Green Interior Design: The Guide to Sustainable High Style

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Small primary bathroom featuring a toilet area, a corner tub and two pedestal sinks surrounded by green walls with a white accent. Spacious primary bathroom featuring classy green walls and a long sink counter, along with a Romantic-style bathtub. The wooden main door of this airy foyer has an arched top that is followed by the sidelights that form an arch over the door. This is properly contrasted by the pastel green hue of the walls that matches well with the white ceiling. The hardwood flooring is topped with a colorful patterned rug that serves as a welcome mat. Source: Zillow Digs TM The wooden mission table has a wall-mounted framed artwork above the headboard that pops out against the light green walls. The bedside drawers flanking the bed are perfectly matched with the cabinet and dresser that has a built-in mirror. The ultimate in nature-inspired decorating, green is one of the most popular and versatile colours to use in a living room. In colour psychology, greens are usually associated with balance and harmony, and act as the bridge between stimulating warm colours and calming cool colours.

This green-walled primary bedroom offers an amazing view of the surrounding nature through its pair of wide windows that match the white tray ceiling and light gray carpeted flooring. The traditional bed has an ornate iron headboard that matches the patterns of the bedsheets for that chic aesthetic. Select Energy-Efficient Appliances Built to Last Photo: Appliances by Bryan Alexander, shared under Creative Commons Attribution Spacious kitchen featuring green walls and tiles flooring, along with a round dining table for four. A close up look at this primary bathroom’s double sink surrounded by green walls. The room also offers a toilet area. Huge primary bathroom with green classy walls and green tiles flooring. The room offers a floating vanity with two vessel sinks along with a freestanding tub.This kitchen features marble countertops on both green kitchen counters and center island. The area is lighted by pendant lights. Ideally, a product is environmentally responsible from cradle (harvest or manufacture) to cradle (eventual recycling and reuse). The white cottage-style bed is flanked by two tall windows with ornate white wooden designs. The dark wooden flooring is a nice earthy complement to the green walls and contrasts with the white built-in cabinets and drawers dominating one wall.

This is a simple and inviting foyer with a couple of gray cushioned armchairs against the pastel green wall flanking a small circular table with a wall-mounted flower painting above. The beige ceiling works well with the green walls and has a dark iron chandelier in the middle. Source: Zillow Digs TM This kitchen features green kitchen counters and a green center island breakfast bar with a wooden countertop. This kitchen boasts stylish kitchen counters with smooth countertops. The bright green cabinetry looks absolutely stunning. Green, in all its shades, has been a popular design choice for several years now, and the colour trend isn’t showing any signs of stopping. In fact, many of us are becoming bolder with our interiors and are finding new exciting ways to incorporate green, whether it's to create a vibrant, eclectic or tranquil living space. A small kitchen area featuring green kitchen counters, center island, and cabinetry along with hardwood flooring.

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Spacious primary bathroom featuring green walls and brown tiles floors. The room offers two sinks and a freestanding tub, along with a walk-in shower room. In the home, no room uses more water than the bathroom. Take this excuse to pamper yourself and update your bathroom. Modernize your bathroom to make it feel like an oasis and replace your fixtures with water-efficient fixtures. Make sure to recycle your old fixtures. Sustainable Interior Design at Design Institute Green primary bathroom boasting a Romantic-style bathtub and a very elegant ceiling lighted by pendant lights. When possible, utilizing natural light can replace energy costs of lighting, while providing some healthy support to your circadian rhythm by bringing you more in tune to the outside world. Working in daylight may even make you more productive! Make sure windows are high-performing to not leak energy. An interior designer can help you determine what options are possible in your location and how to best reduce glare for your situation. Make your Windows Bird Friendly Photo: “DSC00140” by historyworks, shared under Creative Commons Attribution

A gloomy living space featuring stylish flooring and a green sofa set matching the green walls with multiple wall decors. This is a spectacular foyer that is a result of the combination of green and white sleek elements that reflect the brightness of the room and the square green panels extend all the way to the ceiling. There are modern built-in cabinets for storage with similar avocado green facades that match the paneling of the wall-mounted hooks for the coats and hats. Green primary bedroom with its own bathroom. The room offers a large comfy bed and carpet flooring, along with multiple indoor potted plants.The bright green walls of this foyer offer a memory of a forest against the earthly representation of the hardwood flooring and finally, the white ceiling is the bright skies that has a shiny stained-glass dome light. The entrance is flanked by two distinct wooden console tables that contrasts the white main door. Source: CEILTRIM This is an eclectic grand foyer with a high arched ceiling complemented by immense transom windows. The foyer has double glass doors that pair well with the delightful green walls. The eclectic details that adorn the grand piano give this foyer a homey warmth. Source: Zillow Digs TM Reducing energy consumption can be as simple as updating window treatments to reduce heat transmission.

Remember the environmentally conscious adage “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?” Durable materials such as construction materials can be reused to give them a second life, sometimes in surprising ways Want to learn more? Mark Gorgolewski explores many options for material reuse in Resource Salvation: The Architecture of Reuse. Whatever language you use to describe it, sustainable design is imperative. The good news is, no matter what your personal style, you do not need to compromise. Sustainable interior design is possible in any style, from Neoclassical to mid-century modern, and everything in between. Twelve Examples of Sustainable Design Avoid Volatile Organic Compounds Photo: At East Village Theater – “Carpet” by Rex Roof, shared under Creative Commons Attribution. I am constantly experimenting with different green paints, from pistachio tones to rich inky greens (depending on the feel of the space), but my firm favourite of the moment is Verdigris by Edward Bulmer. The way it changes in the light alongside the time of day is amazing. In the morning sun, it’s a really fresh and vibrant pistachio and it warms up throughout the day, then feels a little bluer as the light becomes warmer at sunset. We have recently used it in a children's playroom and we’re about to use it in a study. Designing with resource conservation in mind requires mindful use of limited resources. Designing interiors with a long, adaptable lifetime or with eventual reuse in mind also conserves resources in the long term by reducing the need for remodels or reducing waste in future remodels. Additionally, “green” interior design protects the health of users by designing for wellbeing and the prevention of indoor air pollution. “Green” interior design is forward-thinking, enhancing the lives of users today and in the future, while protecting the environment for years to come. Is “green” the same thing as sustainable?

A living room with white seats and a large fireplace, along with green walls lighted by a gorgeous set chandelier. And, as you can see in the picture above, taken from one of our decorating photo shoots, it goes with almost any other color. The only visible architectural element of this room, the door frame, is painted in a putty pink, which is the exactly the same tone as the green; this allows for bolder colors to be used for the accessories, which are the focal points of the room.' How can I make my green rooms look good? Spacious dining area featuring a classy dining table set on top of a large area rug and is lighted by a glamorous chandelier.