Prissy, preppy, the doily school of decorating—for years now, there’s been a lot not to like about scalloped detailing. But recently, a brighter, bolder version has emerged that we’ve been admiring—label it late-pandemic buoyancy (or the fact that we’re all in need of a bit of fun). Here, 15 notable interiors and designs with scalloping. Consider adding a few ripples to your own quarters.

Above: Scalloped trim on a banquette in a paneled pool house in LA by Frances Merrill of . Photograph by Laure Joliet, courtesy of Reath Interiors.
Above: A bold painted border in a “sleep-meets-study” design for a teen by Homestyle magazine of New Zealand (). Styled by Sam van Kan, photograph by Wendy Fenwick, courtesy of Homestyle.
Above: Scalloped detailing at the boutique in downtown NYC by Aaron Aujla and Ben Bloomstein of .
Above: A bench by the artist/furniture-maker/designers at .
Above: UK queen of scalloping, is known for her lampshades (see below). Shown here, her West London kitchen with granite backsplash. See for more ideas. Photograph courtesy of Matilda Goad.
Above: A Victorian sink in a Bath, England, bathroom design by . The bowl is painted in Fired Earth’s (“a strong favorite of ours,” says Berdoulat’s Patrick Williams). Stay tuned for the opening of the Berdoulat store in Bath. Photograph courtesy of Berdoulat Studio.
Above: Anthropologie’s white-washed , $78, is 18 inches long and 8 inches deep. Find others like it on .
Above: A console table in a guest room at the Côte d’Azur’s Hotel le Sud designed by Stéphanie Lizée. See more in .
Above: A Matilda Goad , $222, in a bedroom by Lonika Chande from . Photograph by Simon Brown, courtesy of Lonika Chande Interior Design.
Above: A scalloped canopy in interior designer Beata Heuman’s daughter’s room. See Photograph courtesy of Beata Heuman.
Above: Striped scalloping crowns a built-in bed in a kid’s room by Stockholm interior designer .  Photograph courtesy of Daniel Östman Interiors.
Above: A memorable coverlet in the Bulbul Room at the in Maheshwar, India, named for the bulbul songbirds that like to nest on its balcony. Photograph by Paul Whitbread from AD India.
Above: A painted pine by LA interior designer-shopkeepers—and stars of scalloping—. Photograph by Timothy Ragan, courtesy of Nickey Kehoe.
Above: London furniture makers Bibbings & Hensby’s is reminiscent of antique Spanish and Mexican designs.
Above: of Copenhagen has been making planters in Tuscany for nearly 80 years. Its , $52 for the medium size, is one of several designs finished with scalloping. The full line is available from .

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