I have never really been into spots. Even as a little kid, I didn’t like spotty fabrics.
Spotted curtains via Pink Wallpaper
As a decorator, I really haven’t come across too many places to use spots. Except maybe in a little girls room.
Spotted Stickers via Wall Sticker Company
I do however, adore the Mokum fabric called Angkor Wat II which comes in a range of fabulous colours.
Mokum Angkor Wat Bedhead by Inside Out Colour & Design
Now stripes are a totally different matter.
Red & White Stripes by Brain J McCarthy. Photographer William Waldron via Elle Decor
They are fresh and seem to go in any situation.
via Coastal Living Photographer Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
I will often look for a stripe fabric to use on cushions or a feature chair. If I can find one that incorporates the other colours in the room then they just add the finishing touch by pulling the whole scheme together.
via Decorology
Jamie Drake via Coco + Kelley
As long as you have the right colouring, stripes will complement florals, damasks, spots, checks and almost any other pattern. Even though they are considered a pattern, somehow they introduce a sense of calm and order amongst all the other patterns and colours in a room.
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I have those very same spot stickers, but my preference is definitely for stripes – as you say, they bring such order while also allowing colour and jauntiness.