Green and blue colour schemes 2013 – 10 of the best

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

1/10 Frames

Ikea

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
Pendant
Next Home

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
Coffee table
Out There Interiors
Wallpaper
Baker Lifestyle

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
Cushions
Colefax and Fowler

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
Chair
Designers Guild
Vases
Ben Pentreath

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
Bespoke stencil
The Stencil Library

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
Desk and chair
John Lewis
Chest of drawers
Ikea

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
Chairs
Vincent Sheppard
Tablecloth
Osborne & Little
Lampshade
The Conran Shop

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
Flock on shelves
Thomas & Vines

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
Wicker furniture
Lloyd Loom

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