Best Paint Colors for Your Home: GREEN

It’s time to take another look into Remodelaholic’s Color Files!  It just so happens that on our ride around the color wheel was scheduled to stop for tours at GREEN, this week.  Which is awfully convenient, considering Pantone just announced the 2013 color of the year and it is Emerald Green.

It’s a gorgeous jewel tone.  But guess what?  It’s really underutilized in the home decor world.  I thought it would be easy to find lots of examples of this newly popular color, but I was wrong!  A saturated hue like this doesn’t get painted on to walls or furniture  very often–yet.  As I searched the web for examples of this color, most of the images came from fashion sites, where everyone is throwing on shades of jade and emerald.  It’s a tad less common in homes, but green is definitely winning some ground, a cushion or two at a time.  So I’m warning you–this week’s edition of the color files may be more inspirational than informative.  (I wasn’t able to find matching paint colors for all the featured rooms.)  I think, though, that you’ll be surprised and delighted at how much energy even a small shot of green gives to a space.  

 

Bedouin Pongee by Barclay Butera Home {chair fabric} at Houzz

 

{Nursery Walls} at Pinterest

Fern by Duralee Fabric {pillows} at Houzz

{Kitchen Floor} at Bo Bedre

{Campaign Dresser} Barnyard Grass by Behr at The Nesting Game

Emerald Green Serpentine {Rug} at Posh Tots

{Green Picnic Table and Chairs} at The Glitter Guide

Hothouse Flowers by Verdane at SparkModern Etsy shop

Grape Leaves by Behr at I Heart Organizing

Grass Green by Ralph Lauren at Cottage and Vine

{Kitchen Cabinets} at Gingerbread House

 {Occaisional Chairs} Imperial Trellis by Schumacher  at Houzz

{Dresser} at The Ginger Penny Pincher

{Chair} Emerald Green by Krylon at Vintage Revivals

So, what do you think?  Is green a color trend that you’ll embrace or steer clear from?