How to Design in the Color Green

• 1). Pick a design direction. Decide what type of green room you want. A monochromatic room suggests calm, while a room with bright contrasts is edgy and exciting. Know your design preference before you tackle your green room.
  
  
• 2). Create a green monochromatic room. Pick shades of green that evoke the mood you wish to set in the room. Try grass green and forest green pillows on a sage colored couch. According to Design Psychology, monochromatic color schemes establish a peaceful, calming presence. Lighter shades of green are associated with calm, so a green monochromatic room is a place to relax.
  
  
• 3). Use analogous colors. Interior designers use the color wheel to determine analogous and complementary colors. Analogous colors are any three shades that are side-by-side on the color wheel. An example of an analogous trio for green is dark green, light green and yellow. Use the light green as the main color and the darker green and yellow as accents.
  
  
• 4). Use complementary colors. Complementary colors are opposite each other on the color wheel. Green shades are opposite reds and purples. Use merlot sconces and deep-purple vases to complement a green wall and green bookcase. Complementary colors are eye-catching. According to Bloomsburg University's Department of Instructional Technology, advertisers use complementary colors to bring attention to their advertisements and packaging.
  
  
• 5). Create surprising green highlights. For a subtler, but creative look, use green in unique locations. Paint the inside of the kitchen cabinets, medicine cabinets and bookcases a calm shade of green. Use a green light bulb during special occasions to add a surprising and temporary splash of green. Find unexpected places to add various shades of green.