Checkered decor is a style with many applications. While the geometric nature of the style can sometimes be a limitation, it can also provide needed visual symmetry to a room or building. Alternatively, the strict lines of checkered decor is often balanced by the use of vibrant color combinations.
We see examples of checkered decor making its way onto floor tiling in stark, black and white patterns. This kind of decor screams "Cruella De Vil" and is not recommended for modest homes, but totally suitable for art-driven, modern spaces where extreme is in.
Checkered patterns also make their way onto the outside of buildings and add new dimensions to otherwise flat looking, stagnant structures. Even simple checkered decor ideas like napkins, wash clothes or keyboards add variety.
15 Checkered Decor Ideas
From Cruella De Vil-esque Flooring to Colorful Checkered Keyboards:
Jonathon Brown — Nov 21, 2012 — Art & Design
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Checkered Buildings
Ubpa B3-2 Pavilion by Studio Archea Looks Like a Playing Board
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Typographic Graffiti Interiors
Faust Art in Brooklyn Features Artsy Black-and-White Scribbles
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Rainbow Keyboards
The 'Openandclose' Mac Decals Spice Up the Ordinary
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Checkered Cloth Branding
Via XX Settembre Packaging has an Utterly Scrumptious Homespun Image
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Strategy Game Furniture
The Chinese Checkered Bookshelf Features Movable Chess Pieces
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Plaid Prophylactic Packaging
Sir Richard's Condoms Have Stylish Covers
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Playful Pixelated Dwellings
The S-House by StudioGreenBlue Absorbs Small Squares of Sunlight
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Arced Garden Partitions
The Deesawat Green Wall Provides Privacy with the Growth of Plants
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Captivating Checkerboard Constructions
BTV Branch Innsbruck by Rainer Köberl Boasts a Chic Fa
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Checkered Architecture
Linz09 Info-Center Fuses Modernism, Tradition, Hospitality
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Whitewashed Checkitecture
Assisted Residences by Aires Mateus Create an 8-Bit Building
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Texturized Vertical Tiling
The Inax 'Dent Cube' Wall Decor is a Dynamic Checkered Adornment
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Bathroom Glass Illusions
These Morgans Hotel Bathroom Suites Feature a Trippy Trickling Effect
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Trim Tissue Branding
Oxford Toilet Paper Packaging Dresses Up an Ordinary Household Item
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Video Game Offices
Sega Employees Transform a Cubicle into a Gamer's Paradise
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