Green is a colour that resonates with nature, freshness, new life and a sense of calm. It comes in a range of shades and you need to decide, carefully, if you go for a yellow-based green which produces happy apple green and citrus lime. If you are considering blue-based shades there is a wide range of turquoise and emerald. It is important to remember the base, otherwise you might end up with different greens that clash. You can now by from paint companies such as Farrow & Ball, hints of green but be careful as they can give the room a shabby, sad look. We were decorating our past French apartment dining room and for the first time for years, we were using some bright colours! We found a beautiful fir green dining chair similar to the one in the photo and that was it. A colour palette was chosen with ivory, moss green tones and cobalt blue. Having spent years traveling with neutral shades, we looked forward to using jewel colours.
Touches of Green
If a whole room is a bit scary, consider just painting an accent wall. Yes, some people think this has gone out of fashion but plenty of top designers say it is still a great way of adding texture and colour without shrinking the room. Put in a dash of colour in a piece of furniture or in art work or even patterned colours in curtains or cushions. If this still worries you, paint some wooden furniture in your favourite shade, you can always re-paint.
Go Big or Go Home
I found this wonderful cocktail bar in Rahaus, Berlin, and fell in love. Just one problem, the price to send it to France is the same as the sale price! So, I will just admire it from afar. We had 6 fir green Maison du Monde fabric chairs and needed to find a rug to accent the colours. We are also considering repainting the Chinese A-Frame from white to a green, which fast forward, now sits in the dining room in a soft green.
