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Green Decor Ideas For Your Home

Harriet Goodacre

February 29, 2024

Picked as the key colour of 2017 by Pantone, green has been, and continues to be a popular choice for interior design. From sage green, emerald green and even pastel shades, there are so many options to consider. Knowing how to style green in your home can be tricky because green can be warm and comforting, dark and dramatic or invigorating and fresh so balancing against other colours, materials and textures requires a keen eye.

If you are thinking about decorating with green in your home but you don't know where to start, we have you covered. In this guide, we've provided you with some tips and ideas on how you can incorporate this colour into your home along with some key considerations you should think about.

How can you use green in decorating?

Green is an incredibly versatile colour to decorate with. It can be used in many ways such as on walls, flooring, cabinets and a combination of them all for a dramatic effect. For a more subtle option, green accents through accessories, plants and furnishings are also a great way to decorate with green.

Green interiors for different rooms

Light plays a huge role in colours and depending on the location of your room, colours can appear distorted. Generally speaking, in rooms with lots of light, colours appear more vibrant. In darker rooms, colours appear more dull and less saturated.

Before settling on a green to decorate with, you should consider these factors to ensure you choose a green which complements your room. Below, we've provided you with some ideas on which greens work best depending on the location of your room.

Greens for north-facing rooms

North-facing rooms see less daylight than other-facing rooms and the lack of light can make the room feel naturally cool. To balance this out, you should opt for warm muted greens as this can help enhance the warmth that the room is missing. Dusky olive greens and greens with yellow undertones work best here.

Greens for east-facing rooms

East-facing rooms generally receive a mix of warm and cool light, receiving sun in the morning which tends to cool off into the evening. When considering the dramatic change in light throughout the day, opting for the right green is crucial. East-facing rooms benefit the most from blue interiors, so choosing a green with cool blue and or grey undertones usually works best here.

Greens for south-facing rooms

It probably comes as no surprise but south-facing rooms receive the most natural light throughout the day. Because of this, south-facing rooms are usually the most accommodating for green, suiting a wide range of warm and cool tones. Greens with grey and blue undertones can help to balance out the warmth whilst light greens with yellow undertones can create a calm and peaceful space. Deep forest greens are usually best reserved for a feature wall in a south-facing room as they can feel overwhelming if overused.

Greens for west-facing rooms

Much like east-facing rooms, west-facing rooms benefit from a good mix of both warm and cool light throughout the day. However, warm-toned greens tend to look better so opting for greens with yellow and brown undertones is usually a safe bet.

What colours go best with green?

Green pairs well with lots of different colours but if you are after some inspiration, here are some colour combinations we think pair well:

1. Olive Green: Calming Meadow, Fossil Hunting, Rubble Road
2. Tonal Greens: Highland Green, Forest Shade, Green Ivy
3. Pastel Green: Wellbeing, Rose Canopy, Intense Truffle
4. Sage Green: Fresh Sage, Roasted Red, Sorbet

Green décor ideas

Including green accents and accessories

A great way to break into a trend is to add accents of colour. This could be a painted piece of furniture, a dining room chair, a few accessories or a decorative lamp or ceiling light. Whichever way you choose to add an accent of green, counterbalance it by using contrasting accents. For example, warm olive greens work incredibly well with warm woods. This helps to evoke feelings of the wilderness, helping to create a warm and inviting space which brings the outside in. For a brighter space, pairing lighter and brighter shades of green with white can help create a feeling of freshness and energy which works particularly well in bathrooms that need a lift.

Incorporating green furniture for a pop of colour

Much like including green accessories, reserving green tones for your furniture can help to add a pop of colour without feeling too overwhelming in your space. Green tones can help enhance other neutrals or it works just as well with contrasting shades such as crimson and terracotta.

Sage green décor ideas

If you're looking for an alternative to creamy neutrals, adding light sage green to your walls can be a great option. Sage green pairs perfectly with other warm neutrals if you're looking to achieve a rustic farmhouse feel.

The Metro Sage tile is incredibly customisable as it can be fitted in numerous laying patterns depending on your required look. If you are after a more contemporary, luxurious feel, try pairing this tile with gold or brass accents and fittings.

Emerald green décor ideas

For a more dramatic effect, rich deep-jewelled greens are the perfect solution. When paired with white or other light neutrals, our Astrea Fern Green tile can add a sense of cosiness without feeling dingy and uninviting. This green also works particularly well with warm, rustic woods or other jewelled tones for a contrasting maximalist effect.

Decorating with green patterned flooring

Green patterned tiles can be used in a hallway to create a welcoming entrance to your home. They are also ideal for creating a cosy social area in spaces such as the kitchen or an outdoor patio. The Berkeley Essence Eden tile works perfectly here with subtle accents of green running throughout the decorative design. These tiles help to add character, which is perfect for any period property or to add interest to a newer home.

Green kitchen cabinets

Paring green kitchen and bathroom cabinets with whites and light neutrals is a great way to balance green with your design without going overboard. Greens pair well with lots of different fixtures and fittings depending on the finish you are after.

For a Scandinavian aesthetic, the MyStone Blanco tile paired with warm-toned greens and woods helps to create a bright, yet inviting space. Don't forget, if you opt for wood cabinets then you can always paint them when green is no longer your preferred colour!

Going bold with green walls and flooring

Deep emerald green flooring and walls in bathrooms can help to create a truly luxurious feel for your space. This effect works well in rooms of all sizes, but it works particularly well in smaller spaces helping to add an extra level of cosiness to a room.

The rich shade and texture variation of the Emerale Marble tile creates a spectacular space reminiscent of a 1920s speakeasy which oozes style.

We hope that this blog has conjured up lots of inspiration and given you the confidence to embrace green in your home. For more inspiration, check out our Pinterest where you'll find lots more ideas on how to style and incorporate green into your space.

Alternatively, use our TileMyHome visualiser to visualise our tiles in your home.

Now the tone of green is very important with this one as it can completely dictate the style of the space. A more earthy, sage green will feel sleek and modern whereas darker greens will feel more heritage.

You can see this pale green juxtaposed with PreKast, a grey and maroon tile, has a distinctly modern aesthetic. Whereas with the darker brown Zellica tile, the unit feels more traditional and therefore works better in this darker green with a teal undertone.

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