15 Ways to Channel Your Inner Eccentric at Home
So when you’re decorating, don’t worry about being right or wrong or about what’s in and what’s out; be true to yourself and embrace your inner eccentric. Here are some ideas to jump-start your own unique brain.
Give your grandparents’ wicker new paint and some wacky cushions. Woven furniture, like wicker and rattan, adds great texture to a room. Treasure hunter and homeowner Kathleen Wall has layered this chair with an animal print, bringing it to a level of wonderfully wacky, yet it’s still sophisticated. See the rest of this house
Mix prints with wild abandon. There is no exact formula, but the key is to use prints in different scales, incorporating at least one large-, medium- and small-scale pattern. In this living room, bold accents and solid upholstery on the chairs keep things balanced. Decorating Patterns: How to Layer Patterns Right
Bring on the needlework. Needlepoint, crochet — heck, even macramé can bring out your inner eccentric. In photographer and blogger Ilaria Chiaratti’s home, crochet pieces she crafts herself add bright color and geometry that play nicely with her penchant for midcentury modern furniture. See the rest of this house and its wonderful crochet pieces
Embrace a bold floral. Lots of eccentrics know the exuberance and power of large-scale flowers. They can go modern, traditional, eclectic or collected. This room mixes it up with some British colonial furniture, a modern geometric rug, a traditional painting and contemporary lighting. Everything takes a backseat to the wonderful blooms all over the walls.
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