Interior designer Victoria Gillet agrees, and says: 'North-facing rooms offer flexibility in color choices to create desired effects. Darker, richer shades can help to create a real sense of atmosphere. (Image credit: Rachel Chudley/Luis Ridao)īut there's more to life than warm white, and far from limiting your color choices to those safer paler shades, north-facing rooms can be made to look their best with other décor options, including deeper toned colors. In some cases even using wood walls can really add warmth to a room,' she says. You can also play with the types of paint to bounce off light like using high lacquers, etc. 'If it’s just about making a room warmer, then obviously using warmer tones: creams, sands and earth tones would be a direction I would go. Her third suggestion is Sherwin-Williams' Alabaster, which she advises is versatile and neutral.Īnalisse Taft-Gersten, the co-founder of The 1818 Collective, advises being very clear about the effect you want to achieve. 'Or you may want to opt for richer hues, such as Chelsea Gray or Wheeling Neutral, to create a moody yet warm ambiance.' The company's Pale Moon shade (pictured) adds a buttery warmth and softness in a north-facing space.įrench-born, Los Angeles-based interior designer Victoria Gillet often opts to work with cool shades, and says, 'To make the room feel brighter and energetic, consider light and airy colors such as pale yellows or cool blues.' But she shares her colleagues' enthusiasm for white paints in a north-facing space and lists her favorites as Benjamin Moore's Decorator's White, which she says is clean and crisp, and enhances natural light for a brighter and inviting feel, and White Dove with a slightly warmer undertone, that adds a touch of warmth to the room. 'Bright white paint colors with a touch of warmth, like Cotton Balls, White Chocolate and Powder Sand, are great options to counterbalance the cast of cool tones,' she says. Hannah Yeo, color marketing & development manager at Benjamin Moore, agrees that choosing light colors is the best way to tackle the muted and toned-down natural light in north-facing rooms.
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