The New and Unexpected Home Decor Trend That Might Bring You Good Luck

The latesthome decor trendappeals to my inner optimist: Clover prints are suddenly everywhere! Both four-leafed and triples, blossoming and not, this new crop of clover feels like a fresh take on the usual botanical motifs, because both the leaves and the flowers are circular, creating a playful polka dot-like pattern.

I first spotted the trend last year when designerRebecca Atwoodteased a peek at her new textiles collection. “When spring started to show up last year, I walked to Brooklyn Bridge Park and laid on a blanket,” says Atwood. “I was looking through the grass and found a four-leaf clover and then more. It felt like a reminder to look for the good: the silver linings, the happy moments. I collected them and pressed them in a book. Later, I found a few more growing under a highway overpass — in this gritty spot. I thought, ‘Why not paint a clover pattern?’ There are times where you need happy, playful reminders in your home.”

While this pattern feels fresh and of the moment, it definitely has a retro quality, too, and has showed up in previoushouse tours, particularly as wallpaper. I’d be negligent not to mention the iconic Kloverblad wallpaper byJosef Frank(seen here in the home ofAngela Wator, owner/designer ofBASH Party Goodsbelow).

Atwood also had Frank’s work in mind when she designed her own clover pattern. “Mine speaks to that history and to his belief that you should soften white walls with prints and patterns so people can relax in a space,” she says.

If you love Atwood’s wallpaper and the whole clover look, you’re in luck (pun intended) — I found six other decor objects that are equally fun.

Rebecca Atwood’s Clovers pattern is available as a fabric (inblueandgreencolorways) and as a wallpaper (also available inblueandgreen), which has me dreaming of sleeping in a bedroom that looks like a field of clover.

Buy:Clovers Wallpaper, $70.00 a linear yard from Rebecca Atwood

Another U.K. designer, ceramicist Emma Bridgewater recently introduced a三叶草花朵图案她标志性的1/2品脱杯, which I’m tempted to order for my morning cup of coffee.

Buy:Clover Flower 1/2 Pint Mug, $34.95 from Emma Bridgewater

While Spoonflower has alotof clover patterns to scroll through, a little digging uncovers some gems, like ablossoming red clover against a white backdropor awhite New Zealand clover against black.

Buy:Square Throw Pillow Cover,Starting at $39.00 from Spoonflower

You might also add a touch of luck to your desk with one of John Derian’s decoupage paperweights. He has botha green four-leaf cloverand a“fancy clover”with variegated leaves.

Buy:Fancy Clover paperweight, $60.00 from John Derian

John Derian also sells the most beautiful paper clover stems from the Green Vase. The artist’s own site alsooffers a purple version, as well. Stick these in a vase for everlasting greenery.

Buy:Clover Stem, $55.00 from The Green Vase

Another desktop token of good luck is theLucky Clover Objet from the MoMA Design Store. It’s an actual four-leaf clover pressed into a 3/4-inch thick piece of acrylic.

Buy:Lucky Clover Objet, $65.00 from MoMA Design Store

Finally, Modern Sprout sellsa tiny kitto grow your own good luck clover, which would make a fantastic gift for a kid — or a grown-up in need of a pick-me-up.

Buy:Modern Sprout Tiny Terracotta, $11.99 from Kohl’s