Showing posts with label crave-able color combinations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crave-able color combinations. Show all posts

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Ode to Olive


Not just during the fall, but year 'round, in my choice of clothes and decor I generally like jewel tones that are infected with a bit of dirt, hues that are slightly darker that could potentially come from the earth. Strangely, most of my favorites are named after foods: eggplant, avocado, mustard and olive to name a few. Maybe I find warmth from the moodier tones and/or am subconsciously trying to mask the fact that I live in a desert!

Here are some crave-able color combination's using Olive green that makes me especially happy.


Olive with Teal/ Blue

Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the background- Vincent van Gogh 1889


Olive with Gray
/ Charcoal

I want, no NEED a window seat


Olive with Red
Tiny Robot bell jars, cute!


Olive with Chocolate Brown

Cluttered, but inviting


Olive with White
or Oatmeal

Paired with cube's for a vintage vibe office space


Olive with Mustard Yellow

I love how an abandoned pallet becomes re-purposed into a plate rack.
The raw wood tones with the mustard plates feels very organic. Just watch out for splinters, right?!



Olive with Fuchsia

Pink, probably my favorite


Olive with Black & White

Love this buttoned couch, very classy


Olive with Purple/ Plum/ Eggplant

Purple and gold makes it pop


Olive with Orange/ Rust/ Burnt Umber


I love this living room, which must be inspired by van Gogh's palate in this olive tree painting
(but would definitely add a rug in there to warm it up)

Try adding some olive to your home this fall. It's a surprising neutral color that looks great with just about any color, but if you get stuck, use the suggestions above.