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Design

A Case for Outlining Your Walls With Showstopping Trims

September 19, 2018
Delineating a room’s architectural details can work magic, grounding the space while infusing it with an unexpected, mood-evoking layer that runs anywhere from subdued tranquility to exuberant joy.
Here are a few examples of just what we mean—plus how to get the look.

Variations on a Theme

Marie-Anne Oudejans deploys a bold chevron pattern in a range of different scales.

Tumbling Blocks Tape (wallpaper border); fschumacher.com.
Fillmore Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Britt Border (wallpaper border); fschumacher.com.

 

Nicholson Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Labyrinth Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Bosphorus Border (wallpaper border); fschumacher.com.

Playing With the Band

Bambi Sloan uses a lively trim not just on curtains but also an adjacent wall to take repeating patterns to a chic new level.

Inara Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Talitha Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Castille Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Ogee Embroidered Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Berkeley Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Cherie Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.

Getting Graphic

A dark grosgrain trim along the corners and moldings of a hallway’s walls balances the zingy orange in the home of Suzanne McGrath.

Ashwood Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Sullivan Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Nilsson Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Eubie Lip Cord (trim); fschumacher.com.

The Shape of Things

In Nicola del Roscio’s home, curvaceous doorframes are supercharged with a blue outline in paint.

Faille Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Eleanor Gimp (trim); fschumacher.com.
Military Stripe Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Medium Faille Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.

Bespoke Details

A pretty trim studded with railheads accentuates the architecture in the home of Carolina Herrera de Baez without overpowering it.

Aubrey Braid (trim); fschumacher.com.
Bertrand Linen Braid (trim); fschumacher.com.
Ashland Braid (trim); fschumacher.com.
Garbo Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Colbert Tape (trim); fschumacher.com.
Chambord Four-Row Gallion (trim); fschumacher.com.