Guest Picks: Help Your Home Blossom With Floral Decor
Sprinkle hints of spring around your rooms with fabrics, wall coverings and more that recall nature's charms
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Nothing heralds spring as much as a blossom-laden tree. Every year at this time, the streets of my neighborhood are softened with rows of pink and white fluffy trees. I don't know about you, but I find this has a temporary effect on my design choices. I start pining for floral fabrics, delicate ceramics and, strangely, lots of pink. While I usually limit myself to a flowering branch stuffed into a large vase, there are so many spectacular blossom products available that could easily lure me into going further. Take a look at the unabashedly girly examples in this ideabook and just try to resist the temptation to bring spring into your home! — Lucy from Four Walls and a Roof
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| This cherry blossom wall covering is a very elegant and upscale treatment. It's a commitment for sure, but it is an incredibly refined way to introduce florals into a scheme. |
by Layla Grayce
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A pink blossom rug is not for the fainthearted. But, admit it, it is stunning.
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This pillow is like a supersized chintz, but its painterly quality keeps it looking fresh and modern.
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The easiest way to bring blossoms into your home is to frame a few sheets of Japanese rice paper. Or you could line some drawers with it for a year-round glimpse of spring.
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| Japanese artist Hajime Namiki is known for his woodblock prints of cherry blossom trees. Set against a gold-leaf background, this is truly spectacular. |
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Flowers and twigs inspired these ceramic vases. Handle them with care!
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More dahlia than blossom, this clever paper flower made from book pages would make a lovely alternative centerpiece for your spring table.
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This ceramic garden stool has a pearlescent texture with the slightest hint of a blossom pattern.
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| This fabric resembles the Japanese rice paper. It would be gorgeous on pillows. |
by Layla Grayce
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This chandelier is made with strings of ceramic flowers.
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| There are plenty of blossom-inspired fabrics available, but I think this one is pretty enough to frame as art. |
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DwellStudio's Vintage Blossom fabric is a subtle and grown-up way to bring florals into your home.
by Serena & Lily
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Doesn't this chandelier remind you of trailing branches of cherry blossoms?
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Nesting tables in shades of neutrals would be a subtle way to bring the colors of spring indoors.
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| Digitally printed silk pillows take a traditional motif, such as a blossom branch, and make it contemporary. |
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A more subtle alternative is this apple blossom print. A set of these would add delicate pattern to a neutral bedroom.
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This wallpaper offers a more contemporary take on blossoms. It's called Nordic Blossom, and you can see it working in a Scandinavian-style scheme with lots of white, gray and washed-out wood.
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There are lots of vintage teacups with blossom designs, but I like this lustered version with the unusual color combination of purple and apricot.
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H&M has a line of bedding that has yet to come to the U.S. But if you're in the U.K., you can order this sweet sheet set with blossom branches and birds.
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Finally, if you feel like splashing out, this pearl inlay chest in pink is a real style statement. It would be hard to miss in any room, and it certainly has all the joyful appeal of spring.
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Ideabook published on Feb. 14, 2013.
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