Colors for the new season, we bet on green

“The season will be marked by small bursts of optimistic, bold colors that are a departure from the neutrals and warmer colors that have dominated the past two years,” we wrote in our annual article on decorating trends. The shift has been progressive: from the whites, grays and sands that dominated last year, we’ve been moving to ever-greater splashes of color that invite joy and hope after a difficult time.

And among the hopeful colors, there is none like green! The relationship between the two concepts is already reflected in medieval documents, and the reason has a lot to do with the rural world and nature (one of the elements, by the way, that has attracted more attention in recent years). Want to find out why? Keep reading!

Green to represent hope, and nobility.

The arrival of new and fruitful harvests was undoubtedly a sign of good fortune, which painted the fields with green shoots. Therefore, this color also represents spring, immaturity and even youth. Curious? This link with hope is only Western; in the East, the color appears to be related to harmony and balance.

Later, green would be the color used by merchants, bankers and the nobles and their families to distinguish themselves from the rest and show their status. The reason? Getting a good green, one that would successfully adhere to fabrics, was very difficult. A good example of this can be found in the famous Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife by the Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (dated 1434). With just a few elements, the artist is able to point out the wealth of the couple, which is displayed in details such as the sumptuous fabrics and their rich colors.

Fern, plantain, sea buckthorn berries, the juice of nettles and leeks, the broom plant and the leaves of the ash tree were the raw materials used to achieve this unstable shade. In fact, it was not until the 16th century that the necessary formula was found to produce a good dye, which was achieved by first dyeing a blue cloth with tissue paper, and then yellow with a herbaceous plant, the gualda (Reseda luteola).

Green, new trendy color for kitchens and bathrooms

This season, we have seen green pop up in living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms and even kitchens! In fact, in this last area, its use has grown exponentially, and with shades so diverse that the sensations generated are completely different from each other.

An example? One of the latest kitchens from the Backsteen interior design studio, in a light green that inspires candor, playfulness and freshness.

A few months earlier, they composed another one with a very different vibe, evoking sobriety, sophistication and modernity.

Award-winning interior designer Beata Heuman, meanwhile, uses it, almost unobtrusively, on the walls and floor (and what a floor!) of this fun walk-in closet. On the countertop, an aquamarine for a bold – and perfect – combination. It is not for nothing that she is an expert in creating spaces of overlapping ranges, those that invite you to get wet chromatically and try unique combinations.

Green is also the trendy color in bathrooms for a powerful reason: professionals around the world are surrendering to the unparalleled beauty of the traditional hand-cut Moroccan mosaic tiles, called Zellige. And even celebrities like Kylie Jenner, who has covered one of her bathrooms with this material. And what is the color par excellence of these tiles? Green! In the photo, in fact we see Jenner’s bathroom.

How about a sofa… or a chair upholstered in green?

Okay, changing walls and floors may be too much to follow the season’s greenish dictates, but what about introducing a piece of furniture that adds just the right touch of green? Heuman does it too with one of its latest launches, a sofa with Georgian echoes and a semi-formal feel (note the pink legs!).

If you also want a hopeful colored sofa at home, but prefer something more sober, you can opt for Aluda. This comfortable piece, in contemporary style, has a tubular steel frame with black powder-coated finish and seat and back upholstered in green textile. It is also available in taupe and terracotta.

It only takes a slight glance at the Instagram account of BIID (the British Institute of Interior Design) to realize that green rules. An example? This home designed by Trindade & Bird, where two green armchairs are the kings of the composition.

If you feel like trying something similar in your home, you can team up with a pair of refined Kubala upholstered chairs, in Mid Century style, with a steel frame and needle legs. It has a black powder-coated finish and textile upholstered seat and back in the trendy color, although it is also available in blue, gray and red.

Green lamps, the touch of grace

The firm Frank & Faber is another great lover of what by now must be our favorite color. One of their latest projects, with this color as the protagonist, has in fact been nominated, precisely, for the BIID design awards.

Sí, te has enamorado de esa lámpara en tonos verdes. Te entendemos; nos ha pasado lo mismo. Afortunadamente, ¡podemos hacernos también con una en este color para casa! Por ejemplo, gracias a Videl, una elegante pieza de estilo Mid Century, fabricada en mármol verde y metal, con detalles decorativos en latón y esa forma de ‘seta’ que triunfa esta temporada.

If you prefer a sophisticated option for the wall next to the bed, we also have an irresistible piece: the Devi wall lamp, Vintage style, made of steel with powder coated finish and adjustable arm, so you can orient it as you prefer.

Are you more of a ceiling lamp person? Then Hoodie is for you: made of bulrush and textile, this Japandi-style piece is ideal over a dining table.

Green, I love green

“Verde que te quiero verde / verde viento verdes ramas / el barco sobre la mar / el caballo en la montaña”. It was written by Federico García Lorca, who, by the way, had Adela, the youngest daughter in the play Bernarda Alba, dress in a dress of this hue to feed the chickens, trying to escape the darkness of the years of mourning that loomed over her. Green, in this case, symbolized freedom.

Hope, youth, sophistication, freedom! All the meanings of green are glorious, and maybe that’s why it’s triumphing these days in our homes. Who wouldn’t want to surround themselves with its good vibes? It’s already being used by the most renowned designers in the world; it’s only a matter of time before you fall for it too!