green your walls

home fashion inspiration
March 2014
green your walls
with our guide to green paint colors!
spring 2014...
what’s in store!
ring in spring
with an innerspring mattress
what
designers
know about
green!
wall greens!
surround yourself with nature’s
most perfect color
Few hues ring in spring quite like green
(… and keep ringing it in all year long!)
It’s the color of lush forests,
tropical waters and mossy
ground cover. But according
to the professionals, making
the most of green inside our
home takes a bit of know-how!
Here are three of their top tips:
Focus your room scheme
around the greens of a
particular season. Green’s
variations are limitless… with
options running the gamut
from honeydew to moss,
oregano to viridian. Combining
the cool, airy greens of spring,
the saturated greens of
summer, the earthy greens
of fall, or the gray greens
of winter makes a scheme
easier and more cohesive!
Subtle shades are easiest
to live with. Very bright grassy
greens look pretty on a patch
of lawn, but on our walls,
slightly more muted greens
are less tiring to live with.
Green looks great with
wood. Recall nature’s perfect
pairing of green leaves with
a brown tree trunk? TPairing
your green walls with wood
furniture creates a similarly
beautiful effect. Since green
is mostly a cool shade…it
balances warm wood tones
beautifully—bringing out its
rich tones better than almost
any other color!
Green is nature’s most peaceful hue—
promising balance, serenity, and warmer
weather ahead. But green has many
variations and moods! Each of them affects
us (and our rooms) in slightly different ways,
depending on their makeup.
Here’s the inside story on choosing (and
using) Mother Nature’s favorite hue indoors.
1cool or warm?
Green feels good to be around! It’s a natural, balanced
hue that’s uniquely positioned between cool blue and
warm yellow on the color wheel. But it can be influenced
by either! Cool blue-greens feel sophisticated, elegant and
relaxed. Warm yellow-greens feel youthful, fashion-forward
and energetic.
COOL
Porter
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WARM
Presley - Cocoa
DuraBlend® - Cafe
2 bright or muted?
Roni
Brighter greens—from grass to aqua—feel fresh, youthful
and contemporary… and tend to look best with light
(including white), dark, or modern furniture. Muted
greens—from olive to army—feel mature and well-aged…
and look best with rich wood-grained finishes and
antique-inspired furniture.
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ways to go
green!
Corley - Slate
Key Town
Not up for green walls? Or a
room full of green furniture?
Enjoy green’s powerhouse
of benefits in smaller doses!
North Shore
3 striking or subtle?
Green is a versatile hue and a good partner with other
colors. Paired with colors from across the color wheel
(or with a lot of colors) it feels lively and energetic.
Paired with neighboring hues (blue or yellow), it feels
pleasant and casual. Paired with neutral colors, it feels
sedate and serene.
Astro
Ansley
STRIKING
Coal Creek - Mansion
Martini Suite
Adora
SUBTLE
Green-colored toss pillows,
throws and rugs spread green
peace and cheer around the
room… while green drapes
add a distinctly summery
vibe (especially when the
sun filters through them!)
Best of all, green accents
work with a lot of other
colors. (Check out nature
for confirmation!) But the
key to using green accents
effectively is pairing them
with colors of a similar
brightness, or character…
just as we find them in
different seasons.
The brighter greens of spring
and summer work best with
other bright colors, including
brighter off-whites and
neutrals. The quiet, muted
greens of fall and winter work
best with other muted hues,
or with quiet neutral hues.
Slater DuraBlend® - Sedona
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spring preview
Just in time for a room re-do (or just
a re-fresh!), see what’s new for 2014.
ensemble work
Redella
Go back in time... with a living
room ensemble featuring rich
carved wood frames, buttery leather,
tapestry-like fabrics and landscape
art. Tradition never looked so good!
Acacia
Hamlyn
Add one or more tall
bookcases to the mix
and you’ve created a
library-style interior
worthy of fine English
country houses.
Downtown Abbey,
anyone?
Hutcherson - Harness
Sofa & Low Leg Recliner
Alastor - Panel
Bradington Truffle Chair
Capture the Mad Men look
with a living room inspired
by mid 20th century design.
Track arms, modern art and
tangerine orange are
perfectly retro!
Galaxy - Multi
Ashanti
Rumiko
Grinlyn Sofa Table
Verbena - Chocolate
Sofa, Chair & Accent Chair
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Complete the look with a simple
parson-style bookcase placed behind
the sofa or used as a room divider!
Get the urban penthouse look without breaking
the bank. Cool grays and aqua blues complement
leggy furniture, satiny pillows and chrome-like
accents. Elegant doesn’t have to mean fussy!
Lapeer Nesting
Cocktail Tables
A nesting pair of frosted glass
table tops with sleek chrome
legs adds urban glam!
Berg
Shoshana - Mineral
Sofa, Chair & Accent Chair
Laurel - Spa
Rosaleen
Mix, don’t match with a
profusion of lively patterns
and spicy colors. Mix it up
even more with assorted
accent chairs and lively
artwork. The result? An
exotic, global vibe!
Regina
Adelaide
Rustic Accents
Accent Cabinet
A rustic chest looks plucked
from an old antique shop…
the perfect complement!
Ballari - Linen Sofa,
Chair & Accent Chair
Ballari - Brown
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spring preview
Devrik
Write on! Inspired by the beautiful writing desks of old, this
smart, stylish and space-efficient desk can go anywhere!
places to perch!
Dainan - Chestnut Swivel
Rocker Recliner
A soft landing is easy on a
chair this comfy! Pillow-top
arms, headrest, back and
chaise-style recliner are just
the beginning. This chair
rocks and swivels too!
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Dinelli - Charcoal
Accent Chair
Make a statement with a
bold accent chair in a bold
accent color! This one’s
framed in an elegant dark
wood finish with a casual
pillow-style back.
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Mannix DuraBlend® Red
Swivel Glider Recliner
Make a modern move
without sacrificing comfort.
As stylish as it is functional;
this sleek number swivels,
glides and reclines in
perfectly modern style!
shelve it!
Customize your
focal point (and
keep everything
in its place) with
a bookcase
capable of taking
center stage!
Woodsy-warmth,
extra-thick shelves
and cubby-style
openings frame
and organize your
favorite things!
Juararo
Hindell Park
Put a TV anywhere with a
new range of media chests
and TV stands that look as
good as the other furniture
in the room.
Lobink
one-of-a-kind finds!
Deshan - Truffle
Some things are
better in pairs!
One ottoman is
handy, but two make
a statement! This
stylish duo adds
function anywhere…
at the end of a bed,
in a foyer or in front
of a sofa.
Sagola - Black
Razailia
An exotic touch is easy with home
accessories that bring home the
magnificence (and intricate detail)
of Morocco, India and other alluring
destinations. It’s never been easier
to spice up your décor!
Rosemary Lamp & Accessories
Roisin
Create a vintage vibe with accents that
look comfortably timeworn - but rich in
detail. They’ll add instant warmth and a
sense of history to any room.
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Q
&A
ring in spring with an
innerspring mattress
I’ve heard a lot about new mattress foams and technologies.
We’re in the market for a new bed this spring—are innerspring
mattresses still a good choice?
Brian, Oxnard, CA.
Hi Brian —
There’s no doubt that new mattress materials and technologies
are continuing to capture consumer interest and market share.
Using memory foam and gel-infused foam in mattress designs
adds benefits—from less motion transfer between sleepers to
cooler and more body-centric sleeping comfort.
So it may seem surprising that the good old innerspring mattress—
with its layers of foam and upholstery surrounding a core of
tempered steel coils—is still as popular as it is. Surprising, that
is, until you consider the innerspring mattress’s strong value
proposition: a great night’s rest at a great price!
“A good night’s rest is what we all want—and need most”, says
Brad Rogers, Senior VP for Ashley Sleep. “But what we each
find comfortable can differ a lot,” he adds, “and for many of us,
that continues to be an innerspring mattress.”
According to Rogers, though, innerspring mattresses are also
undergoing improvements that provide new benefits, including a
pocketed inner coil construction. “Pocketed coils are individually
wrapped, allowing them to move individually rather than together.”
The effect, Rogers says, is to increase support for different body
shapes and body pressure points, and to decrease motion disturbance when more than one person sleeps in the same bed.
New ‘hybrid’ mattresses that blend comfort technologies are
also growing in popularity, Rogers says, with an innerspring core
being encased in newer memory foam and gel-infused foam
layers. (Look for a broad new range of hybrid mattresses at your
Ashley Furniture HomeStore next month!) The effect of the new
hybrid mattress construction is to bring together the best of the
new technologies at more appealing price points.
But when deciding on the best mattress for you, Rogers insists on
letting your own individual comfort preferences come ahead of any
specific technology. His best advice is to try out enough beds—and
choose the one that puts you to sleep!
Got a question you’d like answered in this column? Submit it at: DesignQA@Ashleyfurniture.com
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