5) Tone on tone: If you love green, work with multiple shades, from light to dark, and combine solids with patterns. A quick rule of thumb for combining patterns is to mix three types: solid, geometric and floral. Those three will always complement one another as long as the colourway is the same.
6) Painted furniture: Another easy update is to simply paint a natural wooden side table or bench in high-gloss green (Alpine Pool, mentioned on the previous page, would be perfect). What works so well with paint is that it is easily painted over when you tire of the colour.
7) Lampshades: An unexpected way to bring in a shot of colour to a room is to switch up your existing lampshades for intense green shades. Fabric shades work well, but a lacquered paper shade would look even better.
8) Lighter shade of pale: If you can’t commit to a strong green, there are lots of lighter shades that may tempt you. A couple of favourites include Farrow & Ball’s Green Ground and Benjamin Moore’s Spa AF-430.
9) Lacquer: Go bold for St. Patrick’s Day and paint your whole room in lacquered (i.e. high gloss) green. This look works well in small spaces (such as powder rooms or vestibules) and creates instant drama.
10) Shamrocks themselves! It’s that time of year where pots of shamrocks will be available at every flower store. Inexpensive and long-lasting, buy them in threes and place them wherever you have space!
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