Mini Florals Are a Charming Update to a Classic Pattern

Courtesy of Little Greene Paint & Wallpaper

We may be a little biased toward floral prints—can you blame us?—but we already have a solid prediction for one of the top trends of spring and summer: Small-scale florals will be blooming in homes everywhere this year.

While scouting Ambiente—one of Europe’s largest housewares fairs, with nearly 4,000 exhibitors from 171 nations—we noticed this miniature print popping up on everything from glassware to textiles. Rooted in cottagecore, these mini-blooms are a far cry from the blousy florals of chintz or the punchy flowers of pop art. Their quiet, diminutive size makes them ripe for layering and softening any room, and the roots of this trend are already well-established by some of the brands we saw at Ambiente. Here are our favorite ways to update your space with mini florals now.

Courtesy of Laura Ashley

Laura Ashley has long embraced the floral look, but recently the brand has gone all in with layers upon layers. If you’re a maximalist at heart, follow their lead and mix and match floral patterns in a similar hue, but at varied scales, to completely envelope a room. In the photo above, a mini floral duvet and shams ground a medium-sized floral print on the sheets, both of which complement, rather than compete with, the oversized floral wallpaper. This look would feel overwhelming if all the floral prints were the same scale, but instead the variety draws you in.

Courtesy of Little Greene Paint & Paper

If a little dab’ll do you, consider a mini floral accent wall, or wallpapering a recessed nook, as British brand Little Greene Paint & Paper did in the room pictured above. The chalky hues and sweetness of the floral pattern in their Spring Flowers Bombolone wallpaper instantly