Homes to Turn You Green With Envy
Not until you decide to paint a room do you realize the many variations of a color. Take green for example. There’s lime green, jade, chartreuse, evergreen and sage — and these are just a few of the options within the green color wheel. In the past decade, sage green became an extremely popular choice due to its calming nature, but now sage green is as common as builder beige.
In honor of the upcoming St Patrick’s Day holiday on Saturday, and employing some Irish luck, we dug up homes for sale with rooms in nearly every shade of green. Which ones are your favorites?
Lime
105 E 73rd St, NY 10021
For sale: $17,500,000
Brighter is better in this New York apartment. Swathed in a hue of nearly neon green, the bedroom is one of five in the 5-story,10,000-square-foot townhouse. A few blocks from Park Avenue, this turn-of-the-century home features a brick facade, elevator, and garden.
Jade
Undisclosed address, Woodside CA
For sale: $47.5 million
Jade was prized in ancient Chinese culture as the “royal gem,” which makes it fitting that a California home with a royal price-tag has a room painted the stone’s color. This enormous piece of Woodside real estate has 14,000-square feet of living space and high-end amenities to justify the high-end listing price, including a 15-seat cinema, wine cellar with 13,200-bottle capacity, and fully-equipped gym.
Chartreuse
1525 N State Pkwy, Chicago IL
For sale: $6,995,000
A mix of yellow and green, chartreuse was named after a French liqueur of the same color. This bedroom in Chicago appears to be French-influenced as well, with grand ceiling moldings, Queen Anne-style furniture and a striking master bed. The rest of the Chicago home for sale features a paneled library, six fireplaces and landscaped terrace.
Blue-green
18 Starlight Farm Dr, Phoenix, MD
For sale: $2,599,000
The deep blue-green color choice in the sitting room of this Colonial-style Maryland home for sale is striking and fits handsomely with its traditional style. Built in 1993, the home sits on a little over three acres in Hunt Valley and includes a pool and pool house as well as expansive outdoor living spaces.
Sage
200 S Mapleton Dr, Los Angeles CA
For sale: $14,995,000
Soothing sage green is almost a neutral shade in this room when paired with off-white walls and herringbone hardwood floors. The Los Angeles home for sale was built in 1933 and has been extensively updated into a private and luxury compound with large pool, landscaped grounds and walking trails.
Pea green
237 Bohemia Manor Farm Ln, Chesapeake City MD
For sale: $9,850,000
Pea-green may not sound like the most appealing color, but in this Chesapeake City home for sale, the shade works as an elegant addition to a living room. Built in 1935, the Bohemia Manor Farm has 3,600 feet of waterfront on the Bohemia River, 368 acres of tillable fields and gracious landscaping.
Verdant
1116 38th Ave E, Seattle WA
For sale: $2,950,000
Bright, cheery, whimsical. This bright shade of green is everything a child’s nursery should be. This Colonial Revival home is in Seattle’s high end neighborhood of Madison Park where home values are currently $753,700. The home offers views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains.
Forest green
4248 Armstrong Pkwy, Dallas TX
For sale: $10,995,000
Textured walls in a deep shade of forest green are the perfect backdrop for a sun-room with several windows and hardwood floors. This Dallas home is a 8,000-square-foot French-style estate. Built in 1924, much of the home’s architectural details have been preserved.
Kelly green
1271 NE 112th St, Kirkland WA
For sale: $255,000
Located in the Pacific Northwest, this Kirkland home for sale may have been painted to match its green surroundings. Despite the brightly-colored exterior, the rambler boasts neutral interiors and large windows facing a back southern exposure.
