Great Spring Color: Add a Pinch of Pollen Green
Sprinkle in this sprightly yellow-green hue to perk up your home interiors for spring
Achoo! Pollen season has hit us early this year, thanks in part to the Winter That Wasn't. Although you'll hear me grumble as I go through yet another box of Kleenex or hose down my car for the umpteenth day in a row, I secretly love the sneezy stuff for one reason: its color.
That beautiful, changeable hue — greener in some lights, yellower in others — feels spring fresh and perennially youthful. It can work as a neutral or create a bright focal point. And while I may not want it dusting my deck chairs, I'm all for it inside my house. Read on for nine strategies for blending it into a room.
That beautiful, changeable hue — greener in some lights, yellower in others — feels spring fresh and perennially youthful. It can work as a neutral or create a bright focal point. And while I may not want it dusting my deck chairs, I'm all for it inside my house. Read on for nine strategies for blending it into a room.
I don't think I've ever seen a floor stained this shade, and I'm digging it. It would have been so easy to go the traditional route and stick to the natural wood tone or paint it white, but these homeowners took a risk that paid off. The intense green brings the bath to life, and the red stool in the shower balances the palette nicely.
Spring meets fall! Pumpkin orange gains a little levity from green trim and accents on this exterior. Both colors feel organic to the landscape but are unexpected enough to catch the eye and boost curb appeal.
At first glance, this stair runner reads as a neutral. Its pollen-green undertones are muted, but the art panel framed by the cutout in the wall pulls the color upward.
Yellow-green accents barely dust this neutral living space. This is an excellent method of road testing a color you're not sure you want to commit to — it's easy to swap these small pieces out on a whim.
Pollen green is layered to lovely effect in this space. The chairs, sofa, walls and ceiling combine to create a quiet, cohesive look that's much more interesting than plain beige or cream.
Here's my own personal pop of pollen. I've had this Lee Industries armchair for years, and I adore it. The color and pattern feel restful, and the undertones change with the light as the day goes on. Plus, the chair plays nicely off my chamois-yellow dining room beyond.
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