Hi guys!
I don’t know about you, but I’m a little obsessed with
chevron. I find myself wanting to incorporate the print into pretty much every
facet of my life. Chevron pedicure? Dying for one! Chevron tank? I’m obsessed
with mine from Lizard Thicket. Chevron phone cases, makeup bags, wallets,
purses, totes, and agendas? They all call my name like you wouldn’t believe.
And of course when it comes to incorporating it into my apartment for my senior
year, I find it really hard to resist.
Now I’m by no means the authority on prints, and in the
end I’d say do what makes you happy, but I think there are definitely tasteful
and great ways to use chevron, and then there are ways that aren’t so great.
Chevron is a busy pattern. I love how graphic and clean,
but interesting it is, but if you’ve looked at chevron fabric, I hope it didn’t
give you a headache like it did me. The pattern needs to be broken up into pieces,
or to have scattered throughout. Don’t make it look like chevron threw up all
over your room.
So some chevron looks that I think are appropriate and
pretty for college dorms and apartments just have small doses of chevron. Think
throw pillows, a couple picture frames, a bulletin board, a blanket, a duvet
cover, or a rug. But please, don’t do all of those things!
Chevron looks great for just a little pop of interest.
Make sure to mix patterns! Mix it with dots, solids, ikats, or florals! But
please never put chevron right next to something zebra. It never works.
-Make DIY chevron wall art. You can either paint (use stencils from online for the cleanest lines) or fabric. My little made the one with the A and I made the one with the C below.
-Throw pillows are some of my favorite looks with chevron. This is my bedroom at home with a navy chevron throw pillow.
-Bulletin boards are great too! They can be homemade or storebought (you know when I talked about chevron making you dizzy? Well my bulletin board made me dizzy looking at it, try using larger chevron patterns)
-Chevron bedding is adorable too! Just make sure to break it up with solid or small printed sheets, small printed throw pillows (think dots or small simple florals).
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| American Made Bedding |
Isn't that bedding just lovely?
I hope this helps a little bit with the chevron craze. I know I want it incorporate it some way into my apartment, so we'll see what happens. Let me know what your plans for your dorm rooms are.
Are you obsessed with chevron and dorm design? Take a look at this post on some favorite chevron products, my senior year mood boards, and my apartment to-do list!
My 14 year old daughter wants to incorporate chevron into her bedroom. What is the best way to do this without doing too much? Is it best to choose one item, like a wall hanging, or bedspread, or curtains or pillows? Can I do any 2 of those together?
ReplyDeleteHi Stacey!
ReplyDeleteChevron is such a fun print! But a lot of it can definitely make your head hurt! In one of my rooms, I've used chevron on both an accent pillow and on curtains and I think it worked really well! I'd say that using it in two place would work well, especially if it's the same chevron, or coordinating colors! Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions :).
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