Jason Oliver Nixon: Green with Envy!
July 5, 2011
John Loecke and I love using color as a neutral: Why limit your color palette to the beige and boring? And white is just so overrated, n’est-ce pas? One of our favorite go-to palettes is green, a cool and soothing shade that will transform any space into a verdant oasis. It’s all about hue: kick care to the wind this summer, and scamper through the forest bedecked in emeralds.
John and I designed this living room for a show house in Greenwich, Connecticut, a few years back, and green certainly took center stage. We painted the walls a pale celadon and then employed various hues of the Big G to bring the space to life. In this room, green served as the neutral tone and yellow added further pop and pizzazz. The overall effect was cool, calm and collected.
![JOHNLOECKE_STANWICH_056](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/JOHNLOECKE_STANWICH_056.jpg)
Here are some suggestions on how to bring some green into your life, whether you decide to embrace Kermit full-force or only seek to add a few forest-kissed accessories:
Why walk when you can run? That’s how we feel about our lighting, too. This libidinous, glass orb-bedecked Goddess chandelier from Currey & Company really turns us on and inspires us to festoon ourselves in branches and head for the hills like nymphs a go-go.
![Currey & Co. Large Goddess](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/Currey-Co.-Large-Goddess.jpg)
Paint the trim in your bedroom or bathroom in Cooking Apple Green paint from Farrow & Ball, then sip a cool martini. Or three. White moldings are just so dull, don’t you think?
John and I are crazy for the Coastal Living Cottage Collection Piecrust mirror in Sea Grass, a true stunner. It’s a lot of look that won’t overpower your walls.
![Coastal Living Mirror](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/Coastal-Living-Mirror.jpg)
Shake up that dull den at your shore-side retreat with the gorgeous Gloria chair in Bruge-Everglade leather by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. This is one warm leatherette!
![MGBW Gloria Chair](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/MGBW-Gloria-Chair.jpg)
Add visual impact to a console with the stunning Fyn faux shagreen box from Hickory Chair. We use this cool catchall to store our keys and other assorted sundries.
![Hickory Chair Fyn Box](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/Hickory-Chair-Fyn-Box.jpg)
Why not paper a wall in the hand-printed St. Hubert: Patron Saint of Hunters paper from the Divine Collection by Given Campbell? It’s like a trip to the wilds of Maine without having to leave your living room.
![St Hubert - reworked avocado white](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/St-Hubert-reworked-avocado-white.jpg)
Show us your drawers: Store your summer sweaters in the stunning Greek Key drawer chest with marble top by Oscar de la Renta for Century Furniture.
![Oscar de la Renta](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/Oscar-de-la-Renta.jpg)
Whip up some crème-de-menthe-infused libations and serve them in style on the jaunty Jacqui coffee table in green from Bungalow 5. Then kick off your shoes and dance the rumba.
![Jacqui Coffee Table](/sites/nehomemag.com/files/blog/uploads/2011/06/Jacqui-Coffee-Table.jpg)
âJason Oliver Nixon
Jason Oliver Nixon is one half of the Brooklyn-based interior design firm John Loecke, Inc. Nixon also edits the Demystifying Design blog, a go-to source that breaks down great design and brings it home.
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