Adjective : a mix-and-match approach to interior decoration.    From Dictionary.com. 

Some observers are skeptical of the mix-and-match approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio Industry Hits Shuffle] Reference

Art Laxness releases new versions including mix-and-match heads.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference

Would be nice to be able to select the sources and do own mix-and-match.    From Wordnik.com.  [Internet News: Addict-o-matic is addictive] Reference

A mix-and-match facility and a loan note alternative also are available.    From Wordnik.com.  [Travis Perkins Agrees to Buy BSS] Reference

Why should not people be allowed to mix-and-match to make their own music?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stealing Music: Is It Wrong Or Isn’t It?] Reference

Art Laxness releases new versions including mix-and-match heads skip to main.    From Wordnik.com.  [Free nOObs for all! Art Laxness releases new versions including mix-and-match heads] Reference

Clothing should be soft enough for sleeping and as mix-and-match as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Going on Holiday] Reference

These cookie cutters have the exact same mix-and-match principle in their design.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twist And Press Robot Cookie Cutters | Baking Bites] Reference

Clothes for all occasions, mostly casual with a few mix-and-match pieces for work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shopping, Relaxing, and Evil Escaping] Reference

Feb. 2-4 — Marathon round of meetings featuring mix-and-match of representatives.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - NHL lockout chronology] Reference

They are set with mix-and-match china and a combination of fold-up and dining chairs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Dinner-Club Queen] Reference

Publishers will often encourage departments to mix-and-match their own editions of work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Textbook Price Primer] Reference

A two-story foyer, Tiffany chandeliers, classic mix-and-match furniture, mostly leather.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]

The game also offers the ability for the player to mix-and-match any character with any weapon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bushido] Reference

"The modern shopper likes to mix-and-match high-street staples with designer pieces," Cas says.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyStyleWindow.com to be launched, soon] Reference

They have a new feature called Create Your Look where you can mix-and-match your favorite style.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference

You can have all me, all the time, or mix-and-match stories that interest you from a variety of authors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference

As but one example, here's some (mix-and-match) dialogue from 1977's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Coincidences and 'Plot Points:' How to Enter the Astonishing World of Synchronicities] Reference

Those examples merely scratch the surface of the mix-and-match approach that makes this album brilliant.    From Wordnik.com.  ["'Strawberry Fields Forever' builds ... into a psychedelic swirl ... of 'Hello Goodbye,' 'Baby You're a Rich Man,' 'Penny Lane' and Piggies.''"] Reference

And there are plenty of ways to mix-and-match and customize the basic recipe, which makes it interesting too!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference

When I was a kid, I had a few simple toys that allowed you to mix-and-match the body parts of various animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twist And Press Robot Cookie Cutters | Baking Bites] Reference

But young people say their mix-and-match style offers them more versatility and creativity than the old uniform did.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Sneakers Say About Your Soul] Reference

Fambro will describe the battery system only as a mix-and-match package of several chemistries, lithium-ion included.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Gallon of Gas, 100 Miles — $10 Million: The Race to Build the Supergreen Car] Reference

The toy spud comes with 12 mix-and-match parts inspired by the daredevil character, including a jacket, whip and fedora.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cool: Indiana Spud Mr. Potato Head | Fused Film] Reference

And on Pottery Barn ' s PBteen.com , kids can design their own bed, study space and lighting, with mix-and-match patterns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Make Room for Junior Decorators] Reference

Carter's has introduced more mix-and-match products that can be worn for different occasions and matched with other outfits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pinch Pennies? Not for Babies] Reference

She was too accomplished to go to a regional mix-and-match, and much too good to go looking for a partner on an Internet site.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE SECOND MARK] Reference

For the truly choosy, Galimard and Molinard will also create a mix-and-match perfume to suit your personality for 35 euro a bottle.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Good Life] Reference

Another popular tendency was a sort of gleeful mix-and-match approach to the future: taking two inventions and gluing them together.    From Wordnik.com.  [Predictions that Never Came True | Impact Lab] Reference

I would want each individual piece to be fun and interesting and worth the effort and I might not end up with a mix-and-match effect.    From Wordnik.com.  [And, shoes. - A Dress A Day] Reference

Some notes however, I'd like to be able to share to people who don't have an account anywhere and only those, in mix-and-match groups.    From Wordnik.com.  [Finally Getting Tumblr — Climb to the Stars] Reference

Microsoft's changes "will have the practical effect of making Microsoft's technologies approachable in a mix-and-match manner," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Microsoft to Reveal Software Secrets on Internet] Reference

The game was tied at 50 at the half, but the 76ers dominated Detroit's mix-and-match lineup in the third quarter, and built a 77-70 lead.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Philadelphia vs. Detroit] Reference

If you're keen on combinations -- florals, bold graphics, and stripes, for example -- study the mix-and-match knack of labels such as Etro.    From Wordnik.com.  [Looking Coordinated With Cardigans] Reference

I like to make mix-and-match placemats with 1-yard pieces -- you just need some coordinating colors, and you can make 'em double-sided too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Those Crazy Kids! - A Dress A Day] Reference

It also grants Yagami license to mix-and-match genre conventions, as he borrows plot points and character types from blaxploitation and kung-fu movies.    From Wordnik.com.  [20 « January « 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon] Reference