Buffalo check plaid has been around for centuries.
Learn how to incorporate this classic pattern into your existing home decor.
Long associated with rustic country-style interiors, buffalo plaid has hit the mainstream.
Credit: David Tsay
Because of the pattern’s bold use of color, buffalo plaid often works instead of a solid color.
Use these ideas for decorating with buffalo plaid to introduce this classic pattern into your home.
Buffalo-Plaid Upholstered Furniture
For a striking dose of pattern, use buffalo plaid in bold ways.
Credit: Paul Dyer
These stylish chairs covered in buffalo-plaid upholstery fabric offer a powerful design statement in an otherwise neutral living room.
Themidcentury-modern stylingon the chair legs and other furnishings instantly updates the look of the pattern.
Choose fabric in neutral colors for a versatile backdrop that can adapt to changes in your decor.
Credit: Paul Dyer
It nods to casual country style when paired with a rustic wood stool andstone fireplace surround.
Buffalo-Plaid Dining Chairs
Show off buffalo plaid by keeping surrounding furnishings simple and streamlined.
The age-old checked patternfits in well with salvaged shutters, anantique-inspired light fixture, and a vintage mirror.
Credit: Alise O’Brien
Thisblack-and-whitebuffalo-check fabric is no exception.
The pattern can go from rustic to an elegantly upscale look, as shown in this stylish living room.
A framed buffalo print hangs on the wall as a playful nod to the room’s standout fabric.
Credit: Kim Cornelison
Napkins, runners, and charger plates provide simple ways to layer patterns atop your table.
Buffalo-Plaid Accent Pillows
Small accents provide a quick and easy way to try the buffalo plaid trend.
Use patterned accessories to provide style without spending a fortune to get the look.
Credit: Adam Albright
Switching out a few throw pillows is a great place to start.
These pillows offer a modern take on the trend and show that plaidcan be glam, too.
Cozy Plaid Blankets
This buffalo-plaid blanket in a lake house bedroom brings a friendlycabin feeling.
Credit: Helen Norman
It coordinates well with the room’s color scheme and provides just the right amount of pattern.
Painted Buffalo-Plaid Wall Treatment
Take the pattern to your walls with this fabulous buffalo-check paint treatment.
Buffalo-check patterned walls work especially well in bathrooms or kids' rooms.
Credit: Kim Cornelison
And remember, paint can be easily changed if your style switches in a few years.
Look to peel-and-stick wallpaper designs for a temporary statementthat’s easier to apply.
Buffalo-Plaid Painted Floor
This painted buffalo-check floorprovides a graphic accent in an otherwise simple bathroom.
Credit: Laura Moss
To prevent the pattern from overwhelming the small space, keep the room cohesive with coordinating accents.
A few houseplants offer the room’s only color for a fresh, inviting look.
It’s like acheckerboard floor totally reimagined.
Credit: Werner Straube
Credit: Adam Albright
