Inspiring Green Combinations with Little Greene Paint & Paper
Inspiring Green Combinations with Little Greene Paint & Paper
National Trust and Little Greene
Little Greene Paint and Paper follows 300 years of decorative history throughout the key periods of interior design since the 17th Century. Little Greene Paint working together with the National Trust has over 500 buildings in their care, including some of the finest and most significant historic properties in the UK. Since 2018 in collaboration with their curators and conservators, an extensive paint research project has been undertaken in National Trust houses and gardens to find original colours and to tell the stories of the people who first enjoyed them.
Little Greene Eco-friendly paints have been inspired by some of the National Trust's most important historic interiors and landscapes. Rediscover the colours of the nation's heritage with a bold, contemporary twist.
Little Greene paints and wallpapers are amongst the highest quality available as they utilize only the finest natural organic and safe synthetic pigments, environmentally friendly and child safe. These pigments also provide sumptuous depth of colour, high coverage rates and excellent durability for your home.
Little Greene Brierley Hill Showroom.
A state-of-the-art colour consultancy showroom has now been opened by AVACE at its production facility in Brierly Hill. This is a place of colour, inspiration and expert assistance from our friendly staff that will help guide you through Little Greene's different range of finishes, colours and wallpapers that will bring beauty and personality to your home or project.
Our showroom exhibits luxury wallpaper designs that combine some of the most beautiful and timeless wallpaper designs, each design is based on an original pattern that have been found in archives and brought back to life with subtle combinations of Little Greene's best colours. A variety of print processes are used to create an eclectic, yet easy to use, range of papers that seamlessly transcends old and new.
Complimentary Colours of England and Colours Scales Cards
Little Greene's two colour cards bring together the best combinations, showcasing 196 Little Greene colours. Providing a refined and refreshed 'Colours of England' collection alongside an expanded range of shades in the 'Colour Scales' card.
The Colours of England is a collection of many significant shades from all over the British Isles over 300 years, this collection contains 128 timeless, unique and distinct colours from the key periods in our architectural history.
Colour scales have been designed for ease of use with each colour being a part of a graduated family. Shades within the same column can be used together for tonal coordination, or across columns to produce a balanced contrast.
Our showroom displays all the Little Greene colours in varying light sources with a colour album that contains larger samples of each of the colours, essential toolS for interior designers and home decorators alike.
On the AVACE website, the colours are demonstrated in eight bespoke colour palettes, each colour palette contains similar and contrasting colour combinations based on colour scales. Select your colours to view information on product availability and recommended combinations including wallpapers.
Repainting Kitchens Cupboards with Little Greene Intelligent Paints
Intelligent Satinwood is an ultra-tough low maintenance 25% satin finish that is quick drying and completely washable. It is suitable for all interior joinery, particularly kitchen cabinets, skirting, doors, windows and wooden furniture. It is odourless, stain resistant, child safe and environmentally compliant.
This finish has been specially formulated to withstand the many knocks delivered to kitchen cabinets and items of wooden furniture, it is a resilient interior wood paint that is recommended for upcycling or refurbishing old kitchen cupboards to freshen up your kitchen interior designs. Available in all of the Little Greene colours in 1lt and 2.5lt packs. Where the transformation is from dark existing colours to light pastels Intelligent ASP is recommended as a primer coat to reduce application costs and increase opacity.
Intelligent ASP is an all-surface primer which can be used on all wood, metal and most building plastics including PVCu frames and doors. It is ideal as a primer for radiators , piping and old kitchen cupboards or panelling. It dries in an hour and can be recoated in 3-4 hours to a hard wearing 5% matt finish. The All Surface Primer can be tinted close to most Little Greene topcoat Colours to reduce the quantity of the Intelligent Satinwood required. It is the first coat in a two-coat system and can be used internally or external.
Intelligent Matt is a hard wearing 5% matt finish that is quick drying and washable making it specifically designed for walls in high traffic areas such as hallways, kitchens, nurseries and open plan living spaces. It is 15 times more durable than ordinary matt emulsions. Intelligent Matt combines beautiful deep sumptuous colour with a practical washable finish for the modern family home. Use Intelligent Matt on your interior walls and ceilings combined with Intelligent Satinwood on your interior woodwork and joinery.
Intelligent Matt is odourless, stain resistant, child safe and environmentally compliant containing no harmful ingredients. It is available for free delivery in 1lt, 2.5lt and 5lt packs in all of the Little Greene Colours of England.
Little Greene Aquamarine Colour Combinations
Green is at the centre of the colour spectrum and represents balance, we are reassured by green on a primitive level. Green colour schemes are ideal for areas that require tranquillity such as conservatories, reading rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms.
Select tones like Aquamarine (138) or Boxington (84) for a restful relaxing scheme. Aquamarine is a classic blend of blue green using umber to create a subtlety, which brings a gentle coolness and tranquillity to a room. Aquamarine (138) is classically paired with Mirror (219), Silt (40) or Aquamarine Deep (198). Boxington (84) is a reduced lime with added red-oxide of iron providing a relaxing and elegant backdrop in dining rooms and studios classically paired with Travertine Light (272), Apple (137) or Light Bronze Green (123). Alternatively create vibrancy and energy with bold luxurious green colours like Sage Green (80) or Green Verditer (92).
To create warmth in your living spaces tones like Puck (298) or Mid Azure Green (96) are the perfect paint colours for lounges, dining rooms and conservatories. Livid (263) can be paired with the vertical colour scales of Invisible Green (56) or for a darker contrast Obsidian Green (216). While Ambleside (304) combines beautifully with all Pearl Colours.
Little Greene Aquamarine in Combination with Wallpapers
One of the easiest ways of pairing your chosen colour with wallpaper is to use complementary shades or colours from the same part of the colour wheel, this creates a more cohesive and well-matched appearance in your living areas.
Little Greene Aquamarine, pairing it with Brodsworth Consort can instantly add contrast and a freshness to your scheme. This is due to the wallpaper having a pale white look to it which is a perfect contrast to the light green that aquamarine offers.
Pairing this colour with a wallpaper such as Belton Scenic Sunbeam will give the space a zesty energy as well as keeping a restful aesthetic overall. Both the paint and wallpaper having a soft shade of green and yellow to them which when combined provide a room with a harmonious and easy to live with look.
Inspirational Colours
You can order your complimentary Little Greene colour cards here, the range includes 128 Colours of England and 75 Colour Scale colours.
Once you have selected your preferred colours, simply order any number of 60ml sample pots to try out your colours in your homes. Delivery is free next day when you order three or more pots. The sample pots are for colour selection only and based on Absolute Matt, they may not exhibit the properties of your final choice of paint.
For inspiration on the latest colour trends visit avacedesign on Instagram. Finally order the paints for your interior design online and receive free delivery throughout the UK.
