Bring in Spring with the Color Green
Feel like your home decor could use a spring perk-up? What better way to breathe life into your space than to bring the outdoors in with some green accents. If you haven’t already noticed, the color green is popping up everywhere this year, both in fashion and interior design.
Need some visual inspiration before you go green? No problem.
Just take a look at the fresh, lively interior in this photo. A lattice print fabric in green and white covers the accent chair and some toss pillows on the sofa. Another pillow features a green, leafy palm frond. A green-striped throw is tossed over one arm of the sofa. Next to the armchair, a tray-topped table sports a bright coat of green paint. A potted plant on the end table and a bowl of fresh payapas on one of the white coffee tables repeat the color and add life to the space.
The Color Green is “In”
Why the green trend? It’s a natural, feel-good color that echos our interest in being more environmentally conscious and eco-friendly in our choices. The color green signals the change of season and the renewal of life. It’s fresh and alive, and surprisingly easy to incorporate into almost any color palette.
All you have to do is look to the outdoors to be reminded how versatile a color green really is. Not only can green provide a neutral backdrop that lets other brighter colors pop - like yellow, fushia and orange- but the color green can also take center stage as the accent in a room full of quiet neutrals.
Don’t obsess about carrying the same shade of green through your room’s fabrics and accents; in fact, mixing greens works beautifully - just like in nature - and it adds depth and interest too.
Some other green color combinations to consider for your spring home decor:
- For a feminine look, try pairing green with pink and white. Select a green with the same color intensity as the pink you choose, just avoid pastels for a more sophisticated, modern approach.
- For a more masculine feel, go earthy and mix green with chocolate brown. Think forest floor.
- For a classic, yet contemporary take on green, use it with black and white. It’s crisp, fresh and clean.
Spring is in the air…so reinvent…refresh…and renew your spirit. Breathe some life into your home. Bring on the green!
Living room from Crate and Barrel Spring Catalog.
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The Author: Sandra Tuell
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About: As an accredited real estate enhancement professional, interior arranger and color specialist, Sandra Tuell's expertise is in helping clients transition to a new home — first by preparing their current homes for resale, and then by creating warm and inviting spaces in their new homes that are uniquely personal. With a passion about all that is pertinent to the design, comfort, livability, and ultimately the marketability of a home, Sandra is excited to share her insights with homeowners who wish to maximize the potential of their homes.
As a writer for New Homes Realty, Inc., her focus is to provide practical information and affordable tips that both inspire readers and instill the confidence to try something new. “Our personal spaces can have a profound effect on how we feel,” stresses Sandra. “Everyone deserves good design. Creating beautiful interiors has more to do with creativity than money. The whole point is to create a space that makes you feel good...that you feel like coming home to.”
For the past four years, Sandra has operated her own interior arrangement and home staging company, Roomscapes, servicing clients in Pinellas County, Florida. She received specialized training in interior arrangement, and earned certification in real estate enhancement through Realty Enhancements International. Previously, Sandra worked in the corporate world as a marketing professional, applying her creative energy in a variety of roles including advertising, promotions, special events planning and web content creation. Her current position as a writer for New Homes Realty allows her to bring together her love of design and her educational training as a journalist. “It's really the best of both worlds,” says Sandra.
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