Decorating & Design
Trending Now: See How Versatile Green Velvet Can Be On Seating
Published on October 29, 2020
Canadian chanteuse Alannah Myles had a huge hit with her song “Black Velvet” in the ’80s, but we think green velvet should top the charts today. Many designers hearken back to Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic green velvet sofa in his Paris apartment as a touchstone that never goes out of style. When rendered in velvet, there’s a deep, jewel-like quality to verdant upholstery, ranging from bottle green, emerald, moss and mint.
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During his renovation, designer Joel Bray created a banquette with Queen Anne-style legs and green velvet upholstery to add color to his Victorian kitchen, which ties in nicely to the greenery outside the windows.
Drama abounds in designer Nam Dang-Mitchell‘s artful pad. In the living room, a curvy peridot sofa plays off the natural hues of the fiddle leaf fig tree and the botanical motifs of the chinoiserie wallpaper behind it.
Green and pink are looking fresh again! Dark olive and millennial pink is the unexpected color combination we didn’t know we needed until we saw this cozy den by designer Anne Hepfer. A sleek tuxedo sofa in a mossy hue is taken to the next level with graphic geo-print pink pillows.
A velvet stool is an inviting spot to prop your legs, or pile up books in H&H alum Morgan Michener’s petite country retreat.
A show-stopping green sofa plays up the warmth of the walls in this handsome library. Josef Albers’ chromatic abstract and Scott McFarland ‘s photograph are linked by a green palette that’s anchored by the lush velvet sofa.
A sofa reupholstered in green velvet echoes the leaves outside of this Tuscan-inspired villa in the Quebec countryside. The tufting highlights the rich texture of this fabric.
A generous bench fully upholstered in a swath of gorgeous green velvet is an inviting perch for pulling on shoes in this country home hallway in the Eastern Townships.
Fashion buyer Nicholas Mellamphy’s chic Toronto condo gets a double hit of green velvet in the living room, thanks to the armchairs and chaise lounge that bookend the room.
Two side chairs are dressed up in olive velvet, which soften their metal frames.
This pastel sage hue is like a palate-cleansing scoop of gelato on this romantic antique settee.
This fringed green chair was a lucky garage-sale find for jewelry designer Meryam Keyhani. It’s now completely at home in her Toronto dressing room.
Because it’s inspired by nature, green can almost read as a neutral, so it doesn’t clash with a purple rug. Jewel-toned velvet makes a frequent appearance in this family home, from the sofa to a luxe toss pillow.
In designer Git Gustavsson’s dining room, a vintage settee offers a pop of Kelly green to the neutral envelope.
In the former Scarborough, Ontario, home of Kevin and Margot Austin, juicy green upholstery is a fresh way to update two formal chairs.
This narrow space in a kitchen couldn’t fit an island, but a dining nook just beyond the kitchen was ripe for a re-do. Designer Joel Bray designed a custom banquette with moss green velvet upholstery and storage drawers, and added a cork-topped pedestal table for enjoying meals.
In hockey player Jason Arnott’s Dallas home, chevron floors and a curvy emerald velvet chair inject a European flair to the dining area, and pick up the colors in the artwork and flowers.
A classic Eames lounger is given luxe new life with peacock green upholstery in soft mohair velvet.
Not ready to upholster a whole piece of furniture in green velvet? A luxe emerald pillow shakes up a neutral sofa, and is a grassy counterpoint for two floral armchairs.
A green chandelier echoes the saturated moss tone on the sofa and carpeting in this monochromatic 5,000-square-foot apartment in Montreal.
If there’s any doubt about the softness of this fabric, look no further than this happily snoozing pet on a velvety jade sofa trimmed in bouillon fringe and gold cord.