Colour: 10 Reasons to Go Green in the Bedroom
From punchy lime to soothing olive and bold emerald, green is the perfect pick-me-up for the bedroom
If your design eye is naturally drawn to a neutral palette for the bedroom, you might want to shake things up a little with a shot of glorious green. Be as subtle or as striking as you like with this classic colourway: cover a single wall with a beautiful green paper or simply layer your bed in piles of moss, jade and apple green cushions. Think outside the box too, if you dare: green and orange will instantly conjure up a bold retro look while adding an extra hit of fuchsia pink will create a serious colour fest. Go green for the bedroom and you’ll never look back…
Dabble with green
If you don’t want to commit to green, you can dip in and out of the colour by swapping and changing your bedding and accessories. This graphic leaf green and white duvet cover creates the most invigorating partnership with the zesty lemon chair. And if you get bored with the look, simply throw on another cover.
If you don’t want to commit to green, you can dip in and out of the colour by swapping and changing your bedding and accessories. This graphic leaf green and white duvet cover creates the most invigorating partnership with the zesty lemon chair. And if you get bored with the look, simply throw on another cover.
Pick a pastel shade
There really is nothing more soothing than soft peppermint green in the boudoir. It is calm, collected and composed – the three key ingredients you need for a sleeping den with soul. To prevent your pastels from looking too sickly sweet, mix with cools blocks of colour and contemporary graphic prints. (This digital tin tile-effect wallpaper is currently topping my interiors wish list!)
There really is nothing more soothing than soft peppermint green in the boudoir. It is calm, collected and composed – the three key ingredients you need for a sleeping den with soul. To prevent your pastels from looking too sickly sweet, mix with cools blocks of colour and contemporary graphic prints. (This digital tin tile-effect wallpaper is currently topping my interiors wish list!)
Flirt with foliage
Green doesn’t have to dominate in the bedroom to make an impact. This large palm leaf print paper by Cole & Son is certainly striking, yet creates an easy-on-the-eye background to the white carved bed and piles of silvery cushions. It’s old fashioned sass brought bang up to date for the contemporary home.
Green doesn’t have to dominate in the bedroom to make an impact. This large palm leaf print paper by Cole & Son is certainly striking, yet creates an easy-on-the-eye background to the white carved bed and piles of silvery cushions. It’s old fashioned sass brought bang up to date for the contemporary home.
Rest easy with green
Green is one of the most restful shades in the colour wheel, so what better place to use it than in the bedroom. The pale olive curtains and walls in this room add a sophisticated depth to the plush neutral carpet and soft timber tones, while the shimmery moss-coloured cushions and printed throw add a glamorous edge.
Green is one of the most restful shades in the colour wheel, so what better place to use it than in the bedroom. The pale olive curtains and walls in this room add a sophisticated depth to the plush neutral carpet and soft timber tones, while the shimmery moss-coloured cushions and printed throw add a glamorous edge.
Bring nature in
This is how to do green with panache. OK, so this light-filled bedroom with a sweep of windows is enviable enough as it is, but the rich block of olive green for the bed is a quality touch, echoing nature’s very own colour palette outside. Add in the glossy lacquered sideboard and striking print rug and you have a green bedroom that is tranquil and uplifting all at once.
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This is how to do green with panache. OK, so this light-filled bedroom with a sweep of windows is enviable enough as it is, but the rich block of olive green for the bed is a quality touch, echoing nature’s very own colour palette outside. Add in the glossy lacquered sideboard and striking print rug and you have a green bedroom that is tranquil and uplifting all at once.
Check out more inspiring ways to use rugs
Harmonise with grey
Pairing grey with green will definitely enhance the soothing ambience of any bedroom. This gunmetal grey wall is chic, but, left on its own, might prove a little too stark against the plain white bed linen. But look how this scheme has been softened simply by adding the traditional woven throw in varying jade tones, and a pair of olive green occasional chairs. Sometimes it’s the little touches that count the most…
Why grey should be your new best friend
Pairing grey with green will definitely enhance the soothing ambience of any bedroom. This gunmetal grey wall is chic, but, left on its own, might prove a little too stark against the plain white bed linen. But look how this scheme has been softened simply by adding the traditional woven throw in varying jade tones, and a pair of olive green occasional chairs. Sometimes it’s the little touches that count the most…
Why grey should be your new best friend
Add a vibrant shot
While most of us might gravitate towards a palette of pale mint, sage or olive in the bedroom, sometimes it pays to shift out of our comfort zone and do something unexpected. Look how brave, bold and totally modern this shot of emerald green wallpaper is, elevating a neutral scheme to a spirited space with bags of personality.
While most of us might gravitate towards a palette of pale mint, sage or olive in the bedroom, sometimes it pays to shift out of our comfort zone and do something unexpected. Look how brave, bold and totally modern this shot of emerald green wallpaper is, elevating a neutral scheme to a spirited space with bags of personality.
Welcome in your guests
This grown-up, lemon and lime colour combo is the perfect palette to try out in the guest bedroom. It’s ageless and gender neutral, so it doesn’t matter who turns up for the night, and the refreshing mix of juicy fruit shades won’t fail to cheer up everyone who stays over.
This grown-up, lemon and lime colour combo is the perfect palette to try out in the guest bedroom. It’s ageless and gender neutral, so it doesn’t matter who turns up for the night, and the refreshing mix of juicy fruit shades won’t fail to cheer up everyone who stays over.
Create a clash
Shrinking violets take cover. This spirited green and pink bedroom might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I love the daring use of clashing colour and crazy print all jumbled up into one stylish whole. If you wouldn’t dream of doing it all, take small tips from this look, mixing and matching bedding, for instance, or painting your lamp base in a vivid lime green.
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Shrinking violets take cover. This spirited green and pink bedroom might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I love the daring use of clashing colour and crazy print all jumbled up into one stylish whole. If you wouldn’t dream of doing it all, take small tips from this look, mixing and matching bedding, for instance, or painting your lamp base in a vivid lime green.
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What do you think about green for a bedroom? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
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