Many of us stick to basic solids for big pieces of furniture and inject color and patterns using throw cushions and accessories. Beautiful fabrics however, like those in the Marimekko designer collection often use large patterns which may not achieve their full potential on throw cushions. Here's a small tutorial from our in-house designers on how to mix and match using large patterned fabrics.
This Unikko Red cover on a Klippan sofa paired with a Tomelilla armchair in Fandango Red shows how beautifully large-patterned fabrics can work together. The successful mix of these distinctly different patterns, both vibrant and imposing, comes down to using the same base color and working from a single palette; the cerise pink and reds in this instance. The white walls and monochromatic graphic details are the springboard to ensuring the right background is created for showcasing these fabrics in their full glory. The result? A chic, unique and playful living-room.
Large patterned fabrics can also work on dining-room chairs. Mixing and matching these breathtaking Marimekko fabrics injects style and color. In the photos above, our designers chose to use medium length skirt slipcovers with box pleats (available exclusively at Bemz) on Henriksdal chairs. The combination pictured left includes Pirput Parput - Pink/Red from Marimekko which is small in pattern yet intensive and vibrant in color. It counters the Fandango Light Grey beautifully, another Marimekko fabric, which is calmer both in color and pattern despite its large design. This kind of opposing yet complimentary pairing creates excitement and interest. And that feeling has been taken one step further by covering the Nils stools in other dynamic fabrics including Stockholm Stripe – Jet Black, Candy Pink and Sun Yellow. The picture right shows another possibility, combining different colours and patterns in one and the same room. The designers chose Pirput Parput- White/Black and Sun Yellow slipcovers, with matching accessories to bring a truly vernal feel to the room.
The classic Marimekko flower, Unikko, is still one of the most popular patterns used today. Its more subdued, black variation is perfect as a simple, yet powerful key feature in creating the calm kitchen environment pictured left. The grey-beige in the flower, reminiscent of camouflage, blends wonderfully, accentuating the green mosaic and the toned-down wood. Contrary to what one might expect, these large blooms work as well on the small Henriksdal bar stool as on the more imposing Tomelilla armchair. The Unikko - Blue pictured right creates a focal point and sets the stage in an otherwise white room.
And while we are on the topic: right now you can get 10% off all covers in any of our 18 Marimekko fabrics*: the vivid Unikko in Red, Black and Blue; the swirling Spinning; the effevescent Kirsikka in Turquoise and Grey/Black; the bubbly Pirput Parput in Pink/Red, Putty/White and White/Black; the classic Pienet Kivet in Black/White and Turquoise/Lime; the meandering Joonas in Black/White and Black/Blue; the delightful Praliini in Light Grey, Lime and Aqua; and, finally the arresting Fandango in Red and Light Grey.
*Offer valid up to and including February 28, 2011, on any sofa, armchair or dining chair cover in above Marimekko patterns. Discount already applied to online prices.
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