With many of us wanting to spend more time surrounded by nature and its tranquillity, there is a growing trend to create functional spaces that extend our living areas to the outdoors. If your home is lacking in outside space, discover how you can use wallpapers and colours to bring the outdoors into your interior design scheme.
Embrace earthy tones with our Stone collection
The move towards warmer, naturally inspired colours is a clear reflection of our craving for cosy, inviting spaces that exude the calming qualities of nature. Our Stone collection presents an elegant palette of graduated shades with warm undertones.
Lute is a timeless neutral that pairs beautifully with our off-white, Slaked Lime. Contrast with resonant greens like Dark Brunswick Green and Pompeian Ash on the woodwork and trim.
The collection also includes deeper shades that can be used to create restful bedroom schemes. Derived from the bare sandstone of a traditional flour mill, Nether Red has an inherent depth that is balanced with French Grey – Dark on woodwork in this sumptuous haven.
Walls: Nether Red
Drawers & Door: French Grey – Dark
Browse the Stone collectionCeiling & Arch: Slaked Lime
Upper Wall: Lute
Lower Wall: Pompeian Ash
Dado Rail & Skirting: Pompeian Ash
Create a fresh interior by pairing neutrals with nature
Invite nature into your home with greenery and decor made from natural materials. Set your botanical accessories against clean backdrops of warm neutrals and off-white hues. Slaked Lime – Mid is extremely versatile and pairs well with many colours in the Little Greene palette. Alternatively, use this warm neutral in isolation, as a backdrop to artwork or other home decoration for a contemporary finish.
With a subtle warm undertone, our pale taupe Joanna creates an inspiring study space alongside lush green accessories. These fresh neutrals are also available in our upcycled Re:mix collection, which includes Rolling Fog, Silent White – Mid and Silent White – Deep.
Walls: Slaked Lime - Mid
Ceiling: Loft White
Explore natural, neutral paint coloursWalls: Joanna
Ceiling & Window: Loft White
Add tropical warmth to your home with vibrant, sunset-inspired shades
If you’re looking for something a little bolder, use balmy oranges, yellows and pinks to create schemes inspired by the soft evening sun.
Masquerade is an alluring, powder pink that provides a beautiful warmth when bathed in dappled natural light. For a more impactful finish, consider Yellow-Pink or Marigold and accessorise with deeper reds, pinks and oranges.
Back wall: Marigold
Return wall: Leather
Be inspired by the true tones of nature using green
Green is the colour of nature, one that feels comfortable within the home. It is a shade that we associate with the tranquillity of the outdoors.
Using variations of greens will tie a scheme together and provide a harmonious feel. Pair a bright, pale green like Acorn with a darker tone such as Hopper to bring the outdoors into the home.
A wholly different ambience is created by using a moodier green tone like Olive Colour. This all-over scheme provides a sumptuous atmosphere and utilises panelling for textural depth.
Learn more about how you can use colour drenching to create an all-over scheme that brings the outdoors in.
Above Dado: Acorn
Below Dado and Door: Hopper
Discover our palette of green paint shadesBring the outdoors in with wallpaper inspired by nature
Another way to create a home inspired by nature is to choose a botanical or floral wallpaper. Whether you use patterned paper on all walls to envelope a spacious room, or create a bold focal point on one wall, wallpaper is perhaps the simplest approach to creating nature-inspired interiors.
The design you choose will depend on the character of your space and the desired look. A contemporary, leafy design like Beech Nut adds a certain playful element and creates the most impact when used over a large expanse. Team with large houseplants in a space with plenty of windows to draw the outdoors in.
Walls: Beech Nut - Florence
Ceiling and Right Wall: Slaked Lime
Door: Tea with Florence
Consider fresh floral designs such as ‘Hencroft’, which features a repeating pattern of stylised cowslips. This natural pattern is very effective when featured in a bright colourway on smaller areas, for example above a dado rail.
Explore our green and neutral paint collections to recreate these schemes in your home. Or discover more of our floral wallpaper designs to create an interior living space redolent of outdoor living.
Walls: Hencroft - Punch
Ceiling: Slaked Lime
Lower Wall and Skirting: Jewel Beetle
Door: Slaked Lime – Mid
Browse our inspiration gallery for more homes inspired by nature.