Color Guide: Ode to Olive
8 Reasons to Add This Sophisticated Green to Your Color Cocktail
Has someone ever suggested a color for your home that made you raise an eyebrow? I love it when I present something new to a client that makes them a bit curious or even a little apprehensive. After all, it's my job to expose you other possibilities. It's the reason why you hired me.
Introducing the color Olive. Sure the thought makes you crave a cocktail, but I'm talking about fabrics, furniture, and fascinating color combinations. Olive alone may sound like a drab hue, but within the right context it can quickly become one of your favorite colors. Why don't we give it a try:
Introducing the color Olive. Sure the thought makes you crave a cocktail, but I'm talking about fabrics, furniture, and fascinating color combinations. Olive alone may sound like a drab hue, but within the right context it can quickly become one of your favorite colors. Why don't we give it a try:
Olive and gray: Black marble waterfall counters paired with olive green leather and metal bar stools add high style and functionality to this contemporary kitchen.
Olive and pink: The color palette is perfect for the young girl with discriminating taste. Deep green drapery and coronet keeps the pink wall from feeling saccharine-sweet yet making this little lady feel like the princess of her castle.
Olive and fuchsia: This color combination works well when they are secondary accent colors. A potent combination, a little goes a long way in this glamorous high-contrasting bedroom.
Olive and orange: Two handsome club chairs in our feature color help to ground the room while making visual space for a pair of splashy orange doors. A toss cushion is added to the sofa for good measure.
Olive and turquoise: Olive plays a supporting role in the midst of a vibrant hue like turquoise. The two work in tandem to enhance the warm wood dining room furniture.
Olive and eggplant: A rich color combo of olive and eggplant evokes feelings of comfort and sensuality while providing a touch of drama — all desirable characteristics for a romantic boudoir.
Olive and sage: Variations in the same color almost always agree in a room. It provides the space with a soothing, monochromatic color palette that almost acts as a neutral.
Olive, plum and mustard: Sounds like horrible ingredients for a sandwich, but it's a deliciously enticing color palette. The olive accent wall reminds you of the purpose of the room. The furniture, bold and inviting, remind you that comfort and style are not mutually exclusive.
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