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Light and colour : Large windows let in light and leaves from outside, while fresh mint green chairs pop colour all around a lofty space, like in Babylonstoren’s conservatory, PHOTO Kevin Mackintosh -
Green pastures : Team up fake grassy letters with real greenery to get that cool conservatory look, and then line the pretty birdcage with real grass, PHOTO Robbert Koene -
Be real : Be bold for a day and roll out a patch of real grass on the floor. Team up the lawn with the olive and forest greens of a botanical-inspired screen and bulbs in glass vases, PHOTO Robbert Koene -
Party with nature : Throw a party for nature and arrange many and any kind of greenery and blooms, large and small, into glass bottles and jars. Or why not let plants grow all across the walls with various types of leafy patterned wallpaper? PHOTO Mark Williams -
Something different : Go big on Japan and let a minty green table setting take on a deeper hue with wasabi caviar in this delectable frozen crayfish and kiwi dim sum, PHOTO Dirk Pieters -
Eat your greens : A sprightly double cucumber and edamame soya bean salad with spring onion, Japanese seasoning and avocado oil, make up all the colours of green in the rainbow, PHOTO Dirk Pieters -
Indigenous security : The Limpopo’s sculptural naboom Euphoria ingens, that grow as high as 12 metres, can double up as thorny security hedge and pot plant — it produces pretty yellow flowers from autumn right through to winter, PHOTO Lien Botha -
Commitment issues : Sick of the same old same? Not ready to commit to a shade? Simply drape lovely limey green fabric over your chairs and enjoy some crispness for a while, PHOTO Dook -
Pimping florals : Feel like some florals with all your green? Brighten up your room with a sofa upholstered in a fresh green velvet, printed all over with paisley and blooms, PHOTO David Ross -
Old becomes new : Team up a teal wardrobe and shutters with iris blue walls, and let light through something sheer and red in the window. Toss a furry piece across a chair to finish off the glamour, PHOTO David Ross
WORDS Debbie Loots
Inspired by the many marvelous meanings of green, featured in our GREENOVATION issue, we grabbed our nets and went hunting for 10 gorgeous greens to brighten up the home. And what a lot we found!
From minty shades in salads to grass soft enough to double up as a rug, not to mention all sorts of cool shades of greenery growing up a wall. And who would have guessed glass houses can be home to plants as well as electric neon chairs? And that zesty lemon is another kind of green? Go on, see the 10 special moments we found and catch on to some of our green inspiration!
Sustainable chic is the order of the day in VISI magazine’s new GREENOVATION issue, with eight homes that get down to earth, 32 reasons to turn up the heat, and kitchens and bathrooms straight from Milan. Get it now!
