Olive green, the new trend in green furnishings

It started with just a few window items that dared this special declination: an olive green plaid, a cushion in a magazine. Now olive green is everywhere, and interior designers are madly in love with it.

Olive green belongs to the colours of the earth, it is comforting, and exactly what we all need at a time when winter is beginning to make itself felt. No later than last year, it was the lighter shades of sage that dominated. Then there was a marked change: the greens became less grey, and took on warmer, more yellow-oriented shades. While greens reminiscent of celery, luscious avocado tones and chartreuse are outdated, if still beautiful, varieties, it is the richly saturated and alluring olive shades that have become cutting edge, especially in design. But what should this green be combined with? With terracotta, seasoned and arid yellows and reddish tones. Or you can create a ton sur ton look by layering different strengths of olive green.

How to combine olive green

The olive green shade has been present in home decoration and design for a long time. There are a variety of ways to use it in a traditional interior context, but just as many ways to mix it into a modernised aesthetic. The key to stunning interior design is the ability to find harmony and balance between colours, objects and materials. So if you choose to base your interior on olive green, you need to think about what furniture and materials go best with it.

It doesn't take much in the house: an accessory, a point of light, an olive-green memory that matches the rest of the environment, and it's immediately magic. The Scab armchair ME_2808, with metal legs and upholstered seat, is perfect in the reading corner of the living room; Pedrali's BLUME 2950 chair in metal, upholstered and covered in different finishes, is the ideal accompaniment to the kitchen table.

From muddy tones to softer shades, olive green is the perfect colour to bring a touch of nature into your home. It is also fairly neutral, making it an ideal base colour to complement with bold monochrome features, vibrant colours or softer hues. Not to mention that it is very often the colour of choice for green accessories. Babila XL, for example, is a refined armchair in recycled polypropylene, with slender legs and a comfortable upholstered seat. ILA 2023, on the other hand, is perfect for those who are looking for a design armchair, to give a touch of colour to an environment where light colours dominate (the red-green contrast is splendid!). In short, olive green is truly versatile. And it's always beautiful, in the office or at home, in modern or classic settings.