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There is not much written in history about the bluish-green color that Americans have embraced since the early 1990s. Automobiles, house paints, clothing, and various other fabric products like teal curtains have become common stock for just about every consumer product. The earliest mention of the actual color name is dated back to 1917-1918, but other than that, no one actually claims the creation or invention for this color combination. Window treatments have been embracing the teal shade for about twenty years and show no sign of going away soon. Whether you use this color on shower curtains, kitchen curtains, or in the bedroom, you will be embraced with a quiet, yet appealing nuance that will be enjoyed for years to come.

Teal Shower Curtains and Bathroom Decor

When creating a new look for your bathroom, combining a teal shower curtain with navy blue trim and accents will blow you away with its look of elegance and sophistication. To liven things up a skosh you can make the additions of magenta, and a version of yellow called buttercup. Balancing four colors can be a bit overwhelming when an amateur. Making distinct percentages of these colors will serve you well, using teal as the main shade or perhaps forty percent of your design then spreading the rest in equal twenty percent shares over the other three colors will add just enough accenting to bring together a modern design that will have you picking your jaw up off the floor.

Teal Curtains In The Kitchen

Depending on the selected shading of teal you can bring a new look smashing décor by adding a dusty blue, and or a light earth color like sand or medium khaki. The beauty of teal is that you can make selections to accentuate the rest of the kitchen with little worry of the colors not working together. Granted a professional home staging expert will suggest staying with white and or earth tones. If you are decorating for yourself and not for resale then have some fun and look at the ready-made variety of teal drapery. By combining a medium graphite or dusty purple sconce or swag to create a visionary decorative theme that will have your next door neighbor wondering if the lottery commission visited recently with a big check to pay a consultant to do your window makeovers.

One final thought on teal and the many variation of colors that can be used with such a royal color, is for a retro 1980s look for a bedroom or bathroom combine you blue-green shade with pink curtains, and seal the deal with matching area rugs, and accent accessory pieces.