Animal skin motifs are classic design. They usually surface in the marketplace in nature's own coloring of the animal. But oftentimes, we designers get playful with color, and produce an animal pattern in magenta and turquoise, or chartreuse and aqua, or hot pink and yellow. This flight of fantasy is fun, and makes your room more contemporary in feeling. Be bold, have some fun and use colorful zebra print backgrounds in your decor, or stick with a traditional black and white zebra print.