Animal Prints Done Subtly Roundup

Animal Prints Done Subtly
Roundup

We love animal prints, but we don't like to be hit over the head with them. Our two rules for using animal prints in a subtle, not-so-trendy fashion: 1) Avoid the zebra rug; 2) Use only one print on one item in the room. Here are examples of rooms with just one animal printed item &mdash plus, animal-print décor options for your room.

• 1 Traditional Home

• 2 Pillow from West Elm

• 3 Traditional Home

• 4 Bedding from Williams-Sonoma Home

• 5 Kelly Wearstler's bedroom in Vogue

• 6 Prints of animals add animal prints without it having to be on a towel or rug, from Sharon Montrose

• 7Print from ZGallerie

• 8 One accent piece in an animal print can make a big statement, such as this giraffe bath math from Pottery Barn

• 9 The Izzy Collection from Missoni Home has towels reminiscent of zebra prints, but not exactly the same thing. At Unica Home

• 10 This Zebra balsa wall hanging from Velocity Art & Design is another way to get an animal print in a room.

Comments (7)

The fawn rug always makes me swoon.

posted by I Love Upstate on September 28th 2009 at 3:28pm
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Hmmm...while I'm making some allowances for animal print in fashion (seeing as how it is back), I don't know about the home. Even when subtle, I am still subtly annoyed by animal print. I like to be open minded, I will think about this...and what makes it work versus what makes it tacky.

posted by MODERnestS on September 28th 2009 at 4:07pm
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I LOVE zebra print!

posted by Midwestdiva on September 28th 2009 at 4:17pm
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I'd take an over-used zebra rug over a Bambi anyday...

posted by home body on September 28th 2009 at 4:57pm
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Although I'm usually a turned off by real animal pelts, I love the first photo - it's listed as 'an antelope-print carpet' in the linked article, so perhaps it's faux fur?

posted by soooz on September 28th 2009 at 6:23pm
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I love this lamp at Neiman Marcus: http://www.horchow.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=cprod52650001&parentId=cat1180735&masterId=cat1180735&index=10&cmCat=cat000000cat000140cat1180735

posted by nick0326 on September 28th 2009 at 7:51pm
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I like the first pic a lot, but the colors... it's screaming for a little something else... maybe it's just me but I see beige and tan or light brown large rooms and I think about things like getting older.

posted by Laughing Tiger on September 29th 2009 at 3:48am
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