SNL's Chloe Fineman's Living Room is a Maximalist's Dream – and You Can Shop the Look (From $35) With This Stunning Pillow Collection

I thought stripes were overdone, but Chloe Fineman's living room gets them right – here's how to recreate the SNL star's look

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I spend a lot of time peeking into homes so lavish that I can't imagine trying to replicate the look in my own apartment – so it's always a thrill when I stumble across a celebrity-approved aesthetic that I really can bring into my own home.

Chloe Fineman's interiors are a perfect example. They're certainly lavish, but there's a sense of playfulness that's just as striking – and thanks to a West Elm collaboration with interior design studio Pierce and Ward, you can easily shop the look.

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If you want to try decorating with maximalism but you don't feel like diving into the deep end, stripes are a safe bet. In fact, you've likely seen them in countless schemes recently – and while there's nothing more exciting than watching a trend sweep across the design world, I have to say that I was beginning to feel a little fatigued.

The antidote to my indifference, however? These Chloe-approved pillows. They demonstrate exactly how to decorate with stripes, and I'm ready to steal the look.

The popularity of striped prints can be explained in part by their versatility. Choose bold colors, and you can create a circus-style theme; opt for traditional hues like blue and white, and you'll end up with a coastal look; and you can even add them to neutral schemes for a dash of dimension and fun.

Yet Chloe demonstrates something even more significant: stripes are ideal for layering. It might feel risky, but if you really do want to achieve that maximalist look without creating a huge riot of colors and patterns, stripes are your secret weapon.

Take the round stripe pillow, which boasts a narrow striped print with a high-contrast finish. (You'll spot the same print on a nearby footstool and a matching counter stool, which is used as a side table for a lamp.)

Alone, this kind of print can feel harsh or jarring. Here, however, it's softened by other patterns, including a wider stripe (courtesy of the Filigree Stripe pillow cover) which breaks up the look and adds some variation to the scheme.

Finished with a pop of color from the floral grid pillow cover, this maximalist look feels energetic but somehow uniform – especially since every print belongs to the same earthy color palette. (Chloe's sage green sofa is the perfect backdrop for the taupe and mustard hues of the pillows.)

White living room with red stripes fabrics

Stripes are guaranteed to bring joy and personality to any design scheme

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This aesthetic is a reminder that stripes don't always make a room look busy. Used strategically, they can bring visual interest while still offering a sense of restraint. You'd never expect that a loud print like this one can make a space feel so grounded.

'Stripes act like structure,' explains Marissa Burrett, Lead Designer at DreamSofa. 'They bring order to a busy room and give your eye a rhythm to follow.'

The secret to using stripes successfully? Plan out the rest of your patterns, and try to exercise restraint.

'The trick is scale and spacing, so that the stripes don't compete, but balance,' says Marissa.

'Modern maximalism is less about matching and more about resonance,' adds Anh Ly, Founder of Toronto-based furniture brand Mim Concept. 'Stripes work best when they're not fighting for dominance; instead, they can provide a rhythm that keeps the patterns from feeling static.'

It isn't often that I can shop a celebrity's living room look, so I'm savoring the opportunity to pick up these Chloe-approved pillows from West Elm. They're a reminder that stripes are popular for a reason – and spectacular maximalist design isn't so difficult to achieve.

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Martha Davies
Martha Davies
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Martha is a Content Editor on the Living team at Homes & Gardens. Her love for lifestyle journalism began when she interned at Time Out Dubai when she was 15 years old; she went on to study English and German at Oxford, before covering property and interior design at Country & Town House magazine. To Martha, living beautifully is all about good food and lots of colorful home decor.