Animal Print

Here’s something I’ve been meaning to blog about for a while. What do you picture when you think of animal prints?

This?

via eHow-uk

Or maybe this?

I wanted to see if I could change a few minds here today with some updated ways use animal prints.

{House Beautiful – designers DeMattei and Wade}
{via House and Home – designer Tommy Smythe}
{via CocoCozy}
{via CocoCozy – designer Carlos Domenech}
{via House to Home UK}
{Veranda via Cote de Texas}

My advice for trying animal prints?

  • Small doses – the seat of a desk chair, a small ottoman, throw pillows.
  • Take full advantage of all the colors available.
  • Approach it with some whimsy! Use it to make a traditional room more inviting. Send a signal that it’s okay to have fun in the space. Let people know that you have a little sense of humor.
{pillows on white background: Barclay Butera / Pillows on colored background: West Elm}

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