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Trend Alert: Cool Down, Freshen up Your Home With Mint
Today's take on this pastel is cool and almost-edgy, rather than sweetly saccharine
From Free Space Intent’s candy-coloured contemporary condo…
Photo by Fauzi Anuar ; Design by Icon Interior
… to this cool, clean-lined Blum kitchen in a Choa Chu Kang flat …
… to this cool, clean-lined Blum kitchen in a Choa Chu Kang flat …
… and this eclectic-styled condo by Interior Design Journey, filled with fresh mint accents in the living room…
… and study room.
This pastel hue that we used to associate with nineties’ Shabby Chic style is now back, and in a cool way. It’s sweet and edgy at the same, especially with the way designers are using them now.
This pastel hue that we used to associate with nineties’ Shabby Chic style is now back, and in a cool way. It’s sweet and edgy at the same, especially with the way designers are using them now.
Photo by Kronfoto / Adam Helbaoui / Design by Scandinavian Homes
Trust the masters of cool – the Scandinavians, of course – to have brought mint back to life in its latest incarnation. With their effortless use of light-yet-warm wood finishes juxtaposed with cool grey or edgy black, they have managed to make mint cool again. In this Stockholm home, for example, it’s used very subtly to highlight architectural features such as the door frame and wainscoting, and to contrast the blue-grey of the walls.
Trust the masters of cool – the Scandinavians, of course – to have brought mint back to life in its latest incarnation. With their effortless use of light-yet-warm wood finishes juxtaposed with cool grey or edgy black, they have managed to make mint cool again. In this Stockholm home, for example, it’s used very subtly to highlight architectural features such as the door frame and wainscoting, and to contrast the blue-grey of the walls.
A very pale hint of mint emphasises the kitchen cabinets in this Malmo home, where the back lines of the window frames and dining chairs make a bolder design statement.
See more sweet and edgy colour combinations
See more sweet and edgy colour combinations
Used with those Scandinavian style inspirations in mind, it’s so easy to see the versatility of mint.
In the bedroom
Balance its sweetness with cool shades of grey that also bring different textures into the room. These pale yet contrasting colours really work well together in a calming, relaxing aesthetic.
In the bedroom
Balance its sweetness with cool shades of grey that also bring different textures into the room. These pale yet contrasting colours really work well together in a calming, relaxing aesthetic.
In the nursery
Looking for a gender-neutral colour? Mint may be it. Pair it with gold for a surprisingly sophisticated touch in a baby’s room.
Looking for a gender-neutral colour? Mint may be it. Pair it with gold for a surprisingly sophisticated touch in a baby’s room.
In the kitchen
What can be more organic than a brown and green pairing? Add the Scandi touch, and you get pale wood floors matched to mint cabinets that’s just the perfect palette to cool down a naturally warm room.
What can be more organic than a brown and green pairing? Add the Scandi touch, and you get pale wood floors matched to mint cabinets that’s just the perfect palette to cool down a naturally warm room.
In the bathroom
White tiles and silver-grey stainless steel are enlivened by a helping of fresh mint, whether you have a spacious or space-starved bathroom.
White tiles and silver-grey stainless steel are enlivened by a helping of fresh mint, whether you have a spacious or space-starved bathroom.
Use it as a base colour
A flat application of mint on the wall can bring back memories of your teenage years’ bedroom (and all the angst entailed). So if you’re using it as a base colour, try and have it in a pattern or texture. This tile/tin-patterned wallpaper brings a classic-industrial character to the room, sweetened by a minty celadon green hue. Then, do as the Scandinavians do, and pile on the grey and white textures.
A flat application of mint on the wall can bring back memories of your teenage years’ bedroom (and all the angst entailed). So if you’re using it as a base colour, try and have it in a pattern or texture. This tile/tin-patterned wallpaper brings a classic-industrial character to the room, sweetened by a minty celadon green hue. Then, do as the Scandinavians do, and pile on the grey and white textures.
Use it as an accent colour
Mint works so well in white-and-wood spaces (which is a perennial favourite in Singapore homes). Add a little pop in the form of a pendant lamp …
Mint works so well in white-and-wood spaces (which is a perennial favourite in Singapore homes). Add a little pop in the form of a pendant lamp …
… a bar stool and a stand mixer …
… or a Smeg fridge.
Or choose a graphic wallpaper with a subtle mint print, which will go very well with the rest of your Scandi-inspired pastel pieces.
Pink is a classic pairing for mint. To keep it from looking too traditional and cloying (think your mum’s favourite Laura Ashley sheets), look for a dusty pink with grey undertones.
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