An Interior Designers Guide To Using Green In Your Home

As we embrace more colour in our home, green has positioned itself as a natural choice. It can be used for floors, beds, sofas and walls in exactly the same way you might have previously used grey. The earthy tones of green are pleasing to the eye because they’re so prevalent in nature. They are restful, tranquil and soothing.

The green colour range includes bright and rich blue-greens, soft and earthy brown-greens, and everything in between. From kelp, sage, forest, kelly and juniper to moonstone, artichoke, emerald, mint and ivy, there really is a green to suit any interior.

Green naturally goes with blue because they’re both cold colours and sit next to one another on the colour wheel. However, green can also be paired with pinks and peaches - complementary colours that sit opposite green on the colour wheel and therefore offer a high contrast, vibrant look.

Green’s natural tones are ideal when it comes to furniture - particularly as we’ve started to embrace more colour in our furniture once again. A  forest green sofa would not look out of place in most interiors, whether contemporary, classical or Scandi. There are a wide range of green fabrics available, such as the popular slip-cover sofa for a relaxed natural feel, or Mokum Bespoke Velvet in Atlantic for a bit more luxury.

If you want to make a statement in your home, a green bathroom delivers real wow factor. Emerald subway tiles, a green vanity or incorporating green wallpaper into a bathroom can all look amazing - giving a luxury, one of a kind feel. Baths, vessel sinks and tapware are also available in green.

FLOORING

Bremworth Carpet rebranded in 2020 and made a commitment to New Zealand wool carpet, ceasing production of synthetics. In this rebrand we’ve seen an exciting new range called Galet - a gorgeous chunky loop pile made from 100% felted New Zealand wool. It comes in 11 fantastic colours, including forest green. Green carpet creates the feeling of bringing the outdoors in, almost like walking on the forest floor.

A green floor rug would work well with a very neutral palette, where its soft earthy tones sit perfectly with ochre, natural, rust and cream coloured furniture and interiors.

PAINT

When choosing the right paint colour, I often think of the shade I want and then go down the tint range a few shades, as once the paint is on the walls it always looks much brighter. These are some of my favourite shades of green shades, from a soft, silvery grey with a touch of blue-green, through to a mid-toned grey green.

WALLPAPER

The sky is your limited when it comes to green wallpaper. From cute cactuses, terrariums and tropical gardens to conservatories, classical English gardens, landscapes, geometrical patterns, stripes, dinosaur designs and flower gardens… there’s a wallpaper to suit every room.

BEDLINEN

One easy place to bring green into your life is in your bedlinen. From boys’ rooms in ‘Kelly’ (bright green) to more neutral bedlinen in soft earthy shades, green linen duvets can be found at every linen suppier right now. If you’re keen to try green but you’re not 100% sure, bedlinen is a good place to start.

KITCHEN

Green kitchens have come into their own over the last few years, with Melteca and Dezignatek both introducing green in their colour range. Green marble benchtops and green tap-wear or sinks are also now available to provide that statement look you’re after.

FINISHING TOUCHES

Accessories are like jewellery, they pull a design together. And, what better way to accessorise your home than with plants! When decorating with plants, I find it better to have fewer larger plants than millions of small ones. If you’re not green fingered, try investing in a couple of quality artificial plants mixed with a couple of real ones - no one will know which are which, as the faux ones look so real.

Handblown glass lighting is delicate and beautiful accents. Monmoth Glass Studio are also known for their range of coloured glass pendants.