Little Greene Book Room Green Paint No. 322

A soft green paint tone sourced from an ornate library in the care of the National Trust.

At the turn of the 19th century, the Book Room at Wimpole Hall was remodelled by the neoclassical architect John Soane. Driven by the Wimpole owner's keen interest in architecture, the room was doubled in size and this neutral green was specified as a contrast to the fine white plasterwork. and the bookshelves in the room, and the thousands of embossed dark red leather book spines that lined the walls. The property was later acquired by Captain George Bambridge and his wife, Elsie, Rudyard Kipling's daughter. Kipling's legacy and the royalties from the books themselves paid for the renovation of the house before it was left to the National Trust in 1976.