Olive Green Paint Colors for Mid-Century Modern Homes
Olive green is a mid-century staple. It connects the low, horizontal form of a mid-century modern to its landscape and references the organic modernism of the 1950s and 60s. These muted, earthy greens work with the flat rooflines and large windows that define the style.
Ripe Olive Retro
Ripe Olive is a deep olive with brown undertones that feels true to the era. On a mid-century modern, it grounds the house and makes the large window walls pop.
Dried Thyme Period
Dried Thyme is a lighter olive with gold leanings. It shifts between green and gold with the sunlight, a color that feels alive on a flat-roofed facade.
Tips for Olive Green Mid-Century Modern Homes
- Olive greens on mid-century homes look best with warm cream trim. Bright white trim reads as too sharp against the organic tones.
- If your mid-century has exposed post-and-beam, stain the wood warm rather than painting it. The contrast of natural wood against olive siding is period-correct.
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