The maximalist home is a celebration of 'curated chaos.' a design trend that encourages us to get playful with contrasting patterns and mismatched furniture – while keeping our spaces tasteful.

Take, for example, the Southampton bedroom of Gloria Vanderbilt, a pattern-on-pattern room that, despite being decades old, ...

‘The English country house aesthetic is a constant influence – not in a literal sense, but in its eclectic approach to layering periods, patterns, and collected treasures. There's something ...

In truth, a shirt, suit and tie is a simplistic (and near perfect) form of layering, and illustrates how patterns, colours and textures can compliment (or clash). In fact, one of the surest ways ...