Like its grid-style siblings tartan, buffalo checks, and Glen plaid, gingham is best paired with prints from the same family.

Gingham has long reigned supreme in the world ... a bouquet of bright pink flowers in the middle of the coffee table, and a framed monstera print just above her head. That's not to say the pillow ...

Kangana Ranaut serves major summer saree inspiration in a breezy silk and cotton Chanderi drape with floral embroidery.