Sally in Oregon asks: “I purchased your beautiful paisley throw and wanted to place it in a room with striped wallpaper and pillows. My husband says that it will not match, but I think that it can work. What do you think?”

Pfeifer says: “Not having seen the room, we think that mixing stripes and paisley, in this case a paisley Jamavar pattern from India, may work.

What you need to focus on is color and texture. Are the stripes in the room connected to the Jamavar throw by similar tones and/or materials?

Our wool Jamavar throw was woven in a range of earthy colors and backed in a midnight blue velvet. If you can stick to the same tones and materials in the striped patterns, ie. earth toned wool or velvet pillows, than you should be just fine."