Striped fabrics and wallpapers have long been used to bring simple, refined pattern and elegant, effortless colour combinations to grand and humble interiors alike. In Georgian and Regency times, this generously proportioned stripe would have been used more frequently in large rooms and amongst bold colours and strong patterns. In contemporary interior design, wide stripes are still used to balance pattern, but have taken on more usability by virtue of the more relaxed, coordinating colour palette in which they are now available.