Close-up of a vibrant green (Citrine) wall behind a plant, with a blue and white lampshade beside it and a white front door.

Bring Nature Indoors with No Outdoor Space: Interiors Inspired by Nature

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.

Nether Red bedroom with a French Grey - Dark door and drawers, topped with flowers, next to a bed with a grey headboard.

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.

The collection 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 collection

Pale brown neutral hallway (Lute) with lower wall painted in grey green (Pompeian Ash) and a white side table and large lamp.

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.

Ceiling & Arch: Slaked Lime

Upper Wall: Lute

Lower Wall: Pompeian Ash

Chair Rail & Baseboard: Pompeian Ash

Living space painted in warm neutral Slaked Lime - Mid with shelves containing plants and vases behind a black leather chair.

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.

Walls: Slaked Lime - Mid

Ceiling: Loft White

Explore natural, neutral paint colours

Study featuring neutral beige (Joanna) walls, a bright white (Loft White) ceiling, and a wooden desk and deep blue chair.

With a subtle warm undertone, our pale taupe Joanna creates an inspiring study space alongside lush green accessories.

Walls: Joanna

Ceiling & Window: Loft White

Close-up of a bright orange (Marigold) wall, along with a bedhead in bright pink (Leather) and orange (Marigold) colors.

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

Bedhead: Marigold, Leather & Carmine

Bright yellow living room painted in Yellow-Pink, with a grey sofa covered in blankets and cushions underneath a lamp.

Walls: Yellow-Pink

Ceiling: Slaked Lime

Column: Slaked Lime - Mid

Detail: Slaked Lime - Mid

Paneled hallway with pale green (Acorn) upper wall and bold green (Hopper) lower wall with wooden sidetable and tiled floor.

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.

Above Chair Rail: Acorn

Below Chair Rail and Door: Hopper

Discover our palette of green paint shades

Mustard yellow velvet chair against a dark green panelled wall in Olive Colour and a dark indigo blue floor in Dock Blue.

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.

Wall: Olive Colour

Floor: Dock Blue

Left Vase: Pale Lime

Right Vase: Citrine

Hallway featuring a wall with blue-green leaf-printed wallpaper (Beech Nut Florence) and floor-to-ceiling windows opposite.

Bring the outdoors in with wallpaper inspired by nature

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. Leaf wallpaper prints, dense foliage-based patterns, rich deep woodland hues and earthy, natural shades are being used alongside a myriad of green colours to really bring a sense of the outdoors in.

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

Home study space with the lower wall painted in deep green and yellow floral wallpaper (Hencroft - Punch) on the upper wall.

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 chair 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 Baseboard: Jewel Beetle

Door: Slaked Lime – Mid

Browse our inspiration gallery for more homes inspired by nature.