Burnley, claret-and-blue bar scarf.

Royal blue textile by Wallace Sewellfor Designtex.

This Duffel Bag is designed with the traveler in mind. Crafted from heavyweight canvas, the bag is roomy enough to accommodate a couple of days of clothing, but small enough that it is not too obtrusive. Simple and refined, this bag is an easy-going travel accessory.

Tom Dixon exhibited his Stripe rug, an older piece, but a handsome one none the less.

The DwellStudio Draper Stripe rug is bsic enough to grow with the child and can later be used in other areas of the house.

The Boston chair from BoConcept, in a gray stripe.

The Skinny Stripe mat blends slim bands of color for an alluring pattern that gives a sense of movement from a distance. Made from extruded yarns, the mat features a tufted texture that adds visual interest. A strong vinyl backing makes the mat an excellent choice for high traffic areas. The Bend Lucy Chair, pictured, is also available at the Dwell Store.

The Shag Even Stripe mats are available in three sizes.

Tasaraita (Even Stripe) Introduced in 1968, also by Annika Rimala, Tasaraita heralded Marimekko's first cotton jersey collection. It was an immediate success, and soon appeared on everything from T-shirts and nightgowns to underwear and rompers. Today the iconic stripes appear throughout the company's inventory, cloaking mugs, bags, and bed linens.

Electric Stripe Utility mats by Chilewich ($45) shophorne.com.

The frosted glass of the bridge offers a transparent stripe and a view of the ocean.

In an experimental move, the designers used different upholstery for the sectional. Colorful stripes and baby blue complement the cool gray tones.

A 4'6" by 7' collage of stripes and diamonds, motifs found in traditional Moroccan carpets.

This bathroom, tiled in bright blue mosaic to offset the home’s limited materials and color palette, calls for a simple vanity. The sinks, toilets, and tubs are by Villeroy & Boch, while the faucets and towel rails are by Grohe and Avenir, respectively.

A look at the small reading nook located on the level between the bedroom and ground floor.

Hand-painted stripes are another way to add a decorative layer to an interior space. 2LG Studio recommends choosing a contrasting color for the stripes to create maximum impact with minimum effort.

O'Hare tote in Baltic Blue / Golden Stripe

Chien's bedroom is teeming with her favorite Hudson Bay stripes.

The budget was nearly as tight as the space in this cheerful renovation of a 516-square-foot flat in Bratislava. The centerpiece of Lukáš Kordík’s new kitchen is the cabinetry surrounding the sink, a feat he managed by altering the facing and pulls of an off-the-rack Ikea system. The laminate offers a good punch of blue, and in modernist fashion, Kordík forwent door handles in favor of cutouts. “I wanted the kitchen to be one simple block of color without any additional design,” he says.

Massive wooden fence, which is a stripe, is on the background of a brick house, which is a square.

Nigro demonstrates how his Stripes pendant lamps mesh together to form a "composition of intersections."

Los Angeles, California Stripe and Scandi Lamps (bases shown here) by Mt. Washington Pottery, from $1,200. Beth Katz’s hand-thrown stoneware and porcelain gives Scandinavian style a rough-hewn wabi-sabi energy.

The kids’ bathroom features bold, colorful stripes and Gym Hooks from the Danish Design Store.

For the bathroom, Puyana laid two tones of gray tiles in diagonal stripes, bringing something unexpected to an otherwise pedestrian material.

Chien's bathroom upstairs maintains the same stripes as well as an array of plants and porcelain deer nestled in the foliage.

Mays chose Graham & Brown’s Verve Stripe wallpaper for the downstairs bedroom. The chrome lamp is vintage.

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The children’s rooms, which are reserved for family and an extended network of friends, feature more custom Crasset-designed beds set against a vivid blue backdrop, courtesy of the French paint brand Zolpan.

A sky-blue vintage trailer blends in with the sky.

An aqua Malm fireplace warms up a corner. The pink, green, and yellow stripes now reach the skylights and extend over an integrated storage space to the floor. “My husband and I, we both actually hate having a TV visible to guests, but it’s a necessary evil,” says Shawn. “So how do you make that interesting and without it being too busy? [The rainbow stripe] creates an element that draws your eye away.”

“I wanted to give the fireplace a wow factor,” says Wei, who clad the fireplace in a tile by Wow Tiles, from the Stripes collection.

Designed by Alyson Fox in collaboration with Hawkins New York, the Houses Throw is defined by its geometric pattern—abstract houses—and blue and grey colorscape. The reversible throw blanket is crafted in 100 percent baby alpaca, giving the blanket an exceptionally soft feel.

The Merge Concrete Desk Set is a collection of desktop items including a pen holder, cardholder tray, and tape dispenser. The Merge series is united by the enduring principles of geometry and the industrial appeal of concrete.

In such a small space “you have to organize, and every piece takes a decision,” says resident Heidi Wright. The couple keep things they use less frequently, like guest bedding, in the higher cabinets.

The fabrics yielded from the Proenza Schouler collaboration are based off of existing patterns but were translated to materials that will handle the rigorous requirements of interior use.

The Pfeiffers' furnishings tend to be of two stripes: flea-market treasures or prototypes and castoffs of Eric's design process. The low tables behind the front door are of Eric's design.