Weather a Design Slump With Umbrella Patterns
If your rooms are feeling dreary, lift their spirits with a charming pattern choice: the umbrella
It's been raining in this part of Northern California, and the forecast is for clouds and showers with a few sunny patches in between. While some love the sound of raindrops falling on their skylights and watching storm clouds gather from the warmth of their sunrooms, others may feel drained by the moody weather. Some Houzzers in Kentucky and Indiana are even outright devastated by unforgiving tornados.
For a much-needed reprieve from the March rains, take some design inspiration in the most banal yet essential rain gear: the umbrella.
For a much-needed reprieve from the March rains, take some design inspiration in the most banal yet essential rain gear: the umbrella.
Lulu Street Scene Tiny Umbrella
Street Scenes
As this compact umbrella shows, you don't have to commit to an entire living space to show off your favorite street scenes. The Lulu Guinness Street Scene umbrella reminds us to add a dash of fun and lightness on heavy-weather days by remembering what it's like to explore and play in the most incredible cities: New York, Tokyo and ...
As this compact umbrella shows, you don't have to commit to an entire living space to show off your favorite street scenes. The Lulu Guinness Street Scene umbrella reminds us to add a dash of fun and lightness on heavy-weather days by remembering what it's like to explore and play in the most incredible cities: New York, Tokyo and ...
Maps
Doesn't the canopy design of this walking stick umbrella look as if it was lifted and ...
Doesn't the canopy design of this walking stick umbrella look as if it was lifted and ...
... framed to add to this sitting room wall space? Antique maps adorn the room and root it in a traditional style.
Map murals for kids' rooms serve double duty as décor and educational tool. A map is a constant reminder that the grass is always greener in other parts of the world — where it's not raining.
See more maps around the house
See more maps around the house
Umbrella
Florals
How can you not have a sunny disposition when you're under this gorgeous lotus flower, rain and all? Twirl it around to enjoy the splatter of raindrops and dance through the streets à la Fred Astaire.
How can you not have a sunny disposition when you're under this gorgeous lotus flower, rain and all? Twirl it around to enjoy the splatter of raindrops and dance through the streets à la Fred Astaire.
Splish-splashing in this bathroom might be equally fun. The homeowners of this sunflower tile mosaic backsplash for the sink certainly believe that a little flower therapy can uplift the spirits.
Jonathan Adler umbrellas
Fish Scales
Jonathan Adler's scales umbrella pattern (left) is in a colorful layered arrangement, adding panache and flair to even the grayest of skies ...
Jonathan Adler's scales umbrella pattern (left) is in a colorful layered arrangement, adding panache and flair to even the grayest of skies ...
... much like this dazzling bathroom sink backsplash in sea colors against warm, neutral woods.
This splashy fish-scale wall art for a living room is a blogger's DIY project; she glued coin-size paint chip dots in varying hues in a scalloping pattern on a red panel.
Tell us: How do you cope with rainy days?
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Patterns: Scallops and Scales
If This Bloom Were a Room
Tell us: How do you cope with rainy days?
More:
Patterns: Scallops and Scales
If This Bloom Were a Room
Geometric prints lift the spirits and invigorate the senses, making it no surprise that these prints are all over the fashion, furniture and accessories editorials for 2012. This walking stick umbrella's kaleidoscope of pastels and patterns ...