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Beauty in pattern depends not only on having well-designed motifs, but also on arranging them well. Arrangement is so important that the same unity may appear insignificant when used sparsely, but distinctive, when used in a compact scheme. Therefore, it is good to start arranging the units into various groups as regular or irregular plans. In today’s free-wheeling world of decorating, mixing prints and patterns is more the rule than exception. In many handsome traditional rooms, a single print is still used lavishly for upholstery, drapery, and even to cover the walls. But the newer way is to mix and scramble both patterns and colors with uninhibited hand. One can always start with very simple patterns perhaps in a single color.

If different patterns are used in the same color scheme, it is safe to go on adding patterns themselves are very simple. Another easy way to scramble patterns is to use the same one in several different sizes. This works especially well with dots or checks and sometimes with floral prints, although these are harder to find. It is safe to keep the size the same and use a miniature floral pattern in several different color combinations. Simplified paisley patterns, which are perennially popular, are very goof mixers, especially with simple geometric patterns such as stripes and checks. Here the common denominator is color rather than pattern; there should be some color relationship between the two, although the color scheme of both need to be identical. One of the two might be in black and white, the other in black and white with red.

Stylized flower prints and medallion patterns also mix well with stripes and checks. Again, there should be a color relationship. Varied black and white patterns are especially compatible and for some reason, more patterns can be mixed in this color combination than in any other without a confusing effect. Two different prints with a related theme make an interesting combination if the colors also have something in common. Some related prints are designed that way. Even if they are not designed to relate to each-other, still look great together. Two dissimilar prints in precisely matching colors are extremely effective together, especially if the distribution of color is approximately the same?