If you are looking to add a touch of freshness and harmony into your home this year, try incorporating emerald green or another favorite shade of this uplifting color. Green is perhaps known best as the color of life, nature, renewal and energy. You can easily add these feelings into your home by incorporating green into your home design, either through bigger pieces or the addition of some new green home accents.

Now’s the perfect time to start incorporating green into your design. In the spring when we see plants come back to life after the harsh winter, we are reminded of this beautiful growth and rebirth associated with the color green. This color—so prominent in the outside spaces that we love—is a natural choice for our home interiors as well.

As the season of love comes to an end (goodbye Valentine’s Day!), the season of luck and renewal rings in. Saint Patrick’s Day is a well-known holiday celebrated by many across the country. For those of Irish descent, the color green is associated with good luck. So what better time to add a touch of “good luck” and new life to your home than for Saint Patrick’s Day. When done right, green decor is sure to add much more than this to your home, and it’s something that you can enjoy year round.

Green in Home Design

The color green has a long history of use in home interiors, with it reigning in popularity in the 1960s to the mid-1970s. At this time, homeowners demanded shades of yellow-green in their home furnishings, anywhere from their countertops to ovens to bathtubs. The yellow-green color, also known as “avocado”, was beautifully paired in homes with gold, copper and wood tones alike. Though this look may now seem dated, green has still had its place in home design in more recent years.

The color Greenery, which was voted Pantone's 2017 Color of the Year, is described as a “zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring.” This bright and optimistic color promotes hopefulness and positivity, and it serves as a nice complement to a variety of other colors that are popular in home interiors. For those who truly love the shade, green can make a stunning accent wall in a living room or be added in through bigger pieces of home décor such as green area rugs. For those just looking to add some small, bright and natural touches to their interiors, green can be easily incorporated through a wide range of home accessories and even through artificial or live plants.

Emerald Envy

For many, adding green into their home may seem very ambitious, especially when trying to find colors it plays well with in regards to furniture and home decor. You may be wondering, how can I incorporate such a bold color in my home without it overpowering a room? The answer is to start simple. Start by adding green wall decor, or even a focal wall with emerald green paint or an elegant patterned wallpaper. From here, you can add pieces that will make decorating with green seem like an effortless, yet rewarding task. Items such as decorative vases or other tabletop décor will do just this.

Plays Well with Others

When considering adding color to rooms that you spend a considerable amount of time in, such as the bedroom, you will want to make sure you do so in a balanced manner. You can add green to your room without being overpowering by pairing it with other shades, such as blue. Blue and green are great complements to each other, not only in nature, but also in home decor. Adding two cool colors such as blue and green to a room paired together will create the perfect calming space for you to relax, study or even settle down for a family movie night.

For those that love seeing green, there are ways that you can make a bold statement by using the color throughout a room while still creating a balanced look. For instance, a light green shade of paint on the walls paired with a bold green accent wall and green accessories such as wall art, rugs and more can come together to create a stunning final effect. However, when using a monochromatic palette such as this, you’ll want to use different shapes and textures to add variety to your space and create balance in this way.

So this Saint Patrick’s Day, be sure to add a touch of freshness, harmony and a little “good luck” into your home with the perfect accent of emerald green or another favorite green shade. If bright green is a bit out of your comfort zone, start small with decorative green home decor pieces that are sure to brighten up any space this spring season and throughout the year.