Green Interior Design: The Guide to Sustainable High Style

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A living room with white seats and a large fireplace, along with green walls lighted by a gorgeous set chandelier. Dine-in kitchen featuring hardwood flooring and green walls, along with white kitchen counters and a white center island both with marble countertops. 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. 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. Spacious primary bedroom with green walls and a brown accent. The room has a large bed, carpet flooring, and a tray ceiling.

Next, consider the mood you want to create – cozy and enveloping, in which case a darker green will suit – or light and airy, in which case you will want to choose a paler shade. What colors complement green? A primary bathroom with marble tiles flooring and a marble sink counter with a double sink. There’s a walk-in shower room as well. This elegant foyer has hardwood flooring that is given a bit of whimsy in its green pastel walls that extends to the ledges of the stairs as well. There is an elegant pendant light hanging in the middle of the high ceiling that augments this foyer’s elegance. Source: Zillow Digs TM To make green rooms look good, it's important to do a little in-room research first. To begin with, consider the room's natural light. Is it a cool, east- or north-facing light that the room gets or a warm one? Knowing this will help you choose a balancing shade – warmer ones for cooler rooms and cooler ones for warmer rooms.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 is an incredibly versatile colour with an endless array of stunning shades, offering something for everyone. 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?

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 Green primary bedroom with its own bathroom. The room offers a large comfy bed and carpet flooring, along with multiple indoor potted plants. You do not want to cut corners to save money when buying an appliance. Improvements in technology means that updating your appliances can do wonders for your energy consumption. However, many appliances are difficult to recycle. This means that the eco-friendly way to update your appliances is to get the best quality, most energy-efficient option. By buying quality appliances built to last rather than inexpensive appliances that need frequent replacement, you are minimizing your environmental impact by reducing energy consumption and by reducing future waste. Over time, you will end up saving money with the energy savings and long life of your appliance. Consider the Life-Cycle of Materials Photo: “International Recycling Symbol,” Public Domain. The biggest offender for energy use is cooling buildings, especially large buildings. With smart interior design, you can save energy by eliminating the need to climate control or by making use of mechanical cooling. There are many options depending on the size and shape of the building. One of the most common is cross ventilation to remove warm air, which works best when the interior is warmer than the outdoor air. This kitchen features green kitchen counters and a green center island breakfast bar with a wooden countertop.A green living room doesn't necessarily mean wall-to-wall colour however. Indoor plants are the most obvious way to bring in elements of green, you can use clever paint techniques to highlight wall panelling or window frames in pretty shades of sage, or go for one of the most desirable living room pieces – the green velvet sofa.