Earn Your Stripes

For a while now checkerboard and gingham have been dominating the patten scene but now stripes are an increasingly popular alternative. As a timeless graphic statement, stripes can be anything from bold and distinctive to subtle and classic. Used as an accent, to create a sense of drama or a way to draw the eye to highlight certain spaces, stripes are found on every product out there. And with so many different ways to use stripes in your own homes; curtains, wallpaper,

Wallpaper in Navy White, £85 from Woodchip and Magnolia www. woodchipandmagnolia.co.uk

Ray Vase Yellow, £33 from Spicer and Wood www.spicerandwood.co.uk

▼ Mono Stripe Set of 4 Large Placemats, £34.50 from Portmeirion www.portmeirion.co.uk

▲ Fluoro Abstract A2 Print, £75 from Cult Furniture www.cultfurniture.com

▼ Black & White Stripe Floor Lamp, £95 from Rockett St George www.rocketstgeorge.co.uk

▲ ▲ Black and White Striped Lampshade, £40 from Mint and May www.mintandmay.co.uk

▲ Oscar Cushion Orange, £65 from Sweetpea and Willow www.sweetpeaandwillow.com

Neapolitan Porcelain Black Tiles £78 from Hyperion Tiles www.hyperiontiles.co.uk