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BM Tate Olive: Too much for a girl’s room?

2 years ago

My 8yo has decided she wants an olive green room with pink and off-white accents. Personally, I love olive green BUT I’ve never painted a room olive green. Wondering if it will be too dark or just too moody for my dramatic, 8-going on-18 year old daughter. So…
-Is tate olive too much for a young girls room?
-What’s the best shade of pink to pair with it?

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Natalie
Original Author
2 years ago
Current wall color is agreeable grey.
junco East Georgia zone 8a
2 years ago
Paint color is a safe and inexpensive way to let your child try something new and daring. I say "Go for it!"
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cawaps
2 years ago
It is far more common for a child to want a, well, childish color--bubble gum pink or Barney purple or Superman red or Green Lantern green. I can't say whether Tate Olive is something she'll get tired of, but if she doesn't, you'll have a room with a nice grown-up paint color when she eventually moves out.

I think "too dark and moody" is entirely a matter of taste, and given that tweens and teens can be kind of dark and moody (hah!) I wouldn't see that as a big concern. I would paint a large sample board to try out in the room to make sure the effect is what she's going for (when we are extrapolating from a tiny paint swatch, there can be a huge gap between how we imagine a color will look on something as big as a wall and how it actually looks, and that goes for adults and kids alike). But if you try out a large sample and she still likes it, I say go for it.

For pinks, I think a blush would be nice (something like BM Bashful or for a bit more color, Love Always). Something on the peach end of pink rather than the orchid/purple end. And since Tate Olive is a bit on the muted side, I probably would also keep the pink pretty muted.
Jilly
2 years ago
I think she has excellent taste and a great sense of style!

This isn’t Tate, it’s Farrow and Ball Olive, but I just wanted to show the pink with an olive color.

It looks like nice natural lighting in there, which I think will make it look even better. Please update us! :)
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Lori A. Sawaya
2 years ago
If you have access to Dunn Edwards, Sycamore Stand is a gorgeous color.
cat_ky
2 years ago
I like it. I think since it is just paint, let her have it just the way she wants it. They are only 8 once. Its a pretty olive. There are many shades of pink, that will work, I would pick a med pink, but, there again, let your daughter pick the pink too. She has a vision. Let it be her vision.
beckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Your daughter has creativity, imagination, and good taste : ) . And she's only 8!

Similar to the photo Jinx posted, this blogger uses Tate Olive plus a light/blush pink (BM Pink Beach) in her house; her bedroom (which isn't finished yet) is also Tate Olive,

https://landoflaurel.com/2019/09/17/whole-house-color-palette-berrybrier/

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