Green and blue colour schemes 2013 – 10 of the best
Blue and green should always be seen! View these great colour combination ideas for your home. Find more colour design ideas at housetohome.co.uk
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Can't decide between blue and green? Use both! The alternating spindles on this staircase make an eye-catching design statement in this cool white hallway.
Paint
Dulux (opens in new tab)
1/10 Frames
Ikea (opens in new tab)
2/10 Green and aqua bedroom
You'll feel all at sea - in a good way - with this bedroom colour scheme. Ocean-inspired tones of green and aqua combine with rich petrol blue for a dramatic, coastal feel.
Wallpaper and Phipps Moss blanket
Designers Guild (opens in new tab)
Pendant
Next Home (opens in new tab)
3/10 Pastel blue and green vintage living room
You don't have to make a loud statement with a blue and green colour scheme; calming shades of mint and aqua create vintage charm in this living room.
Sofa
Sofa Workshop (opens in new tab)
Coffee table
Out There Interiors (opens in new tab)
Wallpaper
Baker Lifestyle (opens in new tab)
4/10 Wood hallway with green and blue accents
Nature never gets it wrong so take inspiration from the great outdoors and use a simple colour palette in your hallway of earthy wood tones with sky blue and leafy green accents.
Voile panels and bench
Designers Guild (opens in new tab)
Cushions
Colefax and Fowler (opens in new tab)
5/10 Dark green and blue home office
Dark inky colours and rich kingfisher blue make moody partners for accents of jade and emerald green in this home office, whilst the polished gloss of the lacquered desk instantly lifts the scheme.
Desk
The Conran Shop (opens in new tab)
Chair
Designers Guild (opens in new tab)
Vases
Ben Pentreath (opens in new tab)
6/10 Calming navy and aqua bedroom
A soothing navy blue headboard is the perfect colour for a relaxing bedroom, especially when teamed with a fresh aqua throw.
Bed frame
Ikea (opens in new tab)
Bespoke stencil
The Stencil Library (opens in new tab)
7/10 Fresh blue and green home office
The calm, sea-green wallpaper and soft sky-blue door of this home office are close enough in tone to create a relaxed, harmonious space, perfect for quiet contemplation.
Wallpaper
MissPrint (opens in new tab)
Desk and chair
John Lewis (opens in new tab)
Chest of drawers
Ikea (opens in new tab)
8/10 Pastel blue and green dining room
Choose tones from the pastel end of the colour spectrum to create a soft, pretty room scheme. Soothing shades of baby blue in this dining room create a fresh, summer feel when teamed with a floaty aqua tablecloth and crisp white chairs.
Paint
Farrow & Ball (opens in new tab)
Chairs
Vincent Sheppard (opens in new tab)
Tablecloth
Osborne & Little (opens in new tab)
Lampshade
The Conran Shop (opens in new tab)
9/10 Rich blue and green dining room cupboard
If you fancy making a bold colour statement in your dining room, try painting the inside of a cupboard a contrasting colour to the outside; it'll make crockery and glassware really stand out.
Cabinet
Ikea (opens in new tab)
Flock on shelves
Thomas & Vines (opens in new tab)
10/10 Soft green and blue garden shed
Blue and green isn't just a colour scheme for indoors - it works brilliantly in the garden, so why not reclaim your shed, paint it mint green and sky blue, then add some classic wicker furniture for the ultimate retreat at the end of your garden.
Summerhouse
Focus (opens in new tab)
Wicker furniture
Lloyd Loom (opens in new tab)
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Thea Babington-Stitt is the Assistant Editor for Ideal Home. Thea has been working across some of the UK’s leading interiors titles for nearly 10 years.
She started working on these magazines and websites after graduating from City University London with a Masters in Magazine Journalism. Before moving to Ideal Home, Thea was News and Features Editor at Homes & Gardens, LivingEtc and Country Homes & Interiors.
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