If your home feels a little too subdued, you can wake up your spaces with some playful patterns. From classic plaids to bold florals, colorful motifs can perk up furniture, walls, floors and more.

Ashley Avrea Cathey didn't shy away from prints in her daughter's room. The drapes and wallpaper are Quadrille. The bed is upholstered in Bennison Fabrics, while bedding is D. Porthault. Nathan ...

British textile designer Jacqueline Groag was an innovator during the mid-century modern era — bringing color and patterns to a monochromatic post-war Europe, designing home furnishings, textiles and ...

The late actor's posthumous homeware collection includes a striped butter dish, a polka dot salad plate, and a half-dipped ...

The artwork in the dining room, by contemporary painter Sky Hoyt, inspired the colors in the rest of the home, says designer Lindley Arthur. Emery Davis Photography The Lake Highlands home, designed ...