Green


Retro Leaves Inspiration

Inspiration: Retro Leaf Patterns

Pattern: Leaf Motif

Style: Retro

Colors: Browns, yellows and greens

Looking at the theme of retro leaf patterns beginning with tea cups and coffee cups from pitea.shop-pro.jp

Upsala Ekeby- Gefle Karlskrona SWEDEN

Bersa- Gustavsberg

Blad- Upsala-Ekeby(Gefle) coffee

Bersa- Gustavsberg Tea

Retro leaf patterns in fabrics.

retro fabric with leaves

Scattered leaves retro style fabric from johnlewis.com

Retro leaf pattern fabric

From hartsfabric.com

leaves print fabric

From montgomery.co.uk

Retro wallpaper featuring leafy pattern.

wallpaper leaves retro

From fermlivingshop.com

This wonderful couch with fabric named: Delphi composed of a leaf trail, that was originally produced by Sanderson as prints in the 1970’s and have a retro feel reminiscent of that era.

green leaf motif retro couch

From sanderson-uk.com

You can even see this chic 1950’s retro leaf design on the High Street in the UK this next cushion a design from NEXT.
next cushion leaves

The Color Quince

Quince is a cheerful and happy family of hues that is not quite lemon and not quite lime. This color has an unbelievable lifting effect!

quince hanging on a tree

Let’s look at how this wonderful uplifting color can be incorporated into your home!

Beautiful chair covered in a fabric appropriately named Quince.

vintage style arm chair in quince

Abrazo Arm Chair from bakerfurniture.com designed by Laura Kirar

Add a bit of retro style to your kitchen with this quince colored vintage mixer.

Vintage Kitchen Aid Mixer

Vintage Kitchen Aid Mixer

Beautiful wrapping paper featuring white cherry blossoms with a quince backdrop from snowandgraham.com. You can use this product for gift wrapping or lining bookshelves or whatever creative idea you can come up with, how about a quince house?

golden cherry quince wrapping paper

#1655 Golden Cherry

Brighten up your living room with this tempting shade of quince on your walls. See how it brings the white couches to life and the dash of pink with the cushions creates a wonderful touch!

living room with quince walls

Image from Domino Magazine

Purple and Green Inspiration

My inspiration for today comes from this beautiful piece of fabric in a bluish lavender color and muted pastel greens and neutrals. It has an exquisite floral pattern that combines colors to create a gorgeous palette. The overall effect is one of serenity and tranquility, these colors create a peaceful and safe haven.

lavender and green floral print

Let’s take a look at some rooms that incorporate this basic color theme so you can see how this color palette can take shape within your own home.

This first room is a perfect example of the color scheme of the fabric above at work. The color is put together beautifully with an arrangement of antique furniture. You can see how well different tones of purple and green work together to create a harmonious environment.

green and purple living room

Next we have the same color scheme at work in a contemporary environment.  The main colors of pastel purple, pastel green and whites working together to create harmony and take the edge of rigid hard straight lines, lending some softness to a modern look.

modern kitchen purple

This color scheme is put to work in an outdoor environment with the veranda painted in lavender blue and white blending in perfectly with the natural greens of the plants and grass.


Photo source

The following images are from a contemporary country house hotel in the Cotswolds called Cowley Manor who have created a remarkable guesthouse with each guestroom decorated and outfitted with handmade furniture and fabrics in fabulous pale pastel greens with touches of purple.

cowley manor

The fabulous courtyard.

courtyard

The bedroom with tie dyed curtains!

green purple bedroom

From Lisa Martensen via D Magazine is this pretty fantastic dining room design in purple and green.

dining room