A timeless combination in anyone’s book, pink and green are complementary opposites on the colour wheel, making a winning combination that’s not just good, it’s magic!
Just ask Bonnie & Neil, whose maximalist homewares are saturated with countless iterations of this dynamic colour duo, or Smeg, who have redefined their iconic SMF05 Stand Mixer in a blushing shade of pink, bringing more power, effortless performance, and the timeless beauty of Italian design to your kitchen, inspiring creativity every day.
Here are five more reasons to bring these forces of colour goodness together in one room for a brilliant result that defies gravity.
1. Lilly Allen’s New York boudoir
From its oversized furniture to intricate wallpaper details, Lilly Allen and David Harbour’s Brooklyn brownstone is awash with colour and bold patterns that tell a different story from the tumultuous relationship that has played out within its walls. In fact, it’s an inspiring lesson in just how far interior design can communicate the messages and moods of those who inhabit the spaces – or at least what’s desired… From the bedroom to the ensuite, the use of pink and green in paint and wallpaper, often as depicted in nature, is pure joy.
2. Chic contemporary living room
The dusty pink chosen for the walls in this living room sings in harmony with the explosion of green on the velvet sofa, which has been drawn up close. Splashed in Dulux Evening Blush, the walls and ceiling provide a pretty, feminine backdrop for the eclectic arrangement of colourful decor. Coating the fireplace and wainscoting in the same warming hue gives the entire room a sophisticated effect that steers the look firmly into the now.
3. Stylist Alexandra Brownlow’s playful take on Christmas decorating
Always ahead of the curve, smashing pink and modern green make for an up-to-the-minute take on festive hues in the Christmas home of stylist Alexandra Brownlow. “I chose fluoro pink, which is a nod to artist Joan Ross, who uses fluoro yellow paint to raise awareness of environmental and political issues through her art practice,” says Alexandra, who accented her living room with pink and green blooms that draw tones from her own art collection.
4. A thoughtfully themed bedroom
Thibaut ‘Chatelain’ wallpaper in Pink draws from nature and unites the colours in this child’s bedroom, where a bespoke bedhead runs interference between the wildflowers and wainscoting, painted in Porter’s Paints Pretty in Pink. “When it came to the children’s bedrooms, we embraced a more playful and individualised approach,” says interior designer Katherine Lillie, who wanted each room to “set a scene and a story”.
5. Pretty sitting room
The inimitable Amy Spargo’s own Mornington Peninsula home sets a high bar in the colour stakes. Her sitting room in particular is brimming with her incredible skill in mixing colour and pattern – heralding a lively combination of pink and green hues. The confidence to place a pair of vintage woven pedestals against walls in Taubmans Tawny Rose sets a chic, yet cosy tone, which Amy says, “Just wraps around you – you feel good surrounded by that colour.”
SMF05 Stand Mixer in Pink,
$699, SMEG
Buttercup linen bolster in Olive,
$199.20 (usually $249), Bonnie & Neil
Flower Club,
$62.50, Fig & Bloom
Foley dining chair in Alles Green,
$349 (usually $699), James Lane
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