New Orleans House Project

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Remembering Avocado Green

Do you remember the decorator color Avocado Green?  It was all the rage in the late 1960s and my mom loved it.  As luck would have it, we moved into a new home during that time, and our house was full of avocado green.  I liked the color as a child, but by the time I was old enough to have my own home, it had become a frumpy cliche' of that era.

I was charmed by this avocado green house when I saw it last fall, though.  The avocado looks great with all the crisp white trim.  It got me thinking a little more kindly about that particular shade of green and noticing that there seems to be renewed interest in the color.  

So, of course, my house is inspired by avocado this week.

Other Rainbow Scrappers have been inspired by the color green this week as well.  Do stop by Soscrappy's blog to see what everyone has been creating!