DECORATING | ROOMS & GARDENS | WORLD OF CABANA

From romantic chintz-draped sitting rooms to bold botanical papers climbing across dining room walls, floral interiors remain one of design’s most enduring joys. Whether soft, nostalgic, exuberant or wild, florals bring nature indoors in endlessly inspiring ways. Read on for flower-filled rooms from the World of Cabana and beyond. 

WORDS BY EMMA BECQUE | ROOMS & GARDENS | APRIL 2025

Exotic fruit and florals climb the walls inside Interior Designer Alidad’s Mayfair Pied-à-Terre © James McDonald Photography.

In true Alidad fashion, his London dining room is a masterclass in floral opulence. Hand-painted leather panels by Sterling Studios burst with gilded blooms and fruit, climbing the walls like a baroque garden in full flourish.

A painted trompe l’oeil ceiling adds to the illusion, while carved floral wall lights and a gilt chandelier complete this richly layered botanical dream.

Floral Fever

An archival chintz-covered interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, photographed in 1975 by Tom Parr © Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler.

Rosanna Falconer delves into the world of Chintz, exploring the trends and tastes of the exuberant interior movement, which championed flora and fauna in decor. Discover her examination of the history of this enduringly influential floral design, charting its development through 16th-century India and 17th-century Europe and speaking to the likes of Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler, who still proudly fly the Chintz flag today.

A Posy Parisian Bathroom 

The high-drama floral bathroom at Melissa Ulfane's home in Paris © François Halard.

In Melissa Ulfane’s Paris apartment, decorated by Hugh Henry, the bathroom is wrapped in a floral wallpaper where ribbons twist between climbing roses.

A Murano chandelier brings a jolt of colour above the clawfoot tub. It’s a space that feels composed, eccentric, and entirely personal.

Geometry and Roses in Tangier

The Tangier bedroom of Veere Grenney balances geometry and florals. From Veere Grenney: Seeking Beauty, published by Vendome Press © Francesco Lagnese.

Veere Grenney creates a space layered with colour and intent in his Tangier home. As featured in Veere Grenney: Seeking Beauty (Vendome Press), stencilled pink walls meet ochre, ruby, and chocolate tones. A William IV bed and Irish 19th-century chairs anchor the room. Moroccan-embroidered linen curtains add movement and texture.

A Blooming Escape inside Casa Cabana

Cabana x Schumacher Floralia sisal fabric in the studio at Casa Cabana, Martina Mondadori’s childhood home © Ashley Hicks, Cabana Magazine. 

Martina Mondadori’s childhood home, Casa Cabana, designed by Renzo Mongiardino, showcases a studio, a floral jewel box entirely enveloped in Cabana x Schumacher’s Floralia sisal. Inspired by antique Ottoman block prints, the scrolling botanical design unfurls across the walls in rich Pompeiian red, creating an exotic yet intimate retreat.

It opens into the living room through double doors, offering a glimpse into the floral fantasy at the heart of Martina’s Milanese world.

Florals in Full Flight

A particularly special bedroom from the pages of Cabana © Mark Luscombe-Whyte.

“In the bedrooms, Mongiardino’s Orientalist reveries take full flight with walls, beds and windows all cocooned in stylised Indienne toiles by historic fabric house Braquenié,” writes Cosmo Brockway of this Paris apartment, first published in Cabana N17.

Hand-painted Seasonal Florals

Amélie de Belder’s dining room in Antwerp, with floral panels by Thierry Bosquet and a custom library from Axel Vervoordt © Miguel Flores-Vianna.

The dining room is a painted garden in Amélie de Belder’s Antwerp home. Hand-painted panels by Thierry Bosquet depict the four seasons in floral detail, their delicate charm offset by the deep green of a custom-fitted library, once shown at Axel Vervoordt’s TEFAF stand. In Amélie’s words, the entertainment room is “the prize of the house”,  a floral theatre framed in storybook brushwork.

Mieke ten Have’s botanical textiles 

A bedroom published in Interiors Styled by Mieke ten Have by Mieke ten Have © principal photography by Frank Frances. Published by Vendome Press.

In Interiors: Styled by Mieke Ten Have, a verdure textile by Manuel Canovas sets a floral tone behind the bed. The headboard, carried from childhood, sits alongside a Schuyler Samperton bolster and an antique jacquard blanket.

A Perfectly English cottage

Repeated bouquets dress the walls at Perfect English Stuff, Founder Elizabeth Kemp's coastal cottage © Kensington Lervene.

Inside Elizabeth Kemp’s Devon home, florals bloom across bedroom walls and bathrooms alike, wrapped in layers of vintage textiles and antique charm. The effect is enveloping and deeply personal, each pattern a nod to the women who lived here before, their stories stitched into every faded fabric and floral flourish.

Eternal Bouquets in Minnesota

Everlasting floral panels enrich the cabinetry of this unexpectedly Parisian Minneapolis kitchen © Taylor Hall O'Brien.

In this Minneapolis kitchen, photographed by Taylor Hall O'Brien, “hand-painted panels depicting floral motifs” adorn the cabinetry, their delicate brushwork evoking the charm of a European atelier. The walls, “painted in a soft, warm white,” provide a serene backdrop, allowing the botanical artistry to take center stage. 

As featured in Paris in Minnesota, the space reflects a harmonious blend of artistry and domesticity, where every detail contributes to a cohesive, floral narrative.

Wrapped in Flowers

A Paris bedroom by Renzo Mongiardino, wrapped in Indienne print by Braquenié © Mark Luscombe-Whyte.

In this Paris bedroom by Renzo Mongiardino, the pattern becomes structure. The walls and bed are wrapped in a stylised Indienne print by the historic fabric house Braquenié, setting the tone for a room where florals lead the design.

Motifs repeat across every surface, creating a fully enveloped composition. Every element belongs to part of a world where beauty is always deliberate.