Trend Spotting: The Swiss Cross

Do you ever look at Pinterest and see reoccurring trends? Over the past few months I've noticed several pins featuring the Swiss cross. Famous for being on the flag of Switzerland and the symbol for the Red Cross, the Swiss cross is a clean and bold symbol. I love patterns that are strong and simple (like chevron or thick stripes) so the Swiss cross fits right into my aesthetic. Bonus points for it being most often in black and white, my favorite color combination.

Let's have a look, shall we?

via EmmasDesignBlogg

via Pinterest

via Tokyo Jinja

I can't tell if this backsplash is paint or tile, but either way I like it.

via Tokyo Jinja

via mthree design

This garland would be a cute and simple way to incorporate this trend.

via Vart Nya Hem

This is the image that got me thinking about this trend. I love the bright yellow. This would be a basically free project (you could use whatever paint you have on hand) and it would have such a big impact.

via Design Sponge

This is actually chalkboard paint and they just made little Swiss crosses all over it to give it a wallpaper look. Love it!

via Love Life

I'm not sure if that back wall is wallpaper or a stencil but either way I like it. Double like for it being mixed with the bold stripes.

via SF Girl By Bay

This is actually an IKEA hack. The medicine cabinet came plain white and they painted a Swiss cross on it. Since this cross is an international symbol of health care it's funny that it's on a medicine cabinet.

via Houzz

via Houzz

via Emily Henderson

This is one of my favorite interior designs ever.

via Elsie Marley

What do you think? Are you into the Swiss cross? I love it! I'm going to keep my eye out for something with the symbol on it or maybe just I'll make something that features the cross... or maybe I'll just go to Switzerland. Anything could happen!