One of my favorite timeless design concepts: the print on print. While I like to mix and match fabrics with the best of them, there is something about a room where the fabric gets repeated – walls, drapery, upholstery – that I just love. I am thinking that the master bedroom at #barbothouse may need to get a serious print on print treatment. And definitely a canopy bed.
Print on print has been en vogue forever. It has never gone out of style, and forms the foundation of some of the most recognizable rooms – like Diana Vreeland’s “garden in hell.”
It can be bold, like in Valentino’s Roman apartment …
… or subtle, as in Jeffrey Bilhuber’s New York apartment.
Stripes are often used – above by Anthony Hail, below by Lee Radizwill …
… as are florals and toiles.
Now I just have to select the fabric …
(Images via: Vogue, legacy.dianavreeland.com, Vogue, Bilhuber.com, Anthony Hail, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest New York Interiors, Elle Decor)
The 6,000 square foot c. 1805 home has twelve foot ceilings throughout, and was built on an octagonal plan, with two octagonal rooms on each side stacked on top of each other. Ivory purchased the home in the summer of 1975 … for $105,000.
