Are you inspired by fresh spring decorating ideas or love to use the color green in your home? You are going to love adding more green home decor this year with these 12+ marvelous ideas!
With March and Saint Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to round up a few of my favorite green home decor inspirations to share with you here today. But honestly, decorating with green decor can be beautiful any time of the year!
Whether you’ve been thinking about painting a sage green accent wall, trying out some green furniture, or just want to incorporate more greenery into your decor, this post is for you.
Tips for Decorating with Green Home Decor
Incorporating green accents can feel daunting if you’ve never used much green in your home decor or are just starting to move away from a more neutral color palette.
But there are so many ways to decorate a home with green – and so many green colors to choose from!
Here are a few of my best tips for using green home decor ideas:
Choose a Green Color Palette
Start by selecting a few shades of green that resonate with your style and preferences. Consider choosing various tones, from soft pastels to deep, moody shades for a versatile look you can use throughout your home.
I have two favorite greens in home decor colors that I embrace.
Nantucket Gray by Benjamin Moore, which we painted our inside home’s trim and kitchen at our home in Maine.
It’s a very soft green-gray. Some may say it’s gray; it’s that soothing.
Essex Green by Benjamin Moore is a deep dark green and a historical color that we used to paint the outside trim on our cedar shakes home with HERE.
It’s often seen in small New England towns like Dorset, Vermont, where the downtown homes are all painted white with Essex Green trim.
Find the Best Complementary Colors for Green Home Decor
Green paint and home decor can go with many different colors and home finishes, but it can take some trial and error to figure out the best complementary colors for the specific shades of green you’re using.
Combining green with colors like crisp whites, blues, pinks, and corals often works well, but green can also look lovely with warm, creamy off-white, beige, and black colors.
Whenever possible, test green paint colors and green decor in your space before making any final decorating decisions.
Incorporate Green Throughout Your Home
One of the best ways to make a design element – like green home decor – look cohesive is by incorporating it in multiple places throughout your home.
Try a green accent wall in one room and add fresh (or faux) house plants in another. A pop of green in throw pillows on a couch or bed is another simple way to incorporate green home decor.
As always, your personal taste plays a crucial role in any home decor you choose. So, adapt these suggestions to suit your unique style.
12 Ways to Decorate With Green Home Decor
1. How to use Green in Interior Design for a Calm Home
Melanie of Melanie Jade Designs says, “If you want to bring more color into your home but don’t know where to start, I think green is the perfect color.”
Melanie covers everything from adding a green plant to a green kitchen.
2. My Favorite Boxwood Green Dresser
I swoon over my friend Kelly from The Tattered Pew’s elegant green dresser whenever she shares it, along with how she decorates with it throughout the seasons.
3. The Miracle of Chalk Paint Wax
Rachel from The Pond’s Farmhouse, one of my Thrifting with the Gals buddies, shares her beautiful DIY green kitchen island. It’s incredible, friends!
Pro Tip
You may also be inspired by this St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape: Tips & Ideas post.
4. Garden Party with Green Depression Glass and Vintage Junk
Lora of Create and Ponder shares how she created a garden party with green depression glass, which can easily be found locally at second-hand shops to add to your green home decor accents.
5. Using Jadeite in Green Home Decor
David of Good Things by David has me swooning over his Jadeite collections and how he decorates with green home decor on this spring table.
And he even makes Jadite colored cookies too!
6. Vintage Green Home Decor
Linda of Q is for Quandie shares this vintage green in-home decor thrift haul.
Aren’t these green goodies simply fabulous?
Pro Tip
You may also enjoy the post, How to Grow Paperwhites Pretty in Green Stoneware For Saint Patrick’s Day.
7. Green Apple Centerpiece
I love this beautiful, simple green apple centerpiece created by Yvonne over at Stone Gable Blog.
Pro Tip
You may also enjoy the Bless Your Table with Irish Royal Tara China post.
8. Primitive Corner Cabinet Painted Green
Doreen from Hymns and Verses Blog shares this gorgeous family heirloom and how easy it is to transform an antique family piece using green in-home decor.
You may also enjoy these posts:
- St. Patrick’s Day Home Decor Ideas using silver and white flowers.
- Antique Crocks & White Tulips
- How to Make a Vintage Sugar Tin Centerpiece
- This Green Vase with Flowers
9. Card Catalog Using Green Chalk Paint DIY
My friend, Stephanie from Celebrated Nest, painted this card catalog green, which is just gorgeous in any green home decor, in any season.
You’ll also love her spring-decorated dough bowls.
10. 5 Ways to Refresh Your Decor with Greenery…
Tracy over at Plaids & Poppies home is always so cheerful with her bright green home decor and other beautiful colors, and you’ll be inspired by all her ideas on how to add greenery to your home.
Pro Tip
You may also enjoy the post, Vintage Tablescape with Irish Green and Daffodils
11. A DIY Mid-Century Wood Emerald Green Accent Wall
Libbie over at A Life Unfolding goes bold in her game room with this DIY wood accent wall painted in Emerald green.
12. Green, Blue, and White Master Bathroom Reveal
And Jennifer from Dimples and Tangles‘ entire blog is about decorating with green.
Just look at her new bathroom reveal.
Just wow! This might be the ultimate green bathroom inspiration!
Ready to Decorate with Green Home Decor?
I hope today’s post inspired you to look for the green in your everyday endeavors.
From simple vintage touches like vintage green books to beautiful bold green bathroom reveals green accent walls, and even green furniture!
Pro Tip
You may also find inspiration in this Simple Table Settings for Everyday | Green with Envy post.
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If you have any thoughts, comments, or suggestions, I’d love to hear from you. Please share in the comments below. And be sure to share this blog post link with your friends who are also vintage enthusiasts.
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One of my favorite colors! Thanks for all the lovely photos.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! We need a little green inspiration these days I felt:)
I consider green the perfect “neutral” color. When I first started my decorating journey I used a lot of blue, even in the rugs and draperies I purchased. I loved it until fall and Christmas rolled around, when I craved other palettes. Eventually I replaced the blue base pieces with green, and other neutral colors like beige, cream, white, etc. Now I find that I can add any seasonal decor in any color and it works well with the green. I tend to bring out my blue accent pieces (vases, pillows, throws, etc.) in the summer now so I still get to enjoy those. Just as I love the changing seasons here in the northeast, I love that I can use various color palettes through the seasons with green remaining an anchor color, and as I said, in my opinion the perfect neutral!
Diane, your green plans sound so well thoughtful. I feel that way with blues and I have always adored green, too especially in outdoor decor. Our entire front porch is in green and our Maine home house trim is green. Just love it. Thanks for your kind note and helpful green tips!
Lovely colors of green and so much inspiration for displaying, thanks Ann.
Thanks for always stopping by Marlene 💙💚
What a great post for green inspiration. Love Kelly’s green dresser too.
Love indulging in green this time of the year! Thanks for including my Green Depression Garden Party, Ann! Pinned:)
You’re so welcome Lora💚💚
Ann I love all of the green inspiration you shared! Thanks for sharing my dresser!!!
You’re so welcome Kelly💚💚
Ann,
What a refreshing post. I’m loving green right now too. Thanks so much for sharing my kitchen island.
Thank you Rachel. You’re so welcome💚