More Is More Decor - A Handbook For Maximalists: Banish the beige, ditch the drab and throw the interiors rule book out of the window

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But if you're looking for some inspiration, Niko Rasides, Design Director at Nicholas Anthony advises: 'Maximalism thrives on a diverse color palette; jewel tones, vibrant reds, deep blues, and lush greens which can coexist harmoniously in a maximalist living room. Sure, chartreuse might not be for everyone, but it certainly works well in this living room designed by Zoe Feldman. The key to this thrown-together look is keeping the colors, including pastels, jewel tones, and darks, at the same intensity.

Layering colours, patterns and ornaments in a curated way that allows your personality and self-expression to show through. Even at the spring High Point, North Carolina, biannual furniture market, maximalism showed up big time, with a collection at Maitland-Smith celebrating the late, legendary Tony Duquette. Not for the faint-heartened, the maximalist interior design trend is certainly the biggest and boldest design style out there.Both trends invite pattern-mixing and unique color combinations, like the sky blue and coral prints that cover this living room. And that also was true at the Hillside Designer Show House in Greensboro, North Carolina, this year.

Jazz up the open shelving in your kitchen by using it to showcase favorite dishware, mugs, and other essentials to create an artful arrangement. The renovation allowed us to rip out the eight-inch ceilings and add a full-height wall for all of our client's books and collectibles to land and be enjoyed on the daily! I like all the classic patterns – the florals, ikats, stripes and animal prints – but I bring in unexpected color for a modern look,' says Williamson. Grandmillennial style, which is defined by classic prints and decorative details, goes hand-in-hand with maximalist decor. Key to creating an eclectic and maximalist look is having mismatched items that add character to the space.Designer Molly Singer of Molly Singer Design decorated this entire kitchen in a stunning Schumacher botanical wallcovering, keeping the space bright without sacrificing color. A variety in the size of your artwork is important, and using frames that look like art themselves gives your gallery wall a rich and exciting look. The maximalism style celebrates the beauty of diversity, so when incorporating furniture pieces think about how these pieces from different eras, styles, and materials will work with each other,' says Niko Rasides. Consider the layout of living room furniture, the arrangement of decor items, and the flow of colors to create a cohesive and inviting environment. The walls, for example, sport a new Dalmatian Spot wallpaper, and sculptural sconces by Stray Dog Designs rule the vanity.

At the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, which just completed its May run in Manhattan, a spectacular staircase channeled Memphis (a 1980s furniture collective framed around blazing color, pattern and bold shapes) in a riot of pattern on walls and custom carpeting, designed by Sasha Bikoff. This first-of-its-kind interiors handbook encourages you to think about the colors, textures, patterns and prints that bring happiness into your life, then shows you some clever ways to work these elements into your home decor. Siobhan highlights the importance of grouping these items as a collection, but stresses not to overthink it. Mixing prints brings much-needed vibrancy and playfulness to your interior, and the most surprising of combinations can work brilliantly together. A shift away from stark, minimalist styles, maximalism celebrates different styles and designs (whether old or new) all styled together in a considered way that showcases all that you love and have collected over the years.White adds crispness to the color scheme on the ceiling, in matching ottomans, and through several patterns. Maximalism leans into big and bold decision making when it comes to color, pattern, texture, shape, and form,” Hopp tells AD. Before joining CBC News, she was the Parents editor at HuffPost Canada, where she won a silver Canadian Online Publishing Award. Alongside his growing residential and commercial design portfolio, Matthew has also launched a series of homeware collections in collaboration with John Lewis, Pooky, Roome London, Obeetee, and more. We often see coffee tables with books stacked atop them just so, but it's ok to be a little more casual with your arrangement.