Palette & Paints: Children's Room Green by

Issue 25 · Bright and Airy · June 17, 2008

Palette & Paints: Children's Room Green

Issue 25 · Bright and Airy · June 17, 2008

From Janet and Julie:

Like orange, green is a brilliant default option when it comes to children's rooms.

Below: We like Oscar's new green room on Wee Wonderfuls; recreate the look with a coat of Benjamin Moore's Jalapeno Pepper.

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Below: If green walls are too much, look to Francesca's children's playroom for inspiration.

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Below: Fatboy Island in Lime Green, $229 at Design Public.

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Below: Lightweight, strong, and versatile, Cubit Shelving in light green. $209 for a kit containing 18 panels to create up to six attached cubes; at Design Within Reach.

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Below: The traditional lines of a schoolhouse chair pair well with a Key Lime finish. Avalon Chair for $46 at Target.

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Below: Spotted in Cookie Magazine: A streamlined small girl's room with a handmade, embroidered Otomi cotton canvas coverlet; available in an array of colors (including lime green) for $265 at Jacaranda Home.

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Below: We'd use Heather Frazier's Green/White Mobile in a lucky child's room; $150 at Frazier & Wing.

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Below: The embroidered lion on the shade of the Dream Menagerie Lamp from Anthropologie reminds us of the creatures in Celia Birtwell's Little Animals Line (see Children's Rooms: Celia Birtwell Fabric). $98 at Anthropologie.

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Below: Lampa's Cobble Sconce, in powder-coated steel, is available in five colors (including lichen); $375 at Lampa.

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Below, L: Staach Cain Collection Slatted Bench in green; $340 at Design Public. Below, R: A smaller, but equally appealing, option is the Staach Cain Collection Stool in green (shown in yellow); $210 at Design Public.

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Below: A great kid's carryall that also looks great as shelving storage is the Reisenthel Collapsible European Market Tote in green; $40 at Amazon.

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Below: The Children's Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chair in this room adds a sprightly dash of color; go to Karkula NY for ordering information.

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Below: What could be better in a children's room than seating that doubles as storage? The Roll Top Bench by Offi; $399 at Lumens.

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Below: Conveniently perched on wheels, the Calypso Toy Trolley (made from recycled fiberboard) is $24 at the Container Store.

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Below: We keep coming back to Hable Construction's Sweet Pea Bead Storage Bushel; $275 at Hable Construction.

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Below: We like TrueModern's Low Bookcase of birch veneer; $489 at Design Public: truemodern-low-case-green.jpg

Below: The whimsical green Crocodile Cushion by Zid Zid Kids is $38 at Design Public.

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Below: We love Marimekko's Green Nimikko & Ujo Towels; from $4.90 for a washcloth to $36.90 for a bath sheet at Marimekko.

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