PINK AND GREEN SHOULD ALWAYS BE SEEN
As opposing shades on the colour wheel, these two familiar colours bring balance and harmony with green providing a sense of wellness and restful reassurance and the pink, some much-needed calm. Here are some great examples to inspire you to create a pink and green scheme in your own home.
Jul '20
Incorporating cool greens into an interior scheme alongside tones of pink can immediately create a feeling of tranquility and peace. This particular pairing is one that has been used for centuries and yet each season is given an update through the use of new patterns, interesting materials and more recently the importance of incorporating plant life into interiors. When taking a look at a colour wheel, its easy to understand why this colour partnership works so well. As opposing shades, they bring balance and harmony with green providing a sense of wellness and restful reassurance and the pink, some much-needed calm. Here are some great examples to inspire you to to create a pink and green scheme in your own home.
DON'T MAKE ME BLUSH
Below middle image features a detailed armoire painted in Fresh Plaster sits prettily next to this tropical green print and warm wood furniture. Image credit: @little.black.cabin
Inspired by the classic colour of freshly applied lime plaster, this shaded natural boasts a gentle warmth and the subtle pink tones make it the perfect colour to sit alongside powerful greens such as Ottilie and Angelica.
Below left image, Mairi Helena used Wedgwood Lilac on the walls and Steel Pole on the radiator of her daughters room.
Another great way to pull both pink and green together in a room is to introduce little accents of greenery. Plants dotted throughout the room add a splash of luscious colour. Botanical references can also be incorporated in the form of pattern. Mairi Helena's wall mural entitled 'Ionas Animal World' features highlights of leafy green cow parsley stems which perfectly balance the soft pink tone of Wedgewood lilac on the walls of her daughter's nursery.
Bewlow right, plant accents alongside crisp white and Wedgwood Lilac. Image credit: @home_withroxie
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Dried Plaster
1829 Vintage Collection
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Fresh Plaster
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Ottilie
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Angelica
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Wedgwood Lilac
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Steel Pole
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A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
As two very versatile shades, pink and green can be used successfully in both modern and contemporary spaces. Softer tones of pink alongside deep, dark greens can look elegant and sophisticated especially when incorporated with materials such as marble and brass.
The example to left from Instagram account @endofthegrove also demonstrates just how well this palette can work in any room of the home.
Ottilie, launched in 2020 and is a savoury garden green with a powdery softness which looks great alongside many colours especially blush pinks as shown in the below image to the right. Image credit: @102_thelane
Ottilie
1829 Vintage Collection
There is a particular kind of joy in taking a room you see every day and making it feel entirely new. It is a feeling that sits at the heart of our Colour Forecast 2026, and one we wanted to explore through a real transformation.
For this bathroom project, we partnered with Matt Hatt, whose playful, hands-on approach captures the pleasure of decorating from first idea to final reveal. Known for his theatrical touch and his instinct for pairings that are daring yet considered, Matt brings real warmth and personality to everything he touches.
His brief was one many will recognise: to bring personality and cohesion to a main bathroom that, while structurally sound with its subway tiles, black grout and classic fittings, felt out of step with the rest of his Victorian home. The space called for a palette that could honour its period character while introducing something confident and true to himself.
From the four curated palettes within Colour Forecast 2026, Matt was drawn to Timeless, a collection that pairs the elegance of heritage tones with the boldness to reinvent a room, grounded throughout by warm, enveloping neutrals
A Lifelong Love of Transformation
Ever since I was young I've enjoyed transforming the environment around me. I was one of those kids that would go up to my room, and spend all day, on my own, listening to music trying out new combinations before inviting my mum in for a 'Changing Room' style reveal. Always had a flair for the dramatics.
That feeling of making something you see everyday feel completely new has stayed with me, through the many flats I've rented over the years, to my first home that I bought 3 years ago with my boyfriend. Playing with colour and pattern and leaning into the joy of decorating.
Expert Knowledge, Distilled
As a self-taught interior 'creator', I'm always looking for tricks or expert knowledge that I can use in my transformations. Craig and Rose's Colour Forecast is just that, the brand's expert knowledge distilled down into 4 feelings you want and need your room to be in 2026.
The Room That Needed Warmth
Our main bathroom had been on my to do list for a while, the core of it was good, subway style tiles with black grout, a giant fitted bathroom cupboard, a classic white sink, but it lacked warmth, felt out of kilter with the rest of the house.
Why Timeless Stood Out
The Timeless immediately stood out, as they felt to me like they combined the elegance of colours that would suit my Victorian home with the boldness to create a whole new look, and the warmth through the neutrals I was craving.
Knowing that Craig and Rose had done all the hard work for me, and that any combination of beautiful colours from the palette would work helped me to be so decisive when choosing my colours.
Making It My Own
It left me more time to add some creativity into application, and use of colour. Paint is a hugely powerful way to change a space entirely, and by using some decorating tape and following the steps of the useful guide on painting the perfect stripes I now have the bathroom my Victorian home deserves. (Painting Perfect Stripes: A Step-by-Step Guide by Craig & Rose) I have achieved a real stand out space that makes me smile everyday. I adore the warmth of Mallord on the walls and ceiling, Papyrus and Oriental Red on the bath and cabinets, and pops of the energising Smalt on skirtings.
Looking Back
I think 12-year old Matt would be quite chuffed with how far we've come in our transformation skills.
Matt Hatt
The Bathroom a Victorian Home Deserves
With the hard work of colour selection already done, Matt was free to focus on the details that make a space personal, using decorating tape and a steady hand to bring striking painted stripes to life. The result is a bathroom that feels warm, characterful and entirely his own, from the depth of Mallord on the walls and ceiling to the pops of energising Smalt along the skirtings. It is a fitting reminder that, with the right palette to guide the way, a considered transformation can be as enjoyable to create as it is to live with.
His brief was one many will recognise: to bring personality and cohesion to a main bathroom that, while structurally sound with its subway tiles, black grout and classic fittings, felt out of step with the rest of his Victorian home. The space called for a palette that could honour its period character while introducing something confident and true to himself.
From the four curated palettes within Colour Forecast 2026, Matt was drawn to Timeless, a collection that pairs the elegance of heritage tones with the boldness to reinvent a room, grounded throughout by warm, enveloping neutrals
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