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So Many Beautiful Greens!

Regal Bee — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 22:28:16 GMT

I was out house shopping today with a friend and just couldn't get over all the beautiful greens everywhere.....in lamps, pottery, furniture, kitchen gadgets, you name it.

They are so beautiful that my spirit just picked up looking at them. Have you all noticed?

The greens run anywhere from really soft to almost blue. Wow, think I am in love.

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Citrine1 — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 22:38:54 GMT

I used to strongly dislike the color green -- just about every shade of it except possibly hunter. But over the years, as our tastes change, I find myself liking it more and more. I'm still on the fence about some shades, and I still dislike a mint green or kelly green, but I love a nice sage and some others. And I like the striking color of green that you find in a peacock -- maybe that would be like an emerald green?

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Regal Bee — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 22:44:39 GMT

@Citrine1 I was the same....I used to dislike green. Now, I simply love it.

Our tastes do change.

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Mominohio — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:20:45 GMT

@Citrine1 wrote:
I used to strongly dislike the color green -- just about every shade of it except possibly hunter. But over the years, as our tastes change, I find myself liking it more and more. I'm still on the fence about some shades, and I still dislike a mint green or kelly green, but I love a nice sage and some others. And I like the striking color of green that you find in a peacock -- maybe that would be like an emerald green?

I too, used to dislike green. I pretty much attributed it to growing up with avocado green appliances and home decor in the 1970's.

But in recent years, I like most greens, especially light and sage tones. I don't like it everywhere or in every shade, but I like it so much more than I used to.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:30:32 GMT

I dislike all green shades. It amazes me that people actually buy olive clothing to wear, a drab, unattractive color. I don't have anything green in my house or wardrobe.

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QVCkitty1 — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:32:41 GMT

If I could redo my kitchen, it would be in sage green. I saw one like that in Southern Living magazine and can't get it out of my mind.

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Regal Bee — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:38:56 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
If I could redo my kitchen, it would be in sage green. I saw one like that in Southern Living magazine and can't get it out of my mind.

@QVCkitty1 I was just thinking the same thing. I can't get the green kitchen pieces out of my mind I saw today.

They were so gorgeous!

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stevieb — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:45:36 GMT

I have always loved green and virtually all shades of green so if the market place is finally responding, I'll be pleased. Unfortunately, I'm not in the market for much these days...

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giddy up — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:13:05 GMT

I am not really a big fan of green in clothing, furniture etc but I love blue. I think I can handle a bluegreen if it leans blue, like a peacock blue.

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AuntG — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 10:56:04 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I dislike all green shades. It amazes me that people actually buy olive clothing to wear, a drab, unattractive color. I don't have anything green in my house or wardrobe.

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We are siding our house in sage green....wonder if our neighbors will feel like you do about it!

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DREAMON — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:33:43 GMT

I have a lot of greens/blues in my home...love it! Nature can't be wrong ...everything goes with green.

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novamc1 — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 13:12:03 GMT

Home decorating magazines that I subscribe to are featuring many beautiful shades of minty green in everything from vintage Jadeite kitchenware to painted furniture, wallpapers and draperies.

It is a very refreshing and charming color for this time of year, but probably would strike me as out of place during winter months in colder climates. If I could switch out decor from one season to another, that soft green would definitelly be one of my choices.

I recently invested in two Le Creuset cast iron casseroles in gradient shades of mint green, and do enjoy looking at them, because my house is so strongly decorated in neutral colors that some folks would think are pretty boring.

In my previous house, I used to get many compliments on the Benjamin Moore "Carolina Gull" color on walls above some of the kitchen counters. It is a dark green that sometimes hints at a little bit of blue. Never got tired of it. It was the only non-neutral color in the kitchen and really stood out.

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SHOPR — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 13:53:45 GMT

I definitely think that growing up facing that 1970s avocado green bathtub and sink every day, along with grass green shag carpet in some of the bedrooms, caused me to dislike most shades of green early in my life. I also remember lots and lots of bright medium/emerald green double-knit being worn back then. I don't know why that stuck with me. LOL

I've really warmed to dusty muted sagey greens from the lighter to the darker. It's crazy how when I'm looking at my Sherwin-Williams fan deck for tans or beiges or off-whites, or even for light blues, I find myself right back into the sagey gray-green colors before I even realize it. I am drawn to those colors.

I'm also lately drawn to using some brighter pastel green touches, from lime to mint, but they only work in my kitchen.

The one exception to my early dislike of all green is olive drab. I've always liked olive drab in a safari style shirt and will choose it over any other color in a heartbeat. I can't remember not ever owning and wearing one.

@AuntG, I have seen some newly painted older houses lately that are light sage and I love how they look. I hope you love your new siding.

@Regal Bee, fun thread!

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Fiero Woman — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 13:57:08 GMT

My husband was a 22 year Air Force retiree and did not want to see green in our home, except plants of course. Wonder why? LOL Now that I am a widow, I do enjoy adding splashes of green to my home decor.

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summerwind — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:10:15 GMT

I, too, always hated greens, but now find myself loving them, esp. the sages. Thinking of putting light sage drapes in my LR and DR.

Thought they were just making better greens, but perhaps it is my taste changing. Loving many of the new green car shades, too. Odd.

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151949 — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:57:00 GMT

For in the home I like mint greens and seafoam colors or very dark forest greens. I'm not a fan of yellow greens like chartruese or olive.

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Snicks1 — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:21:35 GMT

I've been loving the sage-y greens for home decor for a few years now. I also like some olive shades in fashion, not so much for home decor though.

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Witchy Woman — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:54:15 GMT

Love most shades of green -- I have green eyes and look fab in the mossy shades.

However, I lived through Avocado appliances so not sure I'd ever convert my kitchen at this point.

Avocado, Harvest Gold, and some burnt orange color were all the rage at one time.

The Jadeite pottery that Martha Stewart collects is a wonderful, soothing shade of green.

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Imaoldhippie — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:59:42 GMT

My favorite color is green,,its the color of money!

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GingerPeach — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:24:56 GMT

I was in a Home Goods the other day and the display that caught my attention the most (other than the coastal) was the one with many shades of green.