Posted on May - 13 - 2012
Interior Design Ideas: Bedroom Colour Revivals – Olive
Once again we look back to the 70’s when olive and avocado green were hitting the top of the ‘must have’ colour charts. Olive green quickly lost its position as people thought the colour was depressing and murky. With yellow undertones olive green is making a come-back within the world of interior design, partly due to people’s need to feel reconnected to all things natural, as well as being a colour which is surprisingly warm and easy to live with. 
Like many colours olive green is also known under new names, such as thyme, ivy and caper – all of which are shade variations of olive. Whatever Read full post…
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