CHOOSE CHARTREUSE....
Word is that the hue of this season is Chartreuse.
Chartreuse is that vivid colour that lies somewhere (actually, dead center!) between green and yellow. The colour gets its name from the green hue seen in one of the French liqueurs which is called ... you guessed it, Chartreuse!
The word
Chartreuse was first to describe the colour “pale apple-green” in 1884.
There are many
variations of the colour chartreuse but the two main ones are Chartreuse Green
and Chartreuse Yellow (both referring to the colours of the green and yellow
liqueur). As you may expect Chartreuse Green has more green in it than yellow
and Chartreuse Yellow has more yellow to it.
The Chartreuse in
this New York apartment is cleverly mixed with teak wood, reminiscent of colours
seen in nature, - colours not widely visible throughout New York city, which is
perhaps why this colour scheme was chosen. These hues compliment the tones of
the planter pots just beyond the head charger seat, seen out on the Al-fresco
seating area on the balcony and with those massive sliding doors on to the
balcony, you can imagine the room to have an open, airy, “outdoorsy” feeling.
Chartreuse and
teak seem the perfect harmony of tones and hues.
Below you can see
a mid-century modern teak armchair covered with a Chartreuse tartan fabric and
a laminate teak effect lamp table with the same colour top.
Chartreuse is one of those modern, vibrant colours that you can use in small doses and still they can have a great impact in a room, even when used on only one piece or when painted in only one small area.
If you want to
tone it down slightly, combine it with muted tones like off-whites and greys,
as seen in these two photographs below.
Splash-back wall painted in Chartreuse and armchair covered in similar:
When choosing
your tones to compliment such a zesty hue, you don’t need to look too far.
Forests, parks, natural landscapes and cityscapes; These are some of the
places you will find your complimentary colours for Chartreuse in your
interior.
Even if you’re
not actually changing your interiors at the moment, go out and enjoy all these
colours by swinging from a tree in the park as the sun sets... just like our model below.
Written by Ciara Eloise Nolan
Photographs from Houzz.com
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