So I showed you colors for downstairs yesterday. What I didn’t mention is that I’ve been obsessing over this Mustard Olive shade for a few years. Something about it resonates with me right now….
Most of the time it looks olive, as above. In the sun, it tends more toward mustard…
Either way. I dig it. The downstairs won’t get much, if any, direct light, so the paint should read as olive.
I’ve been stockpiling images I as color inspiration for a few years and I noticed I’ve bookmarked this color A LOT — like this image that’s been sitting on my desktop since last summer. There’s the color, fourth color chip down…
hue patina | design-seeds.com
And this:
seville cushion by michelle mason | notonthehighstreet.com
And this:
hand-tufted lovebirds rug by thomas paul | outblush.com
See how great it looks with bluish grey and white and dark brown on the far right there…
midbec striped wallpaper | trendenser.se
Love these linen pillows — these are from a few years ago, so don’t bother to hunt for them…
dwell studio paloma pillow in saffron | absolutematerialist.com
This color has been popping up more recently in House Beautiful’s Green Issue, March ’12. How about this bedroom?
chicago townhouse bedroom by alessandra-branca | housebeautiful.com
Not my style, but I lurve the color!
Tags: paint and stain, remodel
I lurve it too but I’d be afraid it might DATE. I’ve gone on green benders in the past that went terribly wrong. I am sure your green gut is better than mine, however… xo
we shall see. i’m very picky about greens… mint, blech. sage, blech. forest green, blech. St. Pats Day green, barf. i have never in my life wanted a bright olive green room but i just can’t get this color out of my head. the great thing about paint is that once you’re sick of it, you can paint over it!
Many years… Didn’t you leave it in high gloss on the lavette walls in Bristol?
actually, we didn’t get around to the bathroom while we were there. i think that happened right after?