Reese Witherspoon's living room taps into a patterned trend that designers use to 'zone' spaces – it's super easy to replicate

Reese Witherspoon.

Mixing and matching patterns in the home is a fine art: while clashing different prints has become more widely acceptable, and even encouraged, there is a fine line between artful mixing and distracting clashing.

Reese Witherspoon has displayed how to do it right in a recent Instagram post, in which we see the delightful combination of plaid curtains and a floral sofa in her living room.