Interior Design Ideas: Using Green

<a href="http://blog.styleestate.com/storage/Extravagance_living-room-purple-yellow-brown.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1291221005712" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://blog.styleestate.com/storage/Extravagance_living-room-purple-yellow-brown.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1291221005712" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />If you are going to use green as a complimentary colour to accessorise a room, do so carefully. One of the best ways to do so is by using brighter, more striking greens. These will stand out enough on their own to hold up against other colours. The secret to success is to match the green to a colour that suites it well.<br /><br />One great example is using an apple green next to a rich cream, which will enhance and make the colour bolder, while still retaining its striking appeal. These colour combinations are perfect for creating an informal, yet elegant, lounge or bedroom in traditional styles of homes. <br /><br />Alternatively, green teamed with aubergine are ideal colours for modern and contemporary homes. Look for bedroom curtains in a rich, seductive plum or aubergine and team with bright citrus lime green <a href="http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/bedding/luxury-bedding-set/">bedding sets</a> as this offers an inexpensive makeover for teen's or guest bedrooms. Add a couple of rugs, one green, the other plum to help ground the design and provide a look of balance and cohesion.<br /><br />As I've said before, 'going green' doesn't mean that you have to turn off all of your lights and electrical appliances – it can also simply mean – choose this fabulous colour to bring a new look to your rooms.<br /><br />Image: blog.styleestate

Interior Design Ideas: Using Green

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Using Colour – Going Green

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNCVegf5mQf7aulz16NjFpQ-ltYldAnr3AM_Je_e9Lsb6D7u_GiY38UL_XUeaKXg503qqRkEnak5ZAn2sxe5fdhHdCEF-nfmzctQvMhWomSfTuWAh1S_P6Kws_Fic-B9lsUIJieER-mGU/s400/Philip-Gorrivan_INTERIORS_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNCVegf5mQf7aulz16NjFpQ-ltYldAnr3AM_Je_e9Lsb6D7u_GiY38UL_XUeaKXg503qqRkEnak5ZAn2sxe5fdhHdCEF-nfmzctQvMhWomSfTuWAh1S_P6Kws_Fic-B9lsUIJieER-mGU/s400/Philip-Gorrivan_INTERIORS_2.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 375px;" /></a><br />We're probably all getting fed up with the cliché 'going green' and yet this timeless classic colour has survived through the decades in various shades and continues to be many people's choice of colour in any room in their home.<br /><br />Darker shades of green, Regency or racing green for example, are ideal for large living areas. Going dark on an accent wall and bringing the room together with dark green ready made curtains, cushions and throws can creates a refined and sophisticated look. Paler shades are ideal to team with soft pinks for an on-trend look which suits all styles of homes; while acid or lime greens are the perfect colours to use with white, aubergine or hot pink in contemporary living spaces.<br /><br />You don't have to go over-board, as too much of one colour can be very overpowering, however, buy adding pops of green, such as lime green curtains or a <a href="http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/rugs/green/">green rug</a>, you can rejuvenate a tired looking room instantly without having to carry out a complete makeover.<br /><br />Green symbolises growth and new life, making it's the ideal colour to use to give your home a fresh new look this spring. Add floral designs in soft furnishings to create a country cottage look, a majestic and sophisticated look can be achieved using darker hues and for those who want to inject the latest trends should opt for lime, neon or acid greens!<br /><br />Image: Belle Maison

Using Colour – Going Green

We're probably all getting fed up with the cliché 'going green' and yet this timeless classic colour has survived through the de...

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