My Favorite Color of the Moment
Project 365, Day 39
I was scrolling through my design bookmarks folder on Instagram today and noticed a trend. Every photo that wasn’t some pasta or dumpling was a room with one color in common: sage or olive green. Looking at the photos was so calming. With the stresses of the world right now, who doesn’t want a space that instantly brings down your blood pressure?
And while it would be a lie if I said I wasn’t thinking about bringing that hue into my bedroom, that’s not what this post is about, don’t worry. I just want to show you pretty room photos in one of my favorite colors of the moment. Sage, of course, is not some new idea. It’s been having its moment, but as you may know, I don’t care much for doing things just because everyone else is doing them. In fact, I tend to do a mental U-turn on something if I see it “happening.” I want my home to feel like me, not like an amalgamation of everything trendy.
When I was designing my living room, I played around with the idea of painting the walls a dusty sage, but I knew that the way the light hits that room wouldn’t play nice with that hue. If I had control over my rental kitchen, I’d love to do a tone-on-tone sagey, greeny thing, but alas, it shall stay white-on-white.
Let’s take a look at some of my recent bookmarks with my color crush:
THIS! This is what I’d want my kitchen to look like, specifically in this apartment. The light is soft and filtered in there, the cabinets are very tall, and coming from my deeply blueish-green dining room, it would feel flow so nicely. Also, just want to call attention to that beautiful tile work. Bravo to Rebecca Gibbs who designed this space.
What a beautiful door, huh? Of course it’s in England, by firm Imperfect Interiors: Design. I’ve always been so drawn to the perfectly imperfect, casual, layered appeal of English homes.
I stare at this photo from Stephan Bidoux at least three times a week and notice something new every time. It took a few weeks to see the delicate red piping on the banquette. Then another few weeks to see the vase was an upside-down head. Who could blame me? I’ve been too busy zoning out while taking in the soft green molding.
If you don’t follow a1000xBetter, take a pause and do so right now before you forget (if you care about design). This room is from the Soho House Barcelona and I love the mix of cool green with warm orange hues. It feels fresh yet comfortable.
Did you just take in a deep breath like I did?!? Thank you Blakes London for bringing this image into the world. Rustic, modern, timeless, vintage…all at once.
What a beautiful, charming nursery by Prospect Refuge! That dresser is from Crate & Kids, which I’ve eyed it for myself since I first saw it. Love the tone-on-tone with the wall paint.
If there comes a day where I move out of this apartment or feel the itch to redo my dining room, this would probably be my starting point. This room by Ellen Godfrey Design makes me feel like cell phones don’t exist, people just read with a cup of tea at their side, and fluffy dogs don’t shed, like, at all. It feels very Nancy Meyers to me, and that’s never a bad thing.
Hold the phone…is this my new bedroom palette? Okay okay, I’ll stop with that, but this space from Demilio Design makes me want to swap the slate blue accents I was thinking of doing for sage green. Thoughts?
A bit more of an olive tone, but still so great balanced with rust accents. Hmm…I think I’m going somewhere with this for myself…(oh, and Three Birds Renovation is a wonderful follow!).
I’ve been following Kate’s color journey on her new home with the excitement of a kid trying to sleep the night before their first trip to Disney World. When she picked this green for her front door, I was nervous, unconvinced. Well, she was right, of course, and set against the matte soft blush molding around it and the natural textures of the table and rug make for an unexpected but so good vignette.
So, there ya have it. Sage green, and all the photos I’ve been lost in for several weeks. Thoughts? I’ve heard some people say a dusty green depresses them, and I can see how that would be a thing, but in the right room, with the right lighting, with the right textures, I think it can be immensely peaceful.
See you tomorrow, friends!