Clean Living

Natural Tones with a Hint of Blue and Green

If you are an earthy type person or like things to appear very clean and simple, then decorating with natural tones is for you. When using natural tones on your walls, light beige or espresso brown artwork and accent pieces would be great choices for your space. Landscapes or seascapes in muted tones of blues and greens are a way to add sophisticated colors to a space while keeping a serene feel. Light beach wood or a natural sand colored coffee tables and accent pieces will help to complement this Clean Living look.

An accent wall in Serenity Blue or Moss Green is another way to bring these colors into your space and expand on the natural colors that you love. While these colors might be too bold of a wall color for your entire room, an accent wall with complementing or contrasting artwork in this earthy color scheme is just enough to stand out without darkening your space.

Modern Living Rooms offers some ideas on how to decorate in natural tones with a contemporary feel. Worldly decor will show you how a close up of a world map painted green against a deep blue ocean would add the finishing touch and pop of color you need to complete your natural look.

Clean Cut with Soft Earthtones

A clean cut design style can use straight lined furniture and soft earth toned colors. Off white and light wood colors are a good choice for furniture and other larger items when incorporating this style into your home. This allows you to use a bolder wall color and brighter artwork without overwhelming the senses.

An olive or moss green wall color is perfect for a room with light furniture. Vases with decorative branches or orchids can be used as accent pieces that further bring the outdoors in to create a room that is clean and natural in both color and design. These colors are versatile and work with many decorating styles as well. Your artwork can be modern with clean lines and abstract designs, or a more traditional style that features landscapes, floral art or decorative prints.

See our ideas to Add Space and Light or decorating in an Earthy Chic style for more ideas on fun and fresh styles using these Clean Living colors in your living room, office or family room.

Light and Airy

The Clean Living color palette is perfect for creating a light and airy space in which you can relax. Think long, sheer curtains over your windows and tufted furniture that invites you to curl up and read a book on enjoy a cup of your favorite coffee. A natural beige paint color will help to heighten walls and give the feeling of space in your room. Statement pieces like a bold blue sofa or rug will add your own personal touch to the room while vases, light fixtures and other accent pieces can be based in Light Gray or Espresso Brown.

These colors lend themselves perfectly to a beach house or room with a beachy theme or feel. A couple great decorating techniques to draw inspiration from would be Hampton's Beach House or Beach Bungalow. Using blues, beiges and browns to decorate your space and bringing in artwork that features the ocean waves, seashells or sandy beaches will create a space that invites you to sit down and unwind at the end of a long day.