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Yes, with a neutral background. LOVE it!

I think this fits into our discussion of the overuse of the word "modern". The look is pretty and I'd say "current".

I can't look at florals anymore without thinking about the Karl Lagerfeld quote "Florals are for middle-aged women with weight problems." While I think that's a horribly jackassy, disrespectful thing to say, I still have a bit of a phobia of prints...

I really appreciate a good floral, especially paired with a menswear flannel.

I also ask that for the love of all that's holy, not a plaid sofa. Grew up in a household with a dark green and off-white scratchy plaid sofa too small to stretch out on, too embarassing to be seen with. Not a plaid sofa, no.

Plaid sofa today, Craigslist offering tomorrow.

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"I also ask that for the love of all that's holy, not a plaid sofa. Not a plaid sofa, no."

Funny - I was reading an article in the latest Travel Leisure about the textile industry in Scotland and was reminded about how entranced I was with the tartans and tweeds while I was there during my visit last summer...
...I'd love to get a bolt of richly-colored Scottish wool tartan and have a chair or sofa upholstered in it - perhaps draperies too.

Some of these are very pretty, but none looks remotely modern or Modern to me.

Ornamental patterns of any kind are by definition not Modern. And Cassis you are absolutely right --all of the illustrations here should fall in the 'tradtional' rather than 'modern' stylistic bucket.

What makes the combos here work is a large-scale floral. But I still think it looks a little dated.

I love plaid and floral and mis-matched prints. I think it is a challenge for many people to work with competing patterns because some of us were taught narrow rules about "matching" when we were younger (or at least I was).

Be afraid ... be very afraid

Oh, and the other folks here are right - These rooms are anything but "modern"...

...but clearly "Traditional" (Not necessarily a bad thing, IMO)

I don't think that the author was claiming that this is a quintessential modern pairing; rather, it was a way to approach the modern.

Mmmm...I can't get into this at all. Reminds me of bad nineties, and that arrangement in the 1st photo is really hideous and (out)dated, IMO.

none of these are modern.

I don't think any of these examples are a good representation of the current plaid trend.