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Pair with the brand’s chintz-style floral sheets and shams for a complete bedscape.
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Rich, earthy colors and heritage prints (this is a brand not afraid of chintz) are designed to be layered together—and topped with one of the label’s many plush velvet throw pillows, of course.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
The rooms There is an impressive variety among the rooms—from the impeccable 1950s time-capsule apartments by Oliver Messel to classic chintz to smoothly contemporary.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026
While a crisp white sofa and chintz slipper chairs dress the space, McGregor favors ottomans over coffee tables.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Rich, earthy colors and heritage prints (this is a brand not afraid of chintz) are designed to be layered together—and topped with one of the label’s many plush velvet throw pillows, of course.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
The rooms There is an impressive variety among the rooms—from the impeccable 1950s time-capsule apartments by Oliver Messel to classic chintz to smoothly contemporary.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026
While a crisp white sofa and chintz slipper chairs dress the space, McGregor favors ottomans over coffee tables.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Chintz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chintz. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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chintz
noun
: a shiny cotton fabric with a flowery pattern printed on it
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