A ‘new green’ trend is proving to be one of the hottest of the season, with pistachio is set to be one of the biggest colours of 2025.
Green hues have emerged as a trend in sofas particularly as people steer away from grey upholstery and even the on-trend mocha mousse to embrace a colour that feels natural. Think sage rather than tree-frog and you’re good to go!
Why and where should you be incorporating green into your home?
Green is lush and uplifting evoking thoughts of health and good luck, and it’s the perfect choice to bring a soft warmth to a space without dominating it, particularly if you opt for intimate earthy shades like khaki, olive or celadon. A world apart from the heavy deep greens of wintery velvets in moss and pine, this year’s gentler interpretations are calming yet fresh, adding the joy and life of spring to a room for even the least-green-fingered amongst us.
Pistachio in particular is as delicious in interior décor as in our breakfast croissants – it pairs beautifully with deeper shades of green or earthy accessories in terracotta and sepia tones. For a striking modern twist, perhaps pair it with an orange or teal blue.
A great tip is to consider the colour pairings you see in the natural world when you opt for colour combinations. Green and blue together is the land and the sea and the sky; green and pink is the beauty of bougainvillea and an enduringly popular pairing: after all, nature rarely gets it wrong!
And in Farrow and Ball’s Spring release of paint colours which are available from tomorrow, a third are green: Dibber, a down-to-earth muddy green named for the gardener’s tool used create holes for planting seeds; Reduced Green that, with it’s singularly uninspiring name, lies on the cusp of green and brown; Douter, a smoky grey-green lyrically inspired by the soot and tarnished brass of traditional candle snuffers; and Sap Green, an enticing olive from their archive, described as ‘a true celebration of nature’, which feels wonderfully intense in small spaces.
And, if you aren’t bold enough for a repaint or cash-rich enough for an upgrade of the soft furnishings , then you can simply add plants!
What does your green say about you?
Green on your front door is understated and yet classic, a casual chic that speaks volumes of a humble appreciation for the great outside and our place within it.
Green in your living space suggests sophistication and timeless elegance, particularly when teamed with rich wood furnishings, its an atmospheric choice embodying tradition with the inviting serenity of a country view. It’s a particularly great choice in a south-facing room where the sun floods in. If you have a space that looks straight out onto fields, it feels seamless.
Green in your kitchen is a statement of style and sustainability which promotes a sense of calm – a world away from the volatile atmosphere of a fiery top chef – and hints at a connection to nature as if you’ve been out in the fields and on the cliff-tops gathering fresh ingredients.
And green is a restful neutral in the bedroom: imagine settling back into soft grass for a nap in the shade. Doesn’t it sound perfect?
