Over their history the English Heritage plaques have also been other colours including, white, sage green and terracotta, according to the organisation.

BBC: 7 questions on blue plaques

Instead, Ms. Peterson has a mom cave an office in the house decorated in sage green, raspberry and yellow florals that looks out over the garden.

WSJ: Luxury Garages: Where the Car Is King��WSJ Mansion

From the late Tina Chow's collection, there's a coat of burgundy and sage-green silk (lent by Sandy Schreier).

WSJ: The Rich Pleasures of Pleats | Fortuny | Spanish Institute | By Laura Jacobs

The nursery, meanwhile, had a cottage feel, with bubble-gum-pink curtains and sage-green-and-white wallpaper.

WSJ: Designer Show Houses: An Open House��For 10,000 People

Another house, which Mr. Ferraro calls the "golf-and-tennis suite, " has sage-green beadboard in the hallways and golf artifacts, including a display case tracing the history of the golf ball.

WSJ: Jim Ferraro's Larger-Than-Life Estate in Martha's Vineyard

To enter the theater now is to be immersed in a delicate pastel world of sage and celadon green, rose-pink, lavender and orchid, a dramatic change at the turn of the century from standard theatrical red and gold.

WSJ: Miracle on 42nd Street