House Beautiful: Curved Floral Sofas Are Officially a Trend

House Beautiful rounds up the season’s best curved floral sofas, spotlighting the pairing of sculptural, curved silhouettes with pattern and nostalgia. Elizabeth Valkovics of Batten Court Design weighs in on how to embrace the look without tipping into “grandma’s sofa” territory.

Her guidance: the trend works when a modern, curved silhouette is paired with a modern floral print. Pair a traditional sofa shape with a traditional floral, she notes, and the look tips straight into dated territory rather than fresh and collected.

Read the full feature in House Beautiful

The secret to avoiding your mother or grandmother’s floral sofa is to pair a modern sofa shape, like one that’s curved, with a modern floral pattern. If you pair a traditional sofa style with a traditional floral pattern, you will absolutely end up with your grandmother’s aesthetic.
— Elizabeth Valkovics
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