GREEN HOUSE

As a backdrop, the soothing quality of green is hard to beat. But pairing it with just the right colours enlivens the shade for the new season

- Jennifer Haslam

INTO THE DARK

Dark blue and red blend well with a deep forest green. Add flashes of white like little beacons to energise a scheme.

Taru daybed, £3,207, Ligne Roset. Marble coffee table, £919, Aria. Bibendum chair by Eileen Gray, £3,233, Aram. Rug, £1,829; Vitra vase, £269; One Nine Eight Five cushion (right), £75, all Heal’s. Side table, £495; blue bowl, £85; cushion (left), £85; cushion (centre), £75, all The Conran Shop. Footed bowl, £225, Jonathan Adler. Artwork, £375, Formworks. Wall in Duck Green, £49.50 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball

NATURE'S WAY

Rich wood tones are pleasant here, evoking biophilic design.

Note table, £8,500, Edward Collinson. Sibast No.8 chair, £986, Aram. Muuto Visu chairs, £269 each, Nest. Bon Ton N2 pendant light, £429; napkin, £12.50, both The Conran shop. Ardingly cabinet, £1,815, Neptune. Vintage bottles, from £59, Designers Guild. Glass, £12, Anthropologie. Reactive Glaze plates, £30 for 16-piece set, George Home. Sake bottle, £41; espresso cup, £17, both Mud Australia. Textured wall in Grasshopper, £30 a ltr, Bauwerk. Wall in Duck Green, as above