Trend Watch: Not Your Mom’s Florals

by Amy Lynch on June 4, 2012

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When it comes to home decor, flowers, much like the color pink, have a polarizing effect on people; it’s either love or hate but rarely anything in-between. Perhaps, though, both have gotten a bad rap simply by virtue (or lack thereof) of the fact that we’ve seen the same thing over and over again to the point of becoming genuinely sick from boredom.

Today, though, we’re sticking up for the botanical world and offering some fresh — pun intended — angles on the subject. From a big, bold line art rug to a soft yet geometric paper lantern, with a bold pink and black pattern and a stark exercise in fine French contrast thrown in just for fun, we present four new takes on the matter.

Love it or hate it — that’s, of course, your prerogative. But in such an unforgiving world filled with so many harsh angles, we think a flower petal or two is a refreshing reminder of the simpler — and usually finer — things in life.

Rhododendron Chandelier from Anthropologie

Bold Floral Wallpaper via Graham Brown

Floral Decor via DuJour

Photo credits: Anthropologie (x2), Graham Brown and Becoming Lola

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