In a Los Angeles home by designer Peter Dunham, an antique French bed with bamboo accents in the British Colonial style adds sophistication to the oldest daughter's bedroom. To make the room's different patterns work together, his tip is to "Mix a light-colored background with a dark one and use different-size patterns." He explains, "I covered a wall in a small Indian poppy print on white and upholstered a chair in a large-scale, deeply colored ikat with just a bit of white."
