Comments on: Benjamin Moore Caliente AF-290: Color Review (2018 Colour of the Year)

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:16:12 +0000

In reply to Laura. Ooo, I bet it was amazing! I love it when people go for colour and be brave, those are some of the best spaces!

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:06:29 +0000

I had my bedroom Caliente in my last house and LOVED it. It was awesome. Dark enough to add mystery, and complex enough to let me stare at it for hours and still discover things about it. I moved and miss it. Caliente has my heart. Be bold. It’s worth it!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:39:11 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. Oh i bet it will be AHHHHmazing - you should send photos when it's all done!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 02:26:00 +0000

This site is so fun and my absolute go to for all things paint as I renovate a 100 year old tudor house in New York. I am absolutely using this color for the front door and I think I’m going to use it for the foyer too. It’s a small space, 50 square feet maybe, and is separated from the rest of the house by a paneled glass door. The rest of my color palette is beige and gray but my style is eclectic and I’m happiest when nothing quite goes! Here’s hoping it’s not too much…

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:44:07 +0000

In reply to Julie Miller.

Well THANK you, i try. Tim doesn’t find me quite as funny so I’m glad SOMEbody does! And yes, you know I love teal, but I feel like we’ve ‘been there done that’. Oceanside is pretty, but feels a bit 5 years ago maybe…

🙂 Kylie

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:42:46 +0000

In reply to Lori S..

Wahoo, thanks Lori! I am a bit quackers…

As for the kitchen, you know what you CAN do? Use your red accents as 75% of your accent palette and then for the remaining 25% add the teal. They are SO dynamic together and really bounce off each other. It doesn’t take much to make some magic!

~Kylie

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:38:09 +0000

In reply to Diana.

Hi Diana! Those are actually BM’s photos, so I’m sorry I can’t help with that!

~Kylie

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:37:43 +0000

In reply to Deedra. You're like me, I can totally get into a country red, but I'm hard-pressed to fall for the more intense, vibrant ones....

By: Deedra

Deedra — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:31:58 +0000

I really hope that red will make a comeback or at least no longer be considered “dated”. I prefer more country reds as they always make me think of the barns that I grew up with in the South. Kudos to Benjamin Moore!

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:00:38 +0000

This is a gorgeous red! I love that powder room.
Do you have a source for the photo of the bed with the red bench and the red and white pillows? I love that pillow fabric and am wondering if its available for purchase somewhere. Thanks!

By: Lori S.

Lori S. — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:49:18 +0000

Hi Kylie,
As Donald Duck would say “You Quack me up!” But seriously, I love reading your blogs and your website! You are a wealth of expert decorating advise and your colour reviews are always dead-on fantastic! So thank you so much for that. BTW, I love red! I have accents of red throughout my house and it never feels like Christmas to me. Having said that, I was torn between accenting my white & grey kitchen with red or the popular teal blue that is also very pretty but in the end I went with the red. This review of yours just reminded me again of why I love red so much.
Cheers to you, Lori

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:29:20 +0000

Bright. Bold. Intense. Saturated lol. I had a feeling they would lean towards a color in this realm. Red is EVERYWHERE! (Well kinda sorta hehe). Cool name-Caliente. I personally prefer red as an accent color only as I’m a neutral kind of girl. But I can appreciate how striking it can look in someone else’s home. Love that red door. Not for me but still … The blues win out for me but it’d been boring if they had all picked the same color/colour story, right? Thanks for a lighthearted , funny and informative post. I always laugh out loud. ????

By: Julie Miller

Julie Miller — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 23:34:03 +0000

You are so freaking funny Kylie!
Stunning!!! I LOVE it. I think it will work in my powder room. The white trim looks amazing with it too. Oceanside was too cold for me and didn’t look nice with my maple cabinets. I diggity-dig it!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 17:33:29 +0000

In reply to KarenJ. Thanks Karen! I 2nd guessed that one as my Mom said it was too over the top. But really, that is kind of my humour, especially after a glass of wine! ~Kylie

By: KarenJ

KarenJ — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 06:16:14 +0000

“Pants off dance off”? You are hilarious! And give great paint advice too. ????