Whether you call it
"red," "raspberry," or "fluorescent pink"
"Berry reds" are a nice alternative to the strong-true reds and the orange-warm reds. They tend to have a bit more blue undertones than do the warm-orangy reds.
"red," "raspberry," or "fluorescent pink"
"Berry reds" are a nice alternative to the strong-true reds and the orange-warm reds. They tend to have a bit more blue undertones than do the warm-orangy reds.
Pratt and Lambert's "Vintage Claret" 1013
"This is a real red, a true red that's not trying to be anything else but red.
I used it in my living room, and it never fails to get a reaction.
I once had someone look at the color and say,
'I wish I could go through life with these walls behind me.'"
I used it in my living room, and it never fails to get a reaction.
I once had someone look at the color and say,
'I wish I could go through life with these walls behind me.'"
-Matthew Patrick
Pink + berry reds have been everywhere for the past year or so...
"Red is one of those colors that's inherently cozy.
It just takes you in and envelops you in a way other colors don't. But it's a difficult color to get right. Either it gets very rusty or it becomes too saturated and bright. But this has enough blue in it so it doesn't go into fire - engine mode. It's a refined red. It makes you feel special. I know I'll have a scintillating conversation in a red room."
It just takes you in and envelops you in a way other colors don't. But it's a difficult color to get right. Either it gets very rusty or it becomes too saturated and bright. But this has enough blue in it so it doesn't go into fire - engine mode. It's a refined red. It makes you feel special. I know I'll have a scintillating conversation in a red room."
-Christopher Maya
Some of these are more pink than red, some have a bit of orange,
and they've been popping up a lot lately.
and they've been popping up a lot lately.
KT. COLOR "ROUGE FRAMBOISE" 32.101
"I'm completely in love with these paints, originally made for Le Corbusier and mixed with pure artist's pigments, so you get these supersaturated jewel tones. This is the color of garnets, rubies, Japanese maple leaves, that red dress you wear on a first date that really sizzles. I see it in a dining room with red wine, a five-course meal, candlelight, and twinkling glasses." -AMY LAU
from the pinks that were so hot a couple of years ago.
to their limits in the past year!
Farrow and Ball's "Incarnadine" 248
“Red, for sure. Men, women, everybody looks happy and healthy in red. Your skin glows. Historically, there’s Chinese Red, Pompeian Red, American-flag-red. So many cultures have embraced it, and they can’t all be wrong. I’ve never done a home without a touch of red. It sparks up a room and gives it life.”
- Allessandra Branca, describing color that makes you look younger.
as has Miles Redd.
Stark Paints' "ELIZABETHAN RED"
"With me, there's no holding back. Red means you're hot, you're fiery, you're strong. If you're wearing red, you attract attention, and a red room draws people in like a magnet. This red is chic and sophisticated, with a bohemian edge. It reminds me of the casbah Marrakech and the honeymoon suite at the Danieli in Venice
-Kathryn M. Ireland
This red falls just slightly into the pink-red family...it may also fit into the true-red category. It also happens to contain zero voc, eco friendly, and water-based.
Benjamin Moore's "ROSY APPLE" 2006-30
Other recommended Pink - Berry Red paint colors:
Sherwin Williams' "Cherries Jubilee" SW6862
Benjamin Moore's "Poppy" 1315
Dulux Paints' 00YR 15 510
Pantone's "American Beauty" 19-1759
PHOTOS: 1., 4., 10. by Miles Redd, 2. via Country Living, 3. Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris, via species barocus tumblr, 5., 6. by Marjorie Skouras, 7., 9. by Diamond Baratta Design, 8. by Martha Agnus, 11. via World of Interiors, all "paint samples" and quotes via House Beautiful Magazine
