Modern botanicals feel like spring
If you followed the spring fashion shows, you noticed floral motifs blooming all over the place.
Diane Von Furstenberg used feminine pastels. Peter Som used digital florals in oversaturated, intense pigments. Timo Weiland created watery digital prints that floated down the catwalk.
And inspiration from the runway often finds its way into our rooms.
So it's no surprise that in home decor this spring, botanicals are big. You'll find everything from restrained nature motifs to saucy florals, executed in painterly hues, photo prints and pop art graphics.
And while soft goods ---- bedding, pillows and so on ---- are where some of the best examples can be found, watch too for upholstered furniture, wallcoverings and tabletop items featuring botanical prints.
San Francisco interior designer Jennifer Bishop loves incorporating botanical patterns, and likes all the modern options.
"This isn't like the past where a botanical garden exploded on your bedspread, drapery and wallpaper," she laughs. "Used as accents, botanicals can become so striking."
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