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We’re feeling a little patriotic and for the week that’s in it we’ve been drawing inspiration from all things green.

It’s inspiring how green can be incorporated into interiors schemes in so many beautiful ways. Yes this truly one versatile colour.

Colour psychologists have explained that one of the main reasons green functions so well in interiors schemes is due to it’s closeness to nature.

Yes, the natural, earthy symbolism of the colour green is particularly pleasing to the eye, as well as the brain.

Several studies have found the incorporation of greenery and flowers to enhance mood and well-being in patients with serious illness, with some even finding evidence to suggest this positive mindset assists in patients recovery.

With this in mind, we’ve explored the many ways in which green can be a key feature of a design scheme.

The design world has seen a few key green trends lately, such as green marble, the green wall and jungle chic.

Marble is a beautiful material that makes for stunning features in it’s elegant simplicity in interiors. A tour through Paris design fair Maison et Objet early this year revealed countless well known design brands featuring green marble.

The green wall is becoming something of an office phenomenon. It seems research linking greenery and productivity in the work place has really sunk in, as companies everywhere compete to create feature greenery walls.

From the humble beginnings of the small office fig leaf to the full green wall, large corporations are featuring greenery as large and as often as they can to keep employees motivated and create a fresh, natural look in corporate environments.

Rainforest murals, palm tree prints and vibrant floral accessories are making a serious impression in home ware Spring/Summer 2016 and with such a fun, energetic look its understandable why this look is proving so popular.

We’ve been gathering together some great looks across these trends and pulled together a Pinterest board bound to make you green with envy…

Follow Kingston Lafferty Design’s board Green Interiors on Pinterest.

Make your walls pop…

Walls are the foundation of a room and their potential is generally overlooked.

Hold off on grabbing a fan deck to choose a paint colour and embrace your walls as your canvases with creative alternatives.

There is so much versatility with walls. Through progressive approaches, walls can bring in a wondrous wow factor to any room.

Escape into your ideal atmosphere with graphic murals. We utilized this technique in our DFS Ideal Home Showhouse kid’s room using cloud imagery to elicit both a fun and an ethereal ambiance.

This dreamy look attracted a great deal of attention and really inspired people at the popular Dublin event last Autumn.

It’s particularly nice to incorporate these murals into a child’s bedroom, as there is no limit to how playful and fun they can be.

With high quality creative design, screen printing, and digital printing there is nothing standing in your way of making your walls tastefully phenomenal!

We also used 3D panels in the DFS Ideal Home Showhouse, which truly transforms rooms into extraordinary spaces. Texture and pattern spectacularly invigorates environments through impressive structuring.

These routes of wall decor are inventive and accommodating: they have invigorated the practice and allure of wall art with the potential for the manifestation of truly original wall art ideas.

Subtle, yet bold, striking, and progressive- wall candy as such will make any room appear out of the box in the best possible way.

TOP TIPS:

1. Go all out and cover all four walls with patterns or just choose one wall to add a trendy touch

2. Showcase your originality with bespoke graphic murals

3. Continuously bring visions to life and foster creativity by using blackboard paint and chalk

OUR FAVOURITES:

1. 3D Panels are a Dublin-based company offering an incredible selection of 3D wall paneling; from trendy geometrics to elaborate patterns, your walls can be completely transformed with these tactile structures.

2. Wall Art are an award-winning wallpaper and wall mural company with a collection encompassing everything from incredible urban skylines to intricate floral designs.

3. Flavor Paper has an amazing selection of geometric, floral, and personal bespoke wallpaper; this funky company offers digital murals and a variety of materials to choose from to make any wall pop.

We’re completely loving the soft grey tones combined with tranquil pinks in the image above. The dynamic wall paneling seen on Haute Living is a great example of a unique,  modern approach to wall paneling and creates the perfect backdrop for clean, contemporary furnishings.

We also really love this watercolour splash design from The Creative Blog. The gorgeous inky blue shade brings colour, movement and interest to the overall design.

So be a little daring! Walls are usually a blank canvas screaming out for some love and attention.

By doing something out of the ordinary to your walls, you’re allowing yourself the perfect backdrop to create something a little spectacular.

Wool is such a beautiful, tactile material and although we traditionally see it forming chunky knit blankets and cosy cushions, there’s a new wool trend taking the interiors world by storm –  wool wall hangings.

This latest form of wall candy is one we’re definitely crushing on at KLD – we think it’s the perfect way to add texture, colour and style to bare walls.

So if you’re looking for something completely unique and stylish to bring your walls bang up to date, this could be just the thing you’re after!

For a one stop shop for all types of wall hangings check out the gorgeous works of Irish Wall Hanging Extraordinare: Weaverella. Or why not try a little DIY version of your own?

Our Pinterest board is also brimming with beautiful wall hanging inspo and tutorials. Here’s a peak…

Follow Kingston Lafferty Design’s board Wall Hanging on Pinterest.