How to introduce the tribal trend into your home

Spring is the month to declutter your home as well as your wardrobe. Fresher fabrics and colours should be added to the home to make that warm conversion from winter to spring. Tribal and Ikat prints are highly fashionable this season making colourful, exotic designs and bold statement pieces an excellent choice for the home.

Anthropologie Ditte sofa upholstered in Agave ikat material

A good way to bring warmth into a room is to add exotic colours such as reds, oranges and yellows. This automatically provides warmth and gives a glow to a scheme, especially in the evening.

Tribal print was widely seen on the catwalk this year from designers Donna Karan and David Koma to Burberry and many more. Greens and blues are also great colours to use when searching for bold and colourful prints such as those seen in the Paul & Joe Collection 2012.

Poncho style silk tunic, Paul and Joe 2012

Prints and colours can be implemented cleverly through accessories such as shoes and scarves. These wedges from the Burberry Prorsum Collection are an excellent example.

Burberry Prorsum wedge pumps

This technique is similarly successful in interiors. Try accessorising lightly with cushions such as this John Robshaw Mandarin ikat cushion, which is a fabulous, ‘on trend’ accessory for Spring.

Mandarin decorative cushion by John Robshaw

Don’t just look out for bright, bold colours – you can also use shapes and stripes to get the tribal effect. Another way of implementing the trend at home is to source your own fabric then apply it to your desired soft furnishing. Ikat designs are highly popular and look stunning in rugs and fabrics. The Darya ikat fabric, which was launched at London Design Week, is fabulous and perfect for this trend.

Schumacher Darya ikat fabric

The tribal and ikat trend is a great way to update your home, so go and get creative! For some further inspiration take a look at mydeco.com member igloodesigndecor‘s ikat-themed moodboard below.

Ikat moodboard by mydeco.com member igloodesigndecor