Modern Interior Design Ideas
Spring Greens

Put the 'Spring' into greens with these gorgeous living room decorating ideas.

Simple but effective - bring nature into your home with soft greens and neutrals - pretty perfect paint color ideas!

This is a beautiful look - soft and relaxing - and a fantastic way to bring a real feel of 'nature' into your home...

These modern interior design ideas mix soft greens with warm neutrals, for a clean and spacious look.

Add some leafy green foliage features to create an inspiring focal point - and there you have it - beautiful greens of Spring nudging into your home...

I've created this mood board, called 'Spring Greens' to inspire you with some lovely paint color ideas, and styles for a great new look....

...will I like it? Will it suit my home? Will it date?

I think this style is one of the best living room decorating ideas for any home...

It is quite pale in look, so is suitable for any sized room, and particularly helps small rooms feel more spacious...

The warm tones stop a large or dark living room feeling too cold and stark...

And the touches of green add some color to the modern interior design ideas, that would pretty much suit any room or taste...

Humans are naturally programmed to love nature, so these paint color ideas, based on the wonderful green shades and patterns found in nature, are a great way to bring nature into the home, and are pretty much guaranteed to be universally appreciated...

How to Get the Look

Color

Paint color ideas for this look are easy - a basis of warm, soft neutrals is perfect - warm creams, mushrooms, taupes and beiges are easy looks to live with, and create a spacious and relaxing basis for feature colors to enhance the scheme...

You can add some soft greens into the mix - these bring that touch of nature into the home, and have the cool (blue) tones which mean the room stays feeling spacious...

...but also the warmer (yellow) tones that give a more welcoming, warm and friendly feel to your living room decorating ideas.

Soft or muted greens aren't too overwhelming for the main look...

...but it is a wonderful look, and one of the best modern interior design ideas, to create an accent color scheme in a much brighter, striking green - a zingy lime, or bold leaf or grass green can work wonders.

If you like a clean, spacious look, for your modern interior design ideas, you probably won't need to add any further colors...

...but if you want to add any more paint color ideas to the look, you could choose from:

• warm rusts and oranges - for a cosy, warming feel
• light and bright yellows - for a lively and Spring-like feel
• lovely lilacs - for a serene style
• pale blues - for a fresh feel

Pattern

Using pattern is an integral part of such modern interior design ideas - and vitally important in this look...

To get that wonderful feel of nature coming into the home, you need to add real 'suggestions' in the form of floral and foliage patterns on wallpaper and fabrics.

Wallpaper is the obvious place to get the look - a focal wall (perhaps a fireplace wall?) papered in a striking and pretty foliage or floral design can really set the scene for the whole look...

...and needn't be too costly to buy, or time-consuming to put up.

If you get tired of it, you can change the wallpaper, and change the look entirely.

Look for patterns with leaves and flowers...

...and remember to keep the overall decorating color scheme in mind...

Some ideas for wallpapers...

Don't forget patterned fabrics can also play an important part in these modern interior design ideas...

You can get some gorgeous sofas and armshairs in patterned fabric now...

...think about a feature armchair combined with a plain sofa, to brighten up a look at a reasonable expense...



Here's a nice one from Amazon...

Or, if you're not sure, just add some beautiful cushions with floral and foliage patterns....

You could buy fabric, and if you are handy with a sewing machine make your own curtains, blinds, seat-covers or cushions...

You can choose a more classic and traditional pattern, or a more contemporary design, in line with modern interior design ideas, to suit your own tastes, and the style of your home...

...the great thing is, these living room decorating ideas can be adapted well to suit either look, and your own personal preferences and style...

Don't mix too many different patterns, especially large areas of pattern - else you'll lose that overall feeling of relaxation and tranquility...

...small areas, like cushions, are a great place to experiment with mixing patterns



Furniture

Furniture just needs to be well-made and simple for this look...

...as we've already said, it can be absolutely stunning to find a sofa or chair with a foliage patterm that suits the look...

...but this isn't essential...

Concentrate on matching what you already have, or adapting with covers and throws...

If you are choosing new furniture, it is always a great idea to just keep it simple and neutral - and this is the perfect way to enhance this particular look too...

Look out for real wood pieces - the real wood tones will add some warmth to the scheme, and enhance the natural feel of the look...

Keep styles simple and modern, (nothing too fussy)...

For wood, mid to light tones will look best, and be more in keeping with the light and spacious feel of the room - I think a nice light oak would be lovely!

A nice wooden coffee table is a simple way to emphasise the look of natural wood in your home, and bring it center stage in your living room decorating ideas...

Accessories

Strangely enough, accessories are less important in this scheme, than in many others...

...but of course, it is still important to choose the right things to enhance and complement the modern interior design ideas you have chosen.

Try to keep in mind the overall style and color scheme that you have chosen when looking at your accessories...

Keep any accessories simple, and in wood or neutral tones, to go with the furniture and color scheme you have chosen.

If you have chosen to make an accent color out of a stronger color, such as a lime green, bright green, yellow or rust, you might want to choose accessories that pull in this color scheme throughout the room.

Artwork, frames, mirrors, vases, candlesticks and lighting etc. are all a good way of personalizing your room and enhancing your overall theme.

Don't forget to include some real plants (or faux ones if you really don't have a green thumb!) in this Spring greens scheme, as this is something that can really bring the natural theme, the leaf and foliage patterns and beautiful green colors together...

Use your plants as focal points in your room, and position them carefully, so that they are balanced around the room, but draw attention to beautiful features, such as fireplace, window, dining table etc.

I do hope that some of these modern interior design ideas have inspired you to create a new look in your own home...

Why not have a look on eBay to see if there are any lovely green bargains to inspire your living room decorating ideas...

This is a live feed from eBay and is constantly updated. Just click on any item for more information, or to bid or buy...

Happy Bargain Hunting!

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