Fabulousness, much like fortune, favors the bold. Painting your walls an eye-popping hue may be the quickest and easiest way to add instant pizazz, but it requires audacity. Here, a handful of top designers reveal the bold paint colors they swear by, to give us all a bit of a lift in the bravery department.
![Nick Olsen chose Benjamin Moore’s Lake Tahoe as his favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141846/bold-paint-colors-lake-tahoe.jpg)
Designer: Nick Olsen
Bold Paint Pick: “Right now my favorite is Benjamin Moore’s Lake Tahoe, a saturated blue with just the right amount of green. It could transport me to Sweden, colonial Williamsburg, and all [chic] points in between.”
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![Madcap Cottage selected Fowler Pink from Farrow & Ball as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141838/bold-paint-colors-fowler-pink.jpg)
Designer: Madcap Cottage
Bold Paint Pick: “Fowler Pink from Farrow & Ball. So flattering that it makes anyone look years younger and without the need for pesky fillers and other dermatological procedures.”
![Sarah Wittenbraker chose Benjamin Moore’s Lafayette Green as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141843/bold-paint-colors-lafayette-green.jpg)
Designer: Sarah Wittenbraker
Bold Paint Pick: “My current favorite is Benjamin Moore’s Lafayette Green.”
![Blue living room with patterned drapes and couch and wood secretary desk](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141908/bold-paint-colors-sarah-vaille.jpg)
![Sarah Vaile chose Benjamin Moore’s Wythe Blue as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141918/bold-paint-colors-wythe-blue.jpg)
Designer: Sarah Vaile
Bold Paint Pick: “My entire foyer and upstairs hall is Benjamin Moore’s Wythe Blue.”
![Ma Allen chose Benjamin Moore’s Peony as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141854/bold-paint-colors-peony.jpg)
Designer: MA Allen
Bold Paint Pick: “My closet and my office are painted Benjamin Moore’s Peony. It’s such a fun, vibrant color and I am yet to tire of it.”
![Caitlin Murray chose River Blue by Benjamin Moore as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141856/bold-paint-colors-river-blue.jpg)
Designer: Caitlin Murray
Bold Paint Pick: “River Blue by Benjamin Moore.”
![Bright green dining room with colorful painting and blue velvet dining chairs](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141903/bold-paint-colors-sara-gilbane.jpg)
![Barrie Benson chose Sherwin Williams’s Garden Spot as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141840/bold-paint-colors-garden-spot.jpg)
Designer: Barrie Benson
Bold Paint Pick: “Right now (and I mean this week—it will change by next week!) I am loving Sherwin Williams’s Garden Spot.”
![Shelley Johnstone chose Benjamin Moore's Chocolate Candy Brown as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141832/bold-paint-colors-chocolate-candy-brown.jpg)
Designer: Shelley Johnstone
Bold Paint Pick: “My favorite color is Benjamin Moore’s Chocolate Candy Brown. I have used this color for my home office for over 20 years. Of course, it’s lacquered. It swaddles the senses with its depth and rich, earthy warmth.”
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![Lindsey Coral Harper chose Benjamin Moore's Deep Ocean as their favorite](https://d1h3pk8iipmcfn.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/25141835/bold-paint-colors-deep-ocean.jpg)
Designer: Lindsey Coral Harper
Bold Paint Pick: “Benjamin Moore’s Deep Ocean.”
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Lead Photo by Josh Thorton, Courtesy of Summer Thorton