When asked in an interview by Architectural Digest on how she would describe Caliente, Ellen O'Neill of the Benjamin Moore team responds, "..'OK you can’t live in a shocking color. You’ve got to live in a warm, seductive tone.' We spread them all out and we arrived at Caliente. It was very charismatic. It lured and it beckoned. It wasn’t shocking. It has an almost a brown undertone which makes it soothing. I kept thinking of red gallery walls in a stately mansion that really showcased beautiful oil paintings or ephemera. Those stately reds; intimate reds. That’s how we arrived at that specific color."
When I read of this year's color choice, I immediately thought of designer, Miles Redd because he is known for punctuating his spaces with hints of red or boldly embracing the hue in his interior designs. The two spaces above from his portfolio are perfect examples.
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A red smeg, anyone?
Painting an architectural element Caliente is a great way to add a pop to a neutral space.
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Get caliente with your lip color-who doesn't love a red lip, right?
So what do you think about Benjamin Moore's color of the year for 2018? While I have dosages of it as accessories in my home, I don't have it on my walls. I am an orange kind of girl but I have painted a similar hue in a past project before.
I totally love adding red to furniture and walls, together with green plants it's so beautiful and warm.
ReplyDeletePlants pop so beautifully off a red wall too.
DeleteI am not much of a "red person," but oh, I DO love this color (first photo).
ReplyDeleteIt is not a garish red, but almost a berry red.
I makes me think of cranberries and holidays! :-)
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