The water green color is soothing and makes you want nature, enough to make it a good decorative ally. With which colors to associate it, in which rooms to adopt it and how to use it well at home? Our expert advice.
If it has never really left our interiors, water green seems to once again want to be the star of our walls, for our greatest pleasure. This timeless, timeless color that we already loved so much in the 1930s, 1950s and 1970s, crosses the ages and knows how to renew itself thanks to new associations that modernize it.
What color to associate with water green?
Several options are available to you to highlight a water green decor. We will already limit ourselves if possible to a section of wall in this color and a few decorative touches in the room to avoid a total look which could bring an old-fashioned appearance. This light, limpid green, on the border with the blues, will express itself particularly well in a shades of blues or greens, which will reinforce its natural side. Combine it with light materials such as blond wood for example, and natural materials, such as linen or even sheepskin, to bring a very soft Scandinavian atmosphere to your home.
You can also play on contrasts and combine it with lemon yellow or even pink for a guaranteed vintage style in the room. Another possible contrast, more marked this one: black, illuminated with gold or chrome accents, for an Art Deco style full of personality. We can easily imagine these associations in an entrance hall, for example, with a section of water green wall, black marble, illuminated by a mirror and wall lights with a gold or chrome finish. Or how to give character to your interior as soon as the front door is pushed! In any case, do not hesitate to bring brightness to a water green decor by combining it with a wall in nuanced or off-white tones, or in very light gray tones for a richer and warmer result. .
In which rooms should water green be used?
Pastel, light or dark, water green paint is rather easy to live with and can be used in almost any room in the house. It will bring softness to the living room, serenity in the bedroom of adults and children, concentration in an office, freshness in the kitchen... A room in which you can perhaps do without a 100% green decor. water ? The bathroom, to avoid looking bad every morning. It is adopted rather by touches by choosing for example a green tiling of water in credenza or in the shower. You can also opt for decorative accessories such as a shower curtain or a water green bath mat.
A water green bedroom
As you know, green is known for its soothing qualities, and water green is no exception! It will provide a feeling of calm, give us the impression of recharging our batteries: it is therefore particularly suitable for rest rooms such as the living room or of course the bedrooms. In the adult bedroom, it will offer a Zen atmosphere by adopting it as a total look or on a single section of wall at the headboard of the bed. It will suit both a Scandinavian atmosphere and a more bohemian atmosphere.
You can also choose water green to delimit a space in the living room or in the bedroom, for example by creating a nice office area that would almost make you want to work.
One thinks of children's rooms where water green will find its place perfectly, because it is a mixed and soft color that will highlight the natural themes that are often found in this room.
A green kitchen
We are also seeing more and more water-green kitchen furniture, which gives the room an ever-popular vintage look. Combined with blond parquet, they can also play the Scandinavian decor card, which is also highly sought after, in all rooms! Conversely, light wood furniture will be sublimated by water green walls, which will work particularly well for a kitchen open to a living room where we will also find water green decorative elements. Kitchen furniture with a metallic finish will energize this soft water green, for a modern result as desired.
A water-green veranda
Another room in which it will be interesting to use water green: a veranda or any other extension of the house bathed in sunlight. The water green will, on the one hand, refresh the room and it will also harmonize with the plants often present, for a real parenthesis that is both natural and lively.
Wallpaper, carpet, water green cushion...
Do you want to adopt water green at home without using paint? There are many possibilities, starting with water green wallpaper if you want to stick to the wall! You will find plain versions or options with geometric patterns, for example, to energize a section of wall in the blink of an eye.
As for decorative accessories, a water green rug will easily be installed on a light parquet floor and water green curtains will go perfectly with a white wall or in neutral tones. Looking for something more marked? Why not bet on a water green sofa? It will work just as well in a modern style as in a Scandinavian or romantic atmosphere by becoming the star piece of your living room. The more cautious will be satisfied with water green cushions on a gray or beige sofa.
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