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Flower power: spring forward with floral furniture and accessories
Embrace the ever-popular trend using statement wallpaper, bold curtains or daintier tableware
Floral inspiration from April and The bear
Floral lampshade, €160, storeen.ie
Floral bedlinen, €49.99-€69.99, zarahome.com
Orla Kiely sunshine flower rug, €480; rugs.ie
Flower stool, £629, Soho Home; sohohome.com
Wall art, €400, storeen.ie
Floral plates, €62.90, bloomingville.com
Flower cushion, €14, primark.com
Mah Jong Missoni seat cushion from €2,270, roche-bobois.com
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Flowers for spring? Hardly groundbreaking, but when given an original designer’s touch, it can be. Floral is one of those trends that never seems to fade, lingering on the periphery and sashaying its way back into the fold each spring.
Liberty London’s ditsy floral prints are perennial favourites, proof of the design’s cult status. But they were given a major spotlight with the Grandmillennial and Cottagecore trends of the last few years, which were all about granny chic chintz and countryside charm. Petite petals and oversized blooms were seen across curtains, bedspreads, rugs, plates and any accessory you could fit in your home.
Now, after those long winter months, we long for the refresh of spring — the sight of daffodils and crocuses peeking out from the ground; bright, airy rooms filled with natural light; and the touch of florals that immediately blurs the space between outside and in.
Thanks to its versatility, the floral trend is both a maximalist and minimalist’s dream that can be adapted to suit any space, whether modern, retro or vintage. The palette you choose will steer your design choices and will form the foundation for pulling your scheme together. Scale is equally important: the bigger the floral print, the smaller the room may appear. Choosing daintier designs can help create the illusion of space.
Minimalists could introduce the trend with small accessories such as cushions, vases and lampshades (Penneys, Smallable, Pooky, Oliver Bonas). For the maximalist, make a statement with floral wallpaper. Botanical design is trending in a major way, especially in wallpaper designs, so you have a dizzying array to choose from.
Irish retailers April and The Bear and Storeen stock a good selection of floral and nature-inspired wallpaper. Storeen is also a good source for other floral-themed homewares, including lampshades and art.
Retail giant Ikea’s spring collection has plenty of floral designs, from big and bold curtains and rugs to daintier cushions.
What could be closer to a fashion statement than fashion designer Kenzo Takada’s home collection for Roche Bobois, which includes beautiful hand-tufted rugs, ottomans and cushions with delicate and bold floral designs. The retailer also stocks the classic Mah Jong designed by Hans Hopfer — modular-style seating that works as a straight sofa, corner sofa, armchair, bench or extra bed. With composition by Jean Paul Gaultier, you can expect plenty of playful colour combinations and fun floral patterns.
You can always add a bunch of flowers to your table, but if you’re really embracing the trend, go for floral-themed plates (Bloomingville, Matches Fashion, La Redoute, M&S). If the floral pattern is too OTT, consider floral-shaped homewares and furniture.
There’s lots to choose from between Soho Home’s flower-shaped footstool, Swedese’s flower mono table, rugs and bath mats at Oliver Bonas and Orla Kiely, and petal-shaped tableware at H&M Home.
Oversized or diminutive, petals have the power.
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