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[CANDLEQUEEN]

I mix a little bit, yes but not to that extreme. Those 1st 3 rooms are atrocious and just way too busy for me! The room that Nicknack showed was pretty though... That mixing was done on a much smaller scale and with softer colors too. I think in the 1st 3 rooms the color palettes were so loud, that it didn't help!

[millieshops]

I've done the mixed  upholstery style of decoration, but first I'd have to love the patterns.  I wouldn't have used any of the prints in that photo by themselves, so combining them in one room?  -   not even if they were new and free!   I'd be a nervous wreck in that room.

[stevieb]

I often mix prints, patterns and colors in unexpected ways but the key is to do so judciously. All the rooms pictured have some lovely elements and nice patterns but there are a lot of them and they all appear to be somewhat bright. Of the rooms in the original post, with some tweaking the first and second rooms could be quite nice, the third would require a bit more editing and effort, but could also be reined in...

[ScarletDove]

All of these rooms have way too much furniture, accessories etc and way too cluttered!

[jannabelle1]

For lack of a better term, these photos are just dizzying to me! There are too many patterns and colors going on. I wouldn't have a problem with one or two prints with patterns, but these rooms are overwhelmingly awful!

[DREAMON]

Heavens No to the first 2 rooms but the 3rd room I would like with the throws and most of the pillows removed.

[Citrine1]

I do mix prints and patterns, although there was a time when I was very matchy matchy and wouldn't have dreamed of doing such a thing.  Now, I love to have variety and mix up my textures and look.  

I very much like the first two pictures.  If I had to live with them, I'd probably tone them down a bit.  I don't care for the third room.  The room that @NickNack posted is really lovely.  

[ScrapHappy]

Oh heck no.  

[okaywitheasypay]

"do you mix prints and patterns in home decorating ?"--very seldom. I painted one of my walls in living /dining room the aqua /turquoise (?) color of wall in last picture and have drapes wth zig-zag design and large room size rugs with tapestry patterns. But that is about all . Mostly the rest of room is shades of gray aqua & lots of white.

I do not personally care for orange and agree there is just too much pattern in most of the rooms above, I could live with the blue and white if some of the pillows were removed.

florals/tapestry/ checks/ stripes & is that fringe on the lamp shades ? too much .

[Katcat1]

All of those pictures look horrible to me.  When you mix patterns  you need to be subtle.  You don't want the whole room to scream out at you like in these pictures.