Get On Trend With Pistachio

Pistachio green is the dream this summer.

Perhaps it all began with the Dubai chocolate, or maybe it was the iced pistachio lattes that were starting to appear on coffee menus last summer. Either way, the seed – often mistaken as a nut – is super-hot right now… not just in food, but fashion and home interiors as well.

Hailed as ‘the new neutral’, pistachio is cheerier than grey and more exciting than beige, giving your home a fresh, summery update. Unlike other greens which can be too dark and foreboding or frankly, migraine inducing (here’s looking at you, lime), pistachio is cool, sophisticated and most importantly, inoffensive.

Thanks to its grey undertones, pistachio is also versatile. This means you can paint an entire room with it without feeling like it dominates. It’s also got a subtle warmth and can instantly make a space feel cheery and familiar, while also remaining well within the realm of classic.

Another boon of this brilliant hue is that while it can effortlessly adorn the mantelpiece of a country pile, it also looks chic in a city apartment – ideal if you’ve got a can left over and a pied-à-terre in need of a spruce up!

Of course, you may not want to play it safe. If that’s the case, then go nuts and combine it with cocoa hues, petrol blues and burnt oranges for a warm and inviting energy that feels more than a little exotic. You can even go all out and add some dark greens and acid yellows, though that’s not for the fainthearted and may invoke sensations of an acid trip in the jungle.

Another consideration is what room is most deserving of this oh-so-trendy update… the answer is, any and all of them. Thanks to its balance of cool and warm tones, pistachio isn’t going to look out of place anywhere.

In the kitchen it can add a kitsch and almost retro vibe, whereas a statement wall or sofa in the shade is going to make your lounge feel like a sophisticated hideout.

Bedrooms, meanwhile, become an escape from the summer heat, with linen bedding in the hue, maybe even curtains too, or perhaps a rug! And how about bringing a little ice cream magic to a hallway or even make your front door a talking point among your neighbours?

The only place pistachio may feel a little bit dated in an unpleasant way is the bathroom, but it’s not pistachio’s fault that designers in the 1970s liked it so much that everything from bath, to toilet, to tiles and taps was painted in it! So, give pistachio a go – it’s not seedy at all!