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As most of you will already know, Pantone recently announced their colour of the year<\/a> for 2017. \u201cGreenery\u201d is a very bright, yellow-green shade. According to Pantone it\u2019s a \u201crefreshing and revitalizing shade…symbolic of new beginnings. [It] evokes the first days of spring when nature\u2019s greens revive, restore and renew.<\/p>\n It\u2019s quite the departure from 2016\u2019s colours of the moment, the ethereal and delicate Rose Quartz and Serenity, or 2015\u2019s rich and sophisticated Marsala. Greenery is bold and brash and may seem difficult to style in an interior setting but it\u2019s not impossible. Here are some ideas:<\/p>\n Accent Walls<\/strong><\/p>\n As ever, the accent wall saves the day. Accent walls give you that burst of colour without overwhelming the space and you save money and time versus painting\/wallpapering the whole room.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a risk-free way to try out a bold new colour, especially with a green as bright as this. One wall will feel plenty.<\/p>\n Some great paint and wallpaper options in Pantone\u2019s colour of the year include the pictured wallpaper by Little Greene<\/a>, Dulux\u2019s Enchanted Eden paint<\/a> and Garden City, a paint by Fired Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n Accessories<\/strong><\/p>\n Cushions, throws, photo frames, vases, plants<\/em> \u2013 there are potentially hundreds of ways to accessorise with colour. The benefit of accessories being that you can be as heavy \u2013 or light \u2013 handed as you like. But remember, sometimes less is more and just a few hints of your desired hue here and there can be really effective.<\/p>\n Colour Combinations<\/strong><\/p>\n Greenery is a surprisingly versatile colour. You can create all kinds of looks, simply by pairing it with a few other hues.<\/p>\n For a zesty, summery vibe team it with more bright colours like orange and yellow. A neutral backdrop of white or grey keeps this look grounded and \u2018grown up\u2019.<\/p>\n When paired with brown and cream, Greenery becomes a really cool, retro hue. Ideal for making all your mid-century dreams come true.<\/p>\n Jewel tones like berry and deep purple add a moody edge to this verdant green. Throw in a smoky grey to round the look out.<\/p>\n For a natural, earthy look marry this green with charcoal, navy or a deep bronzy brown and add metallic elements to give it a luxe look.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As most of you will already know, Pantone recently announced their colour of the year for 2017. \u201cGreenery\u201d is a very bright, yellow-green shade. According to Pantone it\u2019s a \u201crefreshing and revitalizing shade…symbolic of new beginnings. [It] evokes the first days of spring when nature\u2019s greens revive, restore and renew. It\u2019s quite the departure from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration-and-theory"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1550"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions\/2457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}