“Sage Green” has been named the 2022 color of the year by an internationally renowned wall paint brand. The plain green-gray is soft and percussive, making people full of association. If you want to try sage in your new home, I’ve inspired you with 13 examples today.
What kind of Green is Sage Green?
Sage is a gray-green color very similar to dried sage leaves. It has a silver-grey quality, giving a simple, soft feeling. It is often used in place of neutral colors.
Why do designers love the sage green？
Sage was the most popular color in 2022 and will be one of the hottest colors next year, with designers and paint companies generally agreeing that sage green is a color you need in your home. It perfectly complements any decorative scheme, from naturalistic, Bohemian, or even Norse (Scandinavian).
With its soothing and tranquil properties, looking ahead to 2022 is an eventful year, as more and more people crave a relaxing spa-like home environment.
The designers attribute the calming effect of sage green to nature, the shade of which is relaxing, like having a home full of plants. In addition, sage green is a neutral color that can create surprises.
The softness of sage green gives it more character than traditional neutrals like white or gray.
13 Examples of sage green at home.
Use it in the bedroom
Sage green bedroom with off-white patterned carpet.The bedroom should be the most comfortable and relaxing space in your home, and the soothing nature of sage green is the perfect shade for a bedroom. If you’re too conservative to paint your walls green, try incorporating it into your bedding or decorative paintings or lamps, as shown in the image above.
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Think of it as a neutral color
A bedroom with pale sage green walls. If you can’t handle green bedroom walls, add white to the sage green and make this sage green even lighter. The light sage green wall is the softest part of the bedroom, and it becomes a neutral color (neutral is a relative term, meaning the second layer of your vision). And the bolder floral curtains go to the first layer of vision. To coordinate the eye-catching floral pattern, the light sage green is softer than the white wall. Colors need to be coordinated, and white, although used most frequently, is not necessarily the most appropriate.
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Use on cabinets
Cabinets in sage green. When using sage green in the kitchen, I recommend starting with the cabinet panels. Darker, more saturated cabinet colors that you’re bound to get bored with over time. Sage green cabinets combine with white marble countertops for a clean, clean look that also resists dirt and lasts longer than an all-white kitchen.
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Play with textures
Sage green bathroom tile. The reason for using sage green in the bathroom is similar to that in the kitchen. Associated with hot springs, sage is not only more elegant than white, but it’s also really stain-resistant. My own bathroom is a sage-colored antique brick, which has been used for 8 years and is really dirt resistant. It should be noted that if you choose sage green as the floor tile, you must buy wear-resistant tiles. I spent a lot of money to install a toilet, I think it is worth it.
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Pair with other colors
You can think of sage green as a neutral color. It’s subtle and soft and can be paired with all kinds of other colors and finishes. Think of those light beige sofas. Of course, you can.
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Small pieces of furniture
Chair in sage green. Large pieces of sage green furniture can be tricky to buy, and there aren’t many options out there. But there are plenty of options for small pieces of furniture, such as chairs, fabric, or leather. Pay attention to the sofa with sage green, but also similar to the same soft color gray, if your home sofa is bright red, or brown, the effect may not be good.
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In the children’s room
Sage colored children’s Room. Interior wall paint should be chosen in muted tones, and sage green is also a good choice for gender-neutral children’s rooms. The sage green is soft enough not to be muggy or overly harsh, like blue or pink. It’s so soft and rich, but in some lights, the sage green looks almost silvery grey.
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Introduce key furniture
Sage side cabinet. Since sage green is a subtle shade, you can decorate it however you want. It’s hard to go wrong with this color, which can be used on larger pieces with more masculine lines because it feels gentle and less dominant.
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Color the finish line
Sage plaster line roof. This is a low-cost way to introduce sage green. Paint the roof drywall sage green, as shown in the picture above. Sage green adds a touch of the retro bucolic ambiance when everything else remains neutral.
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Small scale use
Sage Green Home decor. While this color can be used as a neutral, I recommend using it sparingly in some Spaces. The living room is one such place, and since you will probably spend most of your time in the living room, I recommend using sage green on a small scale in this large space, such as pillows, vases, and small ornaments.
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Large scale use
Sage green reception room with a large chandelier. This is actually a counterexample to the above, if you want to use sage green in a large area of the living room, you must make it the main character of the space, but only if your living room is large enough. The saturated sage green walls in the image above work best when complemented by other green touches in the room, such as the greenery above the fireplace, which is fresh only when used in large Spaces
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Sage green bed
Light green quilt in the bedroom.Perhaps sage green will become less popular over time, and if you’re worried about this, consider buying replaceable bedding, which will further reduce your cost of using the color. People often feel the middle of the road when it comes to neutrals, and since sage green is the new neutral, I don’t see this trend going away anytime soon. This color has a lot of flexibility, whether as a neutral or a bolder color, it can easily blend into any space.
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Be Glamorous
Living room with sage green walls and sofa. Sage may be an earthy, natural color, but that doesn’t mean it has only one use. The eclectic living room above shows the color has a wild side. It works well with the orange, black and metallic elements in the room, and adds a touch of softness to the room in a neutral colorway.
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