How To Decorate With Green Paint Colors?
Green paint colors are making a great comeback in the interior design industry.
Ever since the pandemic hit the world and locked the population indoors – the green color category has become the homeowners’ favorite.
And since this color is majorly associated with nature with a restful, relaxed, balanced, calm, and rejuvenating vibe – it’s become one of the timeless trends to incorporate in the home.
However, gone are the days when green colors were stark, bright, old, generic, and boring.
Yes, I am not talking about the green color that pricks your eye – rather, the shades, tones, and tints that make you feel lively, poised, calm, and relaxing.
With the latest inventions, there are a couple of greens to soothe you as well as your home.
It could be the beautiful grayish-green paints, sage greens, teal greens, and mint greens that make a soothing and tranquilizing statement.
So, on popular demand, I am going to be addressing various ways to decorate your home with green paint colors.
Whether it’s the kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms, exteriors, furniture frames, kids’ rooms, nursery, or the hallways – the green colors can truly enliven your space and add a touch of excitement to it.
Yes, believe me – you would want to make use of every inch of these green colors in your home. So, let’s have a look at where, when, and how to decorate with green paint colors in your home.
Decorate With Green Paint Colors
Kitchens in Green Color
You can very creatively infuse green paint colors in your kitchen. Believe me on this!
I am going to give you some tips on how to style your kitchen in green color.
Whether it’s the cabinets, backdrop wall, backsplash tiles, or the accents like crockery, mugs, and trays – there are various ways to decorate that green kitchen.
However, always know that you must pair this green with wooden textures, creamy whites, shades of tan, warm gray, beige, and ample browns.
In terms of metallic accents, choose gold-finish for luxe and rich look whereas powder-coated black or chrome for a transitional and modern touch.
So, let’s have a look at these various Sherwin Williams Green color kitchen ideas!
Green Kitchen Cabinets
Right when you start decorating your kitchen in green color, the first and foremost aspect to consider is the cabinets.
Green kitchen cabinets will ultimately transform the vibe and appearance of your space and give it the perfect character that it craves.
Depending upon the size of your kitchen, compass directions, window sizes, and overall plan layout – you can choose from a grayish-green paint color, light green paint color, or go for an absolutely dark color.
Generally, for larger kitchens with ample incoming natural light, you can risk opting for a darker green paint color like (SW Pewter Green) on the cabinets.
On the other hand, you can choose a lighter or medium-toned sage green for the cabinets if you have a smaller space.
Furthermore, don’t hold back from styling white backsplash tiles, white marble countertop, and knobs or pull handles in brass or gold.
You can also choose the other way and add a tone of white for the upper cabinets and green for the lower. This way, the greens won’t overwhelm your space!
Green Kitchen Walls
Paint your kitchen walls in green color if the cabinets are coming out bold and overwhelming.
Yes, since the cabinets take up most of the volume of your kitchen – they can truly overwhelm the space and create a dramatic ambiance.
And that’s why there’s another way to infuse green in the kitchen – yes, on the walls.
This way, you can paint the cabinets in either white, light gray, or blue and have the best of both worlds.
Generally, it’s ideal to choose either white, light gray, or light beige on the backsplash tiles and chrome or powder-coated matte black fixtures.
I wouldn’t recommend a dark green color here since that would make your kitchen feel unwelcoming and unnecessarily bold.
Hence, choosing a subtle medium-toned grayish-green paint color like SW Contented is ideal.
Green Backsplash Tiles
When painting the kitchen cabinets and backdrop wall either aren’t suitable for your space – you must think outside the box!
And that means, infusing a sense of creativity with the help of kitchen backsplash tiles.
This is quite ideal for smaller as well as larger kitchens – with a touch of distinctiveness and uniqueness to it.
So, you can paint the backdrop wall and cabinets in SW Pure White and add the hexagonal-shaped dark green tiles to add a visual character.
With this combination, expect to add wooden floating shelves that further enhance the kitchen and give it a perfect informal and playful vibe.
Green Kitchen Accents
Lastly, another way to make a kitchen look “green” is by simply playing with accents and accessories.
If you want a muted and subtle kitchen where just the whites reign the palette with the slightest touch of green – this is something to look forward to.
Styling your dinnerware, crockery, and mugs in the various tones of green is a way to add that flair of style and statement.
Green in Bedroom – Decorate with Green Paint Colors
Your bedrooms deserve a calming and tranquilizing color category like greens.
After a long and hard-working day at the office – you would want to come back to a relaxing and calming haven.
So, you can either paint the backdrop wall in a specific shade of grayish-green or add wall paneling that also adds a sense of depth and texture.
Generally, with this combination, you can either choose wooden frames or metallic frames for the bed, artwork, and accent furniture.
In terms of metallic accents, either gold-finish or powder-coating black would work.
Don’t worry – I will soon release a list of best Sherwin Williams Green paint colors to have in your bedrooms! (In the next article)
Green in Bathroom – Decorate with Green Paint Colors
Aren’t green bathrooms absolutely blissful?
Believe it or not – green in your bathroom is bound to look cozy, warm, balanced, comfortable, calming, and relaxing!
After all, this is one personal space that deserves to be tranquilizing and laid-back.
So, you can consider painting all the walls of your bathroom in this color or simply choose a focal wall.
Furthermore, choose a white paint color for the adjacent wall, ceiling, trims, moldings, and shower tiles.
If painting the walls is too overwhelming for your bathroom, you might as well make the vanity protrude.
Yes, painting the bathroom vanity in a contrasting color is a great way to add a sense of visual interest to the space.
Green Bathroom Vanity
With a green bathroom vanity, you can choose a subtle white paint on the backdrop walls and ample use of wooden textures on the floating shelves.
Generally, matte black works beautifully with this palette but you can also try a brass or gold finish for a statement of luxe and splendor.
Choose patterned tiles on the floor with a couple of woven baskets laying around.
Green in Living Room
The green color in the living room is a great way to add your personality and character to the common space.
Whether you have a modern farmhouse style or transitional, modern, or coastal – the green color on the walls of your living room will never disappoint you.
You can either play with a monochromatic palette (like the one I’ve designed above with Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray on the walls) or choose something contrasting!
And it all boils down to the kind of vibe you’re aiming to create!
Choose metallic-framed furniture with golden legs and a piece of golden chandelier for an Eclectic Glam look.
Else, if you adore a rustic vibe – don’t hold back from wooden textures, barn doors, and rustic textures on the furniture as well as the artwork.
For a subtle vibe, you can even choose a subtle beige or off-white on the furniture upholstery!
Green in Home Office – Decorate with Green Paint Colors
Since most of you’re working from home – it’s time to spruce up that home office space that you always wanted!
And if you simply love the vibe that greens bring in – just don’t hold back from painting these colors on the walls of your home office.
You can consider painting all the walls of the office in green and further adding whites to the shelves and cabinetry.
Trust me, this color will soothe and calm you – and you would simply feel more energetic and passionate about your work.
Green Nursery Ideas
Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay is a wonderful color for your kids’ bedrooms and nursery!
This is an example of how beautifully a green paint color can calm, soothe, and tranquilize your kid.
Moreover, green paint colors are also responsible for fostering a sense of creativity in the human brain.
Generally, it’s ideal to choose wall paneling for the focal wall and place the bed in juxtaposition.
Choose calming whites on the furniture, bedding, toys, and even other storage areas!
To add a sense of visual interest, you can add textures in the form of woven baskets, jute area rug, and rattan or cane chandelier.
A couple or two of indoor plants wouldn’t be a bad option either!
Green Paint Furniture – Decorate with Green Paint Colors
We’ve been admiring the green paint color on the walls, cabinets, vanity, and paneling – but also, another creative way to introduce green in your home is by painting the furniture pieces.
Yes, this is one notable example of how you can magically transform that old chest, sideboard, or nightstand into an absolutely new and refreshing look.
This green-painted furniture idea is absolutely crisp, clean, aesthetic, and something that will look absolutely refreshing in your home.
You can further pair it with shades of wood and clean whites to create a totally calming look.
The knobs and pull handles of these furniture pieces could be either pine wood or gold and brass.
Green House Exteriors
Who says that you can’t use green paint colors for the exteriors of your home?
Well, you can absolutely design and decorate your home with green paint colors!
You can choose to paint the exterior shiplap wall in this color and further pair it with creamy whites on the trims, moldings, and special architectural features.
For the door and window frames, you can choose a likewise white paint color like Sherwin Williams Alabaster or Pure White.
Just in case you have a deck for outdoor sitting – choose a tone of light brown or medium gray!
However, are we just limited to using this tone of green on the exterior walls?
Well, no!
There’s another way to make the most use of this color on the exteriors.
Green Front Door
If painting all the exterior walls is too intimidating for you – it’s ideal to choose this color only for the entryway door.
This will further make your front door stand out and make an outstanding and welcoming appeal.
With a green front door, you can choose shades of white, dark gray, black, and even navy blue on the major exterior walls.
Have a look at this inspiration! Doesn’t Sherwin Williams Clary Sage look too pretty?
Summing It Up – Decorate With Green Paint Colors
So, how do you want to decorate with green paint colors? You see – you’re not just limited to walls and ceiling but also have the opportunity to add greens to furniture, exteriors, shelves, cabinets, and much more! Always remember, green paint colors can be both cool and warm – and that’s how you must determine where to use which particular tone of saturation!
Now that we have discussed a few ways to decorate with green paint colors are you excited to incorporate any? Well, do let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
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