Decorating
Cool Bunting (Not Just for Baby!)
Not just for kids and parties, bunting is now for everyone, everywhere, all year around
Bunting was traditionally for celebrations, then it started to become popular for children’s rooms. Now bunting is being found all over the home. You can buy it from markets, craft stalls or gift shops, or you can get crafty and make your own. As these photos show, it can be a perfect way to inject colour and character to a space. There are no rules; use any colour, any shape, any fabric. Just have fun…
Pretty special
This room is pretty and sweet, without being sickly. There’s a lot going on here with the bunting and other decoration but it nevertheless manages to look extremely inviting while not over-the-top.
This room is pretty and sweet, without being sickly. There’s a lot going on here with the bunting and other decoration but it nevertheless manages to look extremely inviting while not over-the-top.
This could be a rather drab suburban scene without the addition of the lively bunting and the complementary tablecloth.
Having a party, or just having guests over? This scene just makes you want to party. String colourful bunting from the trees to the umbrella to create a festive atmosphere. Try creating a theme, such as a Mexican one.
Or for a more subtle and sweet look, go for softly-coloured bunting and match the tone with another fabric you’re using.
Bunting doesn’t always have to be colourful. For a perfectly natural outdoor look, bunting can be soft and neutral. This scene just makes you want to have a little afternoon snooze.
In the dining room
Take the flowers and the bunting away from this dining setting and it becomes an overall more sober setting. The mix of colours in both inject life and vitality.
Take the flowers and the bunting away from this dining setting and it becomes an overall more sober setting. The mix of colours in both inject life and vitality.
The bunting in this lounge/dining room shows how you can really use anything to make your bunting; it’s really up to you. Get creative with all shapes and sizes of fabric or firm paper, or peg up kids’ artworks or old greeting cards. Source the internet for useful tips and ideas.
Get creative
Is this strictly speaking bunting? I’m not sure, but it’s such an ingenious way to combine storage and decoration that I feel compelled to include it. It’s a collection of the owner’s ties – he can easily select one each day and slide it back on after use. The rail is made from simple doweling and hooks.
Is this strictly speaking bunting? I’m not sure, but it’s such an ingenious way to combine storage and decoration that I feel compelled to include it. It’s a collection of the owner’s ties – he can easily select one each day and slide it back on after use. The rail is made from simple doweling and hooks.
You can create your bunting with just the tiniest triangles of your favourite fabric for a little bohemian flair.
In the nursery
While it’s not just for kids, bunting is certainly an inexpensive way to bring colour to a kids’ bedroom. They love it and they can help to choose the fabrics and make it.
While it’s not just for kids, bunting is certainly an inexpensive way to bring colour to a kids’ bedroom. They love it and they can help to choose the fabrics and make it.
Remember that bunting isn’t always triangular shaped either. Bunting can be round, square or any shape you choose. These circles look sweet in a youngster’s bedroom.
Pair with other delightful elements, such as world maps or combine two types of bunting for extra effect.
Double, triple layer it
You can go crazy with your bunting too, especially in kids’ rooms, stringing it in triple or double layers.
You can go crazy with your bunting too, especially in kids’ rooms, stringing it in triple or double layers.
An older child’s bedroom
It can also look great in an older child’s room. Just combine with subtler or more grown-up artworks and furnishings.
It can also look great in an older child’s room. Just combine with subtler or more grown-up artworks and furnishings.
For the older kids who have a favourite colour, tie in the colours of the bunting with other elements in the room. It’s a simple way to introduce a one-colour scheme.
TELL US
Do you have any special ways with bunting? Please show or tell in the Comments.
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Do you have any special ways with bunting? Please show or tell in the Comments.
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Who thought bunting could look quietly sophisticated, as it does in this room? The colours are rather sober – for bunting – but combined with some quirky features, it’s a simple way to enhance a delightful vintage space.