Colour Trend: Green & Gold Interior Design

• Stick to deeper green tones – emerald, forest and olive green – over fresher ones. These tones work best with warm metallic colours and ensure that the end outcome is one of pure luxury.

• Green is best for the main fabric of seating and other upholstery with gold typically being used for the base, accents or even the piping as in Taylor Howes’ Park Crescent living room (above). The one exception is art furniture which is often brass or gold-hued. This kind of piece can be used alongside soft green upholstery.

• Gold metal coffee tables, side tables and console tables are a great way to incorporate gold into a scheme without it feeling overpowering. As Aerin Lauder (and her grandmother Estée before her) claims, gold is the perfect neutral, after all.

• Ultra-luxurious green fabrics can be made even more sophisticated by opting for a matte or brushed gold finish on furniture.

• A simple but effective way to use the trend in your room is to layer a gold tray with malachite coasters, a green trinket box (like Michael Aram’s Rainforest Trinket Box) and a pretty green candle or diffuser.

• Green and gold are both extremely effective in all sorts of textures. Play with mottled, hammered, woven, enamelled and burnished textures in contrast to glossy finishes to create a well-rounded scheme.

• Bringing the peace and serenity of outdoors into any room of your home is always recommended but bathrooms, in particular, benefit from a touch of nature. Group three large-scale vases in one corner of your space or a smaller group on the countertop, fill with reviving foliage and watch your well-being improve instantly.

• Find a stunning green wallpaper you love and enhance with a sharp gold wall sconce or a piece of gold art or sculpture for a moody gallery space.