By

Colour trend: Summer green

Create a space for nature within your home with one of this season’s hottest shades – summer green. It lends itself perfectly to every room, but we like it best in bedrooms, living rooms, and perhaps most controversially in bathrooms in a throwback to the green bathrooms of the 1970s!

Good Homes has rounded up the best styling, decorating and accessories using summer green for you to explore, read on for plenty of inspiration…

Styling summer green

This floral bedspread from Joules immediately catches the eye in the neutral bedroom. It pairs beautifully with the wooden furnishings and minimalist aesthetic of the room.

Summer green bedspread in bedroom with plants and wooden furniture

Photo: Bedeck

Shop the look

Joules Hydrangea double duvet set in green, £110; cushion £40, pink stripe pillowcases £18 per pair and Country Gamble throw, £150, all Bedeck. For a similar rug, try Etsy

Decorating

Transform part of your home with stunning summer green with these inspiring ideas for paint, wallpaper and tiles.

1. Paint

Bring colour to your kitchen with this vibrant wall shade of Mellow Green paint (£42 per 2 litres, YesColours). The powerful shade will give instant lift to any room. See below for how the wooden shelves and table stand out against the natural background.

Summer green wall paint in dining room with wooden shelves, table and chairs

Photo: YesColours

2. Wallpaper

Bring the tropics to your living space with this palm-inspired patterned Miami vibe wallpaper in grass green and peach (£45 per 10ml roll, Lust Home). This is perfect for smaller rooms such as en-suite bathrooms, downstairs toilets or home offices, or equally would look fantastic as a feature wall in a bigger space.

Summer green wallpaper with trees in 70s inspired living room

Photo: Lust Home

3. Tiles

Get creative with Bert & May green Luna tiles (£79.75 per sqm, Fired Earth), they’re ideal for adding a pop of colour to your flooring. They’re perfect for adding some jazz to your bathroom or making a statement in your hallway.

Summer green tile on white background

Photo: Fired Earth

Summer green furnishings and accessories

If redecorating is a bit much for you at the moment, you can always add the shade to your home in your soft furnishings, home accessories or furniture. These on-trend suggestions are perfect for injecting the summer green season into your home without breaking the bank!

Shop the look

1 Midori towels, from £9 for a hand towel, Christy 2 HKliving pistachio green tall ceramic bowl, £62, Rose & Grey 3 Green and natural seagrass table lamp, £92 Mint House Interiors 4 Sintra mango wood spotted salad servers, £16, Dexam 5 Olson wishbone-inspired dining chair with natural seat and light green frame, £155, Where Saints Go 6 Fishbone wool throw, seafoam green, £42 National Trust 7 The Emeralds green glass side plate, £8, Bøde Living 8 Idåsen dark green high cabinet with drawer and doors, £229 Ikea

Summer green furnishings and accessories on white background


MORE GREEN DECOR IDEAS