Guest Picks: Pipe Up for a Crisp Look
Talk about tailored — piping offers a bespoke look even on ready-made furniture and pillows
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Charles Eames said, "The details are not the details. They make the design." He couldn't have been more right. The smallest extra touch can transform a room. If you're in the mood for a crisp and clean update to your existing furniture or a unique new addition, I highly recommend piping a piece in a contrasting trim. Piping can bring in more color, introduce a new color, or pull all the colors together in a room. I've rounded up my favorite piped pieces (even one for your pup) here for you. — Shannon from I Love Your Crazy and Poplin & Queen
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by Emily Ruddo
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| I like to pipe solids on solids for a polished look. Emily Ruddo went with a bold pink with white piping on her dining chairs and a more neutral look with a cream settee with dark piping in this living room. |
by PLANTATION
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My favorite look is navy with a white trim. It just pops.
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This matching chair and ottoman coordinate seamlessly with the black and white in the zebra skin rug.
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| Who could resist this mix of pattern and piping on a headboard? |
by Society Social
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A friend of mine, Roxy Owens, has a line of custom upholstered pieces with options to pipe them. This pink and white number would look adorable in a girls' room.
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Pick a color that contrasts but coordinates. Yes, I am serious. The navy frames this pillow and pulls out the color in the emblem.
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A nursery glider is a new mom's sanctuary, so there's all the more reason to go the extra mile and add a contrasting trim that brings the whole room together.
by Bella Lino
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Bring color to the bathroom with trimmed linens.
by Crate&Barrel
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This sofa is sleek, sophisticated and readily available at Crate & Barrel.
by Serena & Lily
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We all know and love the X-bench. It can be piped too for a fun splash of color at the foot of a bed or in a living area.
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White with navy lends a crisp nautical vibe. I would use two of these to flank a credenza or console table.
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Throw pillows are always the easiest way to try something out. This pair would make great starters.
by Serena & Lily
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This glider is so pretty that I think I'd add it to a corner in a living room for a soothing place to read a book.
by Crate&Barrel
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This ottoman and a half is great for the foot of the bed.
by Society Social
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I usually try to maintain a how-to tone in my Guest Picks, but I'm just plain in love with this parson's chair. My dining room might need a few.
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by William Yeoward
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| This contrasting trim looks so sharp. |
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Velvet-trimmed pillows bring rich texture into a room.
by Serena & Lily
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For the holidays or for fun, a piped placemat is a do.
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by Jonathan Adler
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| These bath linens have the perfect amount of tangerine to bring into a powder room without going overboard with color. |
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Even the dog bed can be piped with a contrasting trim.
Next: Piping Moves Furniture to the Head of the Line
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Comments
scarbowcow I love the crisp, neat, tailored look of piping, and many of these chairs and sofas show me that I can have that tidy, 'formal' look and also have soft, squishy seating comfort - even in a dining room chair.
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Tres McKinney Design That's my mantra.
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Casart Coverings We too love the crisp, clean look with a hint of color that piping around a pillow or furniture can add. 
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alibonelli LOVE piping! Always have and always will. It is eyeliner!
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