Are you pattern phobic? Trying to keep it simple by sticking with solids?. Nothing says boring like a room without a little pattern. Nature is full of pattern. What would our world look like without the play of light and pattern in shadows - in the sky, on the water and over the ground we walk on? We'd trip alot! We associate certain patterns with memories- good and bad. This is why some people dislike plaid, paisley and stripes. By the way, I was lukewarm on the DB pattern on my Dooney & Burke handbag- it's definitely neutral and goes with almost everything summer. Ever since my daughter gasped in happiness the day I brought it home and said "MOM! YOU GOT A NEW BAG FROM DAVE & BUSTERS?" Of course I played along and told her that you have to order the BIG drink to get the bag. Now I love this bag, because the pattern reminds me that for sure, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and more importantly, we don't know what patterns to like or dislike if we have no frame of reference.
