well in small spaces and create impact and a busyness that you wouldn’t necessarily want in a room where you spend lots of time, so the bathroom is the perfect room for this. There are many ways to add stripes, from out-there painted baths, to subtle shower curtains and ribbed glass lighting and furniture details, so get creative and design a scheme that suits your personality.
Garden Stripes
Let’s not forget the final ‘room’ in the house, the garden! An extension of your living space, and a very important social space these days, stripes in the garden will look elegant and colourful, while still being sophisticated. Limit yourself to just one main colour to retain a calm and relaxed look.
Whether you want to create a subtle striped interior or an OTT scheme, use our top tips to ensure the scheme looks right:
- Use just 3 colours in any single space decorating with stripes – a main colour, two accents, plus white.
- Use vertical stripes to make a room look taller.
- Use horizontal stripes to make a room look wider.
- If you want to clash patterns with stripes makes sure the colours you choose complement each other.