Stripes, Stripes, and More Stripes – Oh Yeah!

Today we’re giving a high five to our favorite eternally-in-style pattern: stripes.

Stripes are a classically iconic. From Queen Victoria dressing her son in a striped outfit for a royal yacht boarding event, signaling to the crowd that stripes were officially IN to  Coco Chanel employing them plentifully in her creations creating an emblematic French style. Just as stripes are prolific in fashion, it’s equally plentiful in interior design. We like them because they remind us of the vacation lifestyle at it’s most iconic – think a yellow striped beach umbrella on the Italian Riviera or wide striped blue pillows you can lean against on a poolside divan.

The Hotel and Club Bardo’s courtyard pool is surrounded by coral striped umbrellas, evocative of Palm Beach style.

The beauty of stripes is there are no rules; they go with everything and will fit with any kind of interior setting – they can be both traditional and modern, depending on your taste. We like to combine stripes with curvilinear designs because stripes enhance the beauty of curves.

The blue and green striped pillow contrasts nicely with the curvy designs of the two adjoining pillows. Design by 1 Chic Retreat
In general, wider stripes vibe well in more contemporary settings and thin stripes are more traditional, but like we said before, there are no hard and fast rules so we suggest experimenting with sample swatches and see what looks the best.
Here’s some stripey inspiration……

 

(1) Marin Cabana Stripe Melamine Salad Plate; (2) Sundial Wide Chaise – Hydrangea Port Stripe; (3) Creative Co-Op Stoneware, Yellow Pitcher; (4) Peter Dunham Espadrille Pillow Cover in Marrakech Stripe; (5) Mini Scalloped Stripy Pots; (6) Nathan Turner Hillhouse Stripe Wallpaper; (7) French Blue Stripe Adele Dress; (8) ‘You Are Beautiful’ Limited Edition Fine Art Print by HAPI ART; (9) Light Blue Striped Umbrella
(10) Barclay Butera Upholstery Armchair; (11) Hollis Ditsy Stripe Pillow; (12) Portland Ceramic Lamp, Stripe; (13) Lina Matte Blue Stripe Bowl; (14) Cashmere Striped Yacht Club Crewneck Cardigan; (15) Mixed Packs of 4 Striped Color Fair Trade Eco Wax Candles; (16) Mellie Striped Handmade Handwoven Area Rug; (17) Waterfall Inlay Console Table; (18) Striped Ceramic Vase in Lilac
(19) Coastal Indoor Outdoor Pillow Cover ; (20) 2-pack Napkins; (21) Striped Packable Wide Bow Sunhat; (22) Nautical Paddles; (23) Bridgette Ottoman; (24) Cotton Oxford Stripe Bed Sheet Set; (25) Farber Striped Urn; (26) Scalloped 27′ L x 27″ W Wallpaper Roll; (27) Pink Chicken Swim Trunks

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