Green and pleasant: an open-plan home in Germany themed around one colour
An 1900s flat in Oldenburg makes a feature of the designer’s love of green
There was one thing design consultant Andreas Bloy was certain about when he started the renovation of his one-bedroom flat four years ago: there would be no white walls. Or white ceilings, come to that. “I couldn’t live with those,” he says, with a slight grimace. “I am a colourful person. Using colour in different ways is what brings me joy.”
True to his word, Andreas’s home, located in Oldenburg, in northwest Germany, where he lives with his two dogs, Paula and Emma, is devoid of any offending neutral surfaces. Instead, he has gone for an altogether more moody affair, largely with deep greens mixed with accents of tangerine and rust. “I have loved the combination of green and orange since I was a child and also dark colours, because they feel cosy and have more impact.”
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