Green bedroom ideas – from soft sage to luxe emerald for a dreamy bedroom scheme

Soothing and restful, vibrant and uplifting, green is such a versatile colour. So it’s no wonder that green bedroom ideas are top of everybody’s wish list right now.

Just as with nature, shades of green work beautifully together inside as well as out. Calming and comforting, a backdrop of green works wonderfully in a bedroom colour scheme, creating a serene setting that feels relaxing and restful.

While using different shades of green in a bedroom scheme is always a winning combination, green is the perfect foil for accent colours too. Whether blush pink and a soft sage green or vibrant emerald green alongside bold sapphire blue, there are endless combinations that work beautifully together.

Green bedroom ideas to try now

‘Expect to see shades of green everywhere in 2023, whether it’s leaf-embossed wallpaper or deep, mossy hues, green is the perennial favourite,’ says Eileen Kesson from Envision, one of Cala Homes interior designers.  ‘Calming colour palettes in varying shades of green are a simple way to create a show-stopping scheme and help to bring the outdoors in.’ 

1. Go big with botanicals

Create a rich green bedroom scheme by taking a lush botanical print as your starting point. Use a bold leafy wallpaper or busy bedlinen as your hero pattern, taking different shades from within the design and repeating these around the bedroom ideas on walls, paintwork and furniture. 

‘Choose furniture and accessories with textures that match those from the outdoors,' says Eileen Kesson. ‘Matt and natural fabrics in curved silhouettes help bring a soft and organic feel to bedrooms. For example, curved upholstery, wooden coffee tables and watercolour cushions embrace the green and biophilic look and are calming to look at.’

2. Energise with zesty lime

While muted greens can be soft and soothing in a bedroom, for a more upbeat and invigorating scheme, look to zesty shades of lime or fresh apple green. A lighter colour scheme like this is perfect for small bedroom ideas.

Though refreshing and energising, wall-to-wall lime green might be a little intense and overwhelming, but tone it down with a heavy dose of white and lime looks far more appealing. Against an all-white backdrop, sharp citrus green works brilliantly as an accent colour, with bedlinen, cushions, lamps and a rug adding just enough zest without overpowering the room.

3. Create calm with soothing sage green

‘Green, from sage green to forest green, will be everywhere this season,’ says Adrienne Minster, CEO of Rated People. In collaboration with COAT paints they’ve analysed the sales volume to reveal which paint colours will be the most popular this year. And in the top 15 hues that have seen the biggest increase in demand, shades of green, beige and taupe dominate the ranking.

For a calm and soothing scheme, use soft sage green as your background colour. Nearly neutral, sage is a versatile colour option if you're branching out from neutral bedroom ideas that can be kept lowkey when used with natural and rustic woods or take on a smarter edge teamed with black and darker timbers.

4. Use green as an accent

Use darker shades of green to add impact in a bedroom and team with colours of equal intensity, such as navy, black and purple for a bold and dramatic look. 

In bedrooms without much natural daylight, darker greens can feel oppressive, so instead use as an accent colour for dramatic effect without the intensity. Create a faux ‘headboard’ in a modern bedroom idea, by painting a panel in teal green behind the bed. Less bulky than an upholstered headboard the colour can be easily changed whenever you want a new look.

5. Dive into green with a colour drenched scheme

Not one for the colour shy, but ‘colour drenching’ is one of the biggest paint trends right now and is one to try if you want to immerse yourself into a green bedroom scheme.

Colour drenching is where a single colour is used throughout - from walls and woodwork to floors and sometimes ceilings. It has the effect of blurring the traditional boundaries of a room, making the walls recede and allowing furniture and accessories to take centre stage.

‘Natural, earthy and luxurious, green is a timeless hue that brings a natural feel to your home,’ says Rachal Hutcheson, National Retail Manager at Sharps. ‘By matching your wardrobes to your ceiling and walls, you can produce an elegant finish that creates harmony in your bedroom, and makes it appear more spacious.’

‘Green is a great anchor for accent colours too, either as soft neutrals and pastels, or bolder tones in textured fabrics like velvet, wool and brocade.’

6. Add pink to make minty green pop

For a more summery, playful vibe, forget wall-to-wall green and use it as an accent colour instead. Fresh green and blush pink make great partners and feel soft and light, so super-flattering in a bedroom scheme.

Make a leafy print your hero pattern, teamed with plainer shades of green and soft, powder pink tones on bedding and soft furnishings. Work in plenty of white and glossy surfaces on furniture and accessories to keep the mood light.

7. Create a green feature wall

Give a plain bedroom a focal point with a patchwork of patterns covering one wall for a bedroom feature wall idea. Simply cut panels of wallpaper in an assortment of sizes and stick to the wall with paste. It makes a striking backdrop for a bed, with no headboard required.

Whether you opt for calming green or a different colour altogether, simply mix patterned wallpaper and plains to create the effect, going bold and colourful or keeping it calm and neutral if preferred. Just choose a mix of complementary colours and vary the size and scale of your patterns for a more visually pleasing effect.

8. Set the mood with green as a backdrop

The right green can calm or energise a room. Earthy forest and fern greens have a grounding effect when mixed with woods and deeper tones and although dark, can be restful and easy to live with.

Use a dark, earthy green as the backdrop behind a bed. A brushed metal bedstead, rich wood furniture and colourful bedding will shine out against the dark tones. The perfect backdrop for artwork too, group pictures in an artful arrangement in colours that will pop out and be noticed.

9. Bring in sunny yellow for a cheery green scheme

For an altogether sunnier mood, introduce warm yellow into an all-green bedroom scheme. Yellow works perfectly with mid-toned shades of green, taking away any hints of coolness and adding warmth and a cheery vibe.

Try a pictorial-style toile wallpaper to bring country style to a rustic bedroom. An all-over pattern like this is busy, but green on a white background adds lightness. Mix-and-match cushions in warm rust, blue and yellow add extra country charm.

10. Go bold with green and dusky florals

Earthy forest green makes a grounding backdrop for bold patterns and rich tones of terracotta, ochre, plum and dusky pink. Perfect for lofty rooms that are on the cooler side, warming colours like this will help to take off the chill.

Give a simple wooden bed extra stature by adding a floral backdrop behind it to create a framed feature area. Hang a couple of drops of wallpaper or fabric behind the bed, making it a foot wider than the headboard and running from floor to ceiling. Create neat, raised edges with battens covered in matching fabric.

11. Combine leaf greens and soft pinks in the bedroom

Using a favourite fabric or piece of art is always a great way to embark on a colour scheme. This panel of fabric becomes the starting point to this relaxed bedroom, picking out colours found in the fabric for walls, bedlinen and accessories.

Choosing from the stronger tones to upholster a bedhead and softer tones for the wall colour, so that the look remains cohesive but doesn't become overbearing. Finish with pops of complementary blush pink on a textured throw and a pretty floral arrangement for a feminine flourish.

12. Choose a minty green for freshness

Time and again, experts will cite green as the best colour to paint a bedroom. ’When we see green, we relate it to nature,’ says leading colour expert Karen Haller. ‘Where there is green, there is water, we know there’s food and we feel safe. Also, our eyes need to make very little adjustment to see green, which is why we find it restful.’

However, we also want our greens to be refreshing, so that come the morning, we feel energised and ready to face the day. That's where a minty green – like Crown's Botanical Extract Easyclean matt emulsion, £18 for 2.5ltrs – comes into its own.

13. Pick a posy of green leaf and floral prints

The freshness and succulence of botanical patterns bring joy and life to a bedroom. It's like spotting the first green buds of spring each time you wake up. Match the romantic, fresh greens of frond and fern motifs with cyan blue, soft blush and buff tones.

Don't be afraid to mix and match – as in a cottage garden, it's the mix of blooms and colours that makes the look so charming. A vivid green headboard pulls everything together.

14. Create a restful retreat with forest green

Deep green can work in spaces big and small – even on all four walls if you offset it above the dado with clean white and a pale colour on the floor. It'll change mood as the day goes on, feeling fresh and energising in the morning, then dramatic and immersive at night. Blush accents lift the deep green and give it a softer, prettier feel.

15. Go tropical with large-scale leafy prints

Bold Botanical designs fit perfectly in a green space, while a mid-weight green backdrop will set a calm, cocooning scene. Balance out the bright colour with warm pinks and natural woods.

16. Fill the room with houseplants

'Every bedroom benefits from a touch of green,' says Emma Hooton, in-house stylist for luxury linen brand Tielle. 'Add houseplants and experiment with a single potted plant on a bedside table or go all-in with hanging displays and leafy ferns. Plants encourage relaxation, calmness and have those all-important air-purifying qualities.'

Patterned bedlinen is big right now, but if you want to create a boutique-hotel feel, you can't go wrong with simple white 100 per cent cotton. It's a great foil to the statement wallpaper and deep teal upholstered bed, bringing freshness to your look.

17. Be bold with lively lime green accents

Abstract wall coverings and textiles in lime green and blue create an authentic mid-century feel. Don't be afraid to clash prints, and if a full wall is too bold for you, frame a section of wallpaper instead. You can also use pops of bright white and grey to balance the zestiness of the lime.

Light wood furniture offers mid-century charm. Look out for classic styles indicative of the era on auction sites like eBay, or pick up reproductions from Loaf or John Lewis. If you use one room for multiple activities (for example, to study and sleep) consider using paint to distinguish between areas.

18. Achieve a modern-country look with 'succulent' green

This pale, fresh green lends any space a calming feel and can be styled to be as rustic or polished as you like. Soft blush and nude tones are the perfect companions for such soft cactus shades. Avoid fabrics with a sheen. Matt-finish linens and cotton keep the look modern.

19. Make a bright space feel cosy with deep olive

A lovely light space like this can take a strong shade. So that the walls remain the star of the scheme, the owner chose simple white curtains, pale painted floorboards and pale mushroom and grey furniture elsewhere.

20. Keep things calm with soft spearmint green

Less bland the white, but just as clear and fresh, mint green will make your bedroom a positive place to wake up in. Avoid creamy neutrals and team mint green with pure whites and steely greys to keep the effect crisp and clean. Natural wood furniture is essential for adding warmth to this cool colour mix.

21. Break up green walls with black and botanicals

Be bold and use a combination of green and black to smarten up a space. Leaf prints have made the leap from traditional and country interiors into modern design. In a bedroom, introduce botanical prints through patterned pillowcases and upholstered furniture.

22. Surround yourself with uplifting pastel green

Soothe the senses with calming shades, layers of cosy quilts and a springy carpet underfoot. Serene and spring-like, pastels enliven a neutral palette and bring a fresh and tranquil feel to a sleep space. Combine sugary pinks, mauves, cornflower blue and on a backdrop of mint green for a sophisticated scheme.

Pile up polish cushions and quilted throws to make your bed even more inviting at the end of a long day.

23. Start with a spring green bed frame

This less-is-more approach relies on a strong statement piece of furniture – a bed frame. An upholstered headboard would work equally well and you can always re-cover it if you tire of the colour.

Keep things fresh with a white backdrop and a display of succulents. Make them faux if you're not a fan of plants in a bedroom...

24. Pair sapphire blue and lush emerald green

For the ultimate glamorous nighttime hideaway, use lush foliage prints on the walls and team with jewel colours. The resulting effect is part grown-up treehouse, part tropical island, and part boutique hotel.

25. Try a bold leaf print in a big room

The leaf wallpaper in this loft bedroom is a brave choice, but it makes an effective focal point of the bed, which in turn transforms quite a large, bright space into a cosier, more welcoming one. Pops of yellow bring a green scheme to life, like flowers blooming in a garden.