Yahoo Lifestyle10 Dark Green Paint Colors That Designers Swear By
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1) Olive Green
A deep olive green can look good practically anywhere. For the office of a Boston Colonial Revival, designer Cecilia Casagrande used the color on the walls and mantel. She incorporated luxe finishes and vintage furnishings to give it the feel of a London social club.
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2) Black Forest Green
A green darkened with a bit of black is the ultimate shade for creating a not-so-cookie cutter bathroom. In this space, designer Mark Lavender of M. Lavender Interiors used a glossy version of Benjamin Moore's Black Forest Green and paired it with a clover pattern from Scalamandré on the mirrored wall.
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3) Deep Gray-Green
Every vacation home needs a bedroom with shiplap-covered walls painted in a calming gray-green, like this setup in designer Heidi Caillier's Anderson Island cabin.
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4) Emerald Green
Make your mudroom standout with walls painted in deep emerald green. In Juan Carretero's upstate New York home, the designer used Sherwin-Williams's Country Squire paint on the walls. He outfitted the rest of the mudroom with black-and-white tiles, vintage iron dice stools, and a writing desk.
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5) Moss Green
If you want to walk into a room and immediately feel as though you've entered a spa, use matte moss green paint. Incorporate plush accents for a true oasis. In this space, Arent & Pyke added a painterly room divider and relaxing lounge chair.
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6) Clay Green
For a dark wall paint that's borderline black, go for a deep clay green paint. It can instantly set a moody scene, as it does in this breakfast nook designed by Nicole Hollis.
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7) Seaweed Green
A rich green can work in a variety of spaces—from a seaside bedroom to a glamorous bar. Film exec Ricky Strauss's Los Angeles home features the latter, with a brass-wrapped bar and high-gloss green paint on the walls and ceiling.
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8) Dark Teal
Set a royal foundation for your living room with walls painted in a dark teal, as designer Garrow Kedigan did in this traditional space. The mix of blue, gray, and green offers a moody yet calming ambiance.
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9) Basil Green
A slightly richer take on a traditional green, dark basil green makes an excellent choice for a library or kitchen. Here, designer Melanie Turner used Farrow & Ball's Calke Green to give the library new life.
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10) Hunter Green
Practically a neutral, deep hunter green can add some edge to a white kitchen or powder room. Designer Lynn K. Leonidas used the color on this kitchen island, and it makes the perfect backdrop for handcrafted leather barstools.
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