Refreshing with Olive Green

More times than not, olive green is considered to be drab and dreary, when in reality, this shade of green can bring a relaxing tone to your interiors. Olive green is a color of nature, making it a great choice for any room that you want to bring a calming effect to.

Olive green can range from a lighter shade, to a darker, brown olive green, which makes this color so versatile. Olive green is the perfect backdrop for white furniture and accessories, as the colors work together to bring serenity to the interior.

Other great décor ideas that pair well with olive green are greys, blues, maroons and yellows. Greys, when paired with the green, create a soothing and refreshing mood for your interior.

How would you decorate with olive green?

Vacationing in the Great Smoky Mountains

Located in the Great Smoky Mountains, atop a 5,000 foot ridge, in Waynesville, NC, is the Swag Country Inn, a beautiful bed and breakfast that is the perfect location to enjoy the fall foliage and everything that the season has to offer.

There are plenty of activities to partake in at the Inn, including direct access to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Along with private trails to hike, guests can enjoy horse shoes, badminton, as well as croquet.

For those guests looking for relaxation, they can unwind in the redwood sauna, enjoy a massage or soak in the hot tub, or relax in the hammock with a book from the impressive library while enjoying the beautiful mountain views.

Zac Efron's Former Hollywood Hills Home

Recently purchased for $2.775 million dollars, was Zac Efron’s former Hollywood Hills home. The gated midcentury modern one-story home includes 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The 2,424 square foot home was built in 1947 as part of the famed Case Study Program by Rodney White. The homes that are part of the Case Study were designed and built by the best architects of the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s.

The home is typical of those built in this program, in which it is a single story home that is made of walls of glass, although Efron’s home had been significantly updated. The interior consists of steel ceilings and heated cement floors, which gives the home an industrial-style feel.

Key attributes of the home include an open kitchen plan with glass front cabinets and bedrooms that are considerably spacious thanks in part to glass walls and clean lines.  

 

What are your thoughts? Would you want a home with steel ceilings and cement floors?