House Beautiful (UK)

HOW TO MAKE TRADITIONA­L PRINTS FEEL MODERN

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Kate French is the creative director of Dado (dadoatelie­r.com), a new wallpaper brand. She suggests different ways to make classic prints feel cool

* You don’t have to live in a period property to enjoy the timeless appeal of heritage prints. In modern spaces, I would suggest choosing wallpaper first and then taking the lead from its colours to thread into the rest of the room.

* If you are keen to feature a bold pattern that will make an impact, choose it for the bigger items in the room such as the sofa or for the wallpaper on all four walls. These pieces will anchor the space and ensure the pattern is the focus.

* Keep prints feeling fresh by pairing the more decorative elements with cleaner lines. Having a beautifull­y patterned fabric as a headboard, for example, will work wonderfull­y when combined with a graphic, contempora­ry rug.

* When using many different patterns, limit the colour palette to two or three shades.

* Keep the rest of the elements fairly simple to make sure the pattern remains the showstoppe­r. Plain fabrics and plain detail finishes are the perfect foil to lots of pattern.

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