Homes and Gardens on MSN

You've Heard of Color Combinations – But These Are the New Pattern Pairings Designers Are Loving for Fall and Beyond

As designer Lauren Gilberthorpe points out, 'There is a growing confidence in how designers are mixing patterns, with an ...
Curvy Fashionista on MSN

4 Patterns That Add Weight and 5 That Create Balance

Large Scale Geometric Patterns The most obvious feature you'll see is large scale. Florals will be larger than life.
AOL

15 Polka Dot Nail Designs to Try, from Classic French Tips to Cool Patterns

Polka dots can be used to create striking nail art. They can be used all over, isolated into a French tip, and more. Polka dots reemerged on the runways last fall—and the trend has only gotten ...
The Globe and Mail

Polka dots were once a symbol of the plague, and other surprising pattern details

I didn't know that the modernist architect Alfred Loos considered patterns and other eye-catching ornaments to be tools of the hegemonic imperialist status quo, but that's probably just me. I also did ...
InStyle

15 Polka Dot Nail Designs to Try, from Classic French Tips to Cool Patterns

Polka dots can be used to create particularly striking nail art. They can be used all over, isolated into a French tip, and ...