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COLOR ON TREND – DEEP MOSSY OLIVE GREEN

Perhaps it is because I have lived long enough….

…..enough to get the sense of what colors have not been around for a while and are due for a reappearance…But even BEFORE I saw that DARK MOSS  was all over the runway at the FALL 2016 Fashion Week…I predicted it would be making a comeback…or should I say rather…be

“ON TREND” .

UK DESIGNER LUKE EDWARD HALL
UK DESIGNER LUKE EDWARD HALL







THESE DARK GREENS ARE WARMER THAN THE “PINES” AND THE “EVERGREENS” WHICH HAVE MORE BLUE UNDERTONES…

DARK MOSS )OLIVE, AVOCADO) GREEN - ALL BENJAMIN MOORE - AVOCADO, COLONIAL VERDIGRIS, DARK CELERY, WALLER GREEN, ALMER GREEN, TIMSON GREEN, HERB GREEN, WINDSOR GREEN AND TERRAPIN GREEN
DARK MOSS (OLIVE, AVOCADO) GREEN – ALL BENJAMIN MOORE – AVOCADO, COLONIAL VERDIGRIS, DARK CELERY, WALLER GREEN, ALMER GREEN, TIMSON GREEN, HERB GREEN, WINDSOR GREEN AND TERRAPIN GREEN







I LOVE THESE DEEP GREENS. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF IT’S POWER AND APPEAL – THE SWATCHES DO NOT NECESSARILY CORRESPOND WITH THE ROOMS…BUT I LOVE HOW THE GREEN FEELS SO ALIVE!

COLONIAL VERDIGRIS
COLONIAL VERDIGRIS
PINTEREST - SPAMMY LINK
PINTEREST – SPAMMY LINK







 

JALAPENO
JALAPENO
JALAPENO PEPPER
JALAPENO PEPPER
ANTHROPOLOGIE LINEN EDLYN SECTIONAL SOFA -LOVE LOVE LOVE...IMAGINE IS A BLUSH ROOM!!!!!
ANTHROPOLOGIE LINEN EDLYN SECTIONAL SOFA -LOVE LOVE LOVE…IMAGINE IS A BLUSH ROOM!!!!!







MACOWECZKI - ADORABLE
MACOWECZKI – ADORABLE
HUNTER GREEN - has a bit less yellow than the more mossy greens but this, looks amazing.
HUNTER GREEN – has a bit less yellow than the more mossy greens but this, looks amazing.

 

HUNTER GREEN - THE AESTATE
HUNTER GREEN – THE AESTATE
HUNTER GREEN
HUNTER GREEN
HERB GREEN
HERB GREEN
GREEN DINIGN ROOM - GUMDROP
GREEN DINING ROOM – GUMDROP







MOSS SOFA - SADLY WHEN I FOLLOWED THIS LINK, IT SAYS THAT SOFA.COM HAS CLOSED IT'S US SHOP...BUT THE SOFA IS STILL GORGEOUS!
MOSS SOFA – SADLY WHEN I FOLLOWED THIS LINK, IT SAYS THAT SOFA.COM HAS CLOSED IT’S US SHOP…BUT THE SOFA IS STILL GORGEOUS!
THIS OLD HOUSE - LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS COLOR FOR A FRONT DOOR AND MAY HAVE TO COPY IT!
THIS OLD HOUSE – LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS COLOR FOR A FRONT DOOR AND MAY HAVE TO COPY IT!
SAMSUNG CSC
LAYERS OF GREENS – LA DOLCE VITA BLOG







DARK CELERY
DARK CELERY
WASABI - APARTMENT THERAPY
WASABI – APARTMENT THERAPY
ELLE DECOR
ELLE DECOR
HEARTSWOON - BLUSH AND DEEP OLIVE
HEARTSWOON – BLUSH AND DEEP OLIVE

THESE GREENS PLAY VERY NICELY WITH MY FAVORITE COLOR THIS SEASON – BLUSH…MAKES ME ALMOST WANT TO PAINT A WALL DEEP GREEN! ADDA BUSH SOFA AND BAM!

GREEN

FARROW AND BALL CHALKE GREEN
FARROW AND BALL CHALKE GREEN
FARROW AND BALL CHALKE GREEN - THE SCOUT GUIDE
FARROW AND BALL CHALKE GREEN – THE SCOUT GUIDE
TIMSON GREEN
TIMSON GREEN
HARPERS BAZAAR TRIBECA HOUSE
HARPERS BAZAAR TRIBECA HOUSE
FOUND ON PINTEREST WITH LINK TO keltainentalorannalla
FOUND ON PINTEREST WITH LINK TO keltainentalorannalla

 

AVOCADO
AVOCADO
AVOCADO
AVOCADO
APARTMENT THERAPY
APARTMENT THERAPY
APARTMENT THERAPY
APARTMENT THERAPY – DEEP MOSSY GREEN IS A SPECTACULAR COLOR CHOICE FOR BOYS (AND GIRLS) BEDROOMS!
TERRAPIN GREEN
TERRAPIN GREEN
TERRAPIN GREEN
TERRAPIN GREEN







WALLER GREEN
WALLER GREEN
PINTEREST
PINTEREST
WINDSOR GREEN
WINDSOR GREEN
DEEP GREEN KITCHEN - LOVE!
DEEP GREEN KITCHEN – LOVE!







INTERIOR VIA APARTMENT THERAPY - IF PAINTING THE WALLS FEELS LIKE TOO MUCH...DO DRAPES!
INTERIOR VIA APARTMENT THERAPY – IF PAINTING THE WALLS FEELS LIKE TOO MUCH…DO DRAPES!

THIS DEEP MOSSY GREEN IS A COLOR I THINK WE HAVE NOT EVEN BEGUN TO SEE ENOUGH OF…I THINK IT WILL BE AROUND FOR A WHILE…IT COMPLEMENTS SO MANY OTHER COLORS AND CAN SERVE AS AN ALMOST NEUTRAL BACKDROP WHICH PUT WITH THE RIGHT COMBINATIONS.IT IS A COLOR THAT I AM NOT SURE WOULD WORK IN MY HOME BUT I MIGHT HAVE TO GIVE IT A TRY ON AN ACCENT WALL…IT IS JUST PAINT RIGHT!

10 thoughts on “COLOR ON TREND – DEEP MOSSY OLIVE GREEN

  1. I love the color of that Anthropologie sofa. But we bought a hunter green leather sectional in the early 1990s and used it until the leather was splitting, and I don’t think I’m ready to go there again. We also had the ivy wallpaper in our kitchen during the 1990s too and I haven’t recovered yet.

  2. As a fan of all colors that are evocative of nature, this deep mossy green is bang on for me. So many ways to use it, too; love your suggestion to add drapes (or other large accent item, like a rug) if painting seems daunting. My front entry hall, stairs, and upper hallway are currently Ben Moore’s “timothy straw”, a lighter iteration of this mossy color.
    I do have to laugh at the “avocado” green; anyone who lived through the sixties saw this color in appliances, and we are praying that trend doesn’t reappear!

  3. Just ran across this when I googled “mossy green paint” and looked at images. I immediately picked out your nine Dark Moss Green dots. Wow! So glad I did! I’m a “color person” and have been trying to think of what color to use on the front of my house. Yesterday, it finally came to me…a medium to dark mossy green!

    The facade of my ’50’s ranch is mostly a yellowish sandstone with recessed porch that is wood panel over sandstone and a wood double garage door flanked by sandstone, too. When I moved in all of the wood was painted a darkish cocoa color with the original ’50’s front door painted black and black (fake) shutters. I “specialize” in front door colors, so after removing shutters, I painted the door a Sherwin-Williams color called Sapphire, I think, but comes across as sort of a dark periwinkle. Nice combination but the brown is badly faded so time for a change.

    I’m so happy to look at all of the photos you included, esp the blush and green combinations. Also a favorite of mine. I can hardly wait to dig deeper. Thank you. (No wonder why I can’t get anything done!)

  4. Do you have any idea what color paint is in the first picture? The one by Luke Edward Hall? It is divine!

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