What happens when you blend green – the colour of nature, vitality and relaxation - with healing, peaceful teal in your home? You create a vibrant living space, filled with energy, that's what. And in case you think we are channeling a hippie healer vibe, we've put together our 10 favourite decorating schemes to prove just how beautiful (and versatile) these natural hues can be. We're giving 'green living' a whole new meaning.
Awaken your senses with emerald green hues. There's no need to go overboard - a few hints of this luxurious colour, in the form of vintage metal chairs, opulent glassware and retro textiles, bring this textural, putty-coloured eco-chic dining area to life.
Lighting
Seletti
1/10 Vintage Chairs
The French House
2/10 Teal and mustard living room
Let's be honest, there is nothing understated about this teal living room. However, spend a little time looking at this impactful scheme and you'll see it's smart decorating at its best. Period panelling, painted a smooth shade of turquoise, seems to recede and create a sense of space, thus placing the attention firmly on the real hero of a living room – the (mustard leather) sofa.
Paint
Crown Paint
Similar sofa
Love Your Home
3/10 Tonal teal dressing room
Layers of tonally similar pieces endows this bedroom dressing area with a real sense of calm - exactly what you need to stave off the drama of wardrobe dilemmas! Soft spearmint upholstery stands out from the chalky mint paintwork, while strong shades of green in the rug and stool add a little energy. Balanced, while being far from dull? We're green with envy.
Similar vintage chair
The French House
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Conran
4/10 Grass green kitchen
Drawing on herb-like hues, this modern country kitchen is fresh as a garden salad. Painted units and a bright green chair really boost the stone floor tiles and gunpowder greys that form the rest of the scheme.
Table
Petersham Nurseries
Chair
Made in Design
Cushion
Hus & Hem
5/10 Tropical green living area
If it looks good in nature, why not bring it into your decorating scheme? Take the azure-and-aqua colour palette and relaxed feeling of your stereotypical concept of a Caribbean holiday, add some tropical patterns and apply all of that to your living room and what do you have? An idyllic space you never want to leave, we think. The indoor hammock is the epitome of laid-back living.
Similar cabinet
Established & Son
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House of Hackney
6/10 Textural teal bedroom
Bedrooms are meant to encourage peaceful sleep, relaxation and revitalisation, so teal is the perfect colour to decorate them. Here, a richly coloured velvet bed grounds the playful mix of aqua-toned floaty textiles, with their floral and graphic prints. A dream of a room, we think.
Similar Bed
Heal's
7/10 Fresh green and white bathroom
If you have small children, this is a fantastic way to decorate a family bathroom. The bright green rubber floor and textural bath panel are both practical and fun, meaning fewer bathtime tantrums for everyone. The kids will love it as much as you do.
Similar flooring
8/10 Foliage green living room
When you're talking about decorating with greens, you can't ignore the classic combination of white and green. Light, airy and clean in look and feel, this combination is a perpetual winner. Here, leaf-print wallpaper and muted green cushions bring a traditional white living room to life. Crisp as a spring day.
Similar sofa
Similar coffee table
9/10 Teal bedroom accents
A touch of teal can make just as much impact as an all-out feature wall. In this light-hearted, girly bedroom, a teal dressing table pulls the ditzy florals and oriental-inspired patterns together. Without this block colour, the space would seem overwhelmingly busy.
Similar console table
Orchid
Similar wallpaper
10/10 Teal and pink deco bathroom
Packed with Art Deco personality, this is a grown-up, boutique hotel-style bathroom that earns serious style points. The zig-zag tiling, in its mix of sage green, dusky pink and black, is an exciting alternative to metro tiles. Rather than dominating, the matt-bald bath takes a back seat, making the walls the real star of the show.
Similar tiles
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