North facing bedroom colour help

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Can anyone help the decorator is coming tomorrow to paint the room below & im struggling with paint colours! The majority of my house is Ammonite & I love it but this is the only north facing room and as you can see has limited natural light. I have done a lot of research & am not keen on a yellowy white (as you can see above the picture rail is a yellowy colour & i‘m not a fan, it was that colour when we moved in) it is going to be a spare room with built in wardrobes.

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chloeloves
5 years ago
You can always embrace the lack of light and go for dark warm tones which are very much in vogue. Does that appeal? Or a lovely wall paper? It depends on what your style is in the rest of the house. I just know it doesn’t always work to brighten up a dark room with light coloured walls.
Chris Goodchild
5 years ago
Dulux and other colour charts have an LRV (Light Reflectance Value) number for each colour which is a percentage. Brilliant white would be about 98% you can download the charts to get an idea but remember that the colour you see on your monitor may not be the same as the real clour of the paint unless it is calibrated in the orrect colour space. The LRVs however, will help to give you some direction. Also consider mirrors to lighten the room as it going to have wardrobes in it.
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Hi Anna, I know it's a pain inheriting an outdated room but how exciting to make it your own! I think a scandi look would really energise and brighten this space too. Take a look at two rooms we have styled in this way. Our blinds fit perfectly in bay window areas allowing extra floor space and not blocking any heat from radiators. The blinds in the shoots are dim-out but if you have a north facing bedroom chances are it's cold so I suggest our Bloc Out blinds which not only provide total blackout for the bedroom but have been independently tested by The British Board of Agrément and are proven to reduce heat loss through the window by 43%. Check out our full range here at Bloc Blinds Good Luck Sile
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Hi, Grey may just add to the gloominess and look a tad cold for a bedroom. However If you are pushing towards a grey I'd look at some greige colours or warm greys such as skimming stone, Egyptian cotton, just walnut, etc and use warm bulbs to give a more warmer feeling to the room. The greife colours, albeit with a grey colour, appears slightly warmer with the combined beige tones and warmer greys, well it does what it says, shows up to be more inviting and welcoming. I would recommend using testers, preferably on different walls at various points during the day (or repeated coats on paper which can be moved around) when it's quite gloomy because thats the common weather and see what looks good. Alternatively, I'd look at a green colour as this appears to be warmer or consider painting a neutral and accessorise with warm rich colours such as reds or purples or oranges to add warmth to a cold room. Good Luck!
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it depends what you mean by grey, the meaning of the word has got a bit lost in paint terms so it's a bit loose. What most people think of as grey is actually a very dull blue (true grey is black plus white and there is virtaully no paint on the market like that). Blue-ish cool greys will look even cooler in a North room so you then need to look at taupe greys (which contain red) such as Skimming Stone or Yellow based greys which can look slightly green. Something like De Nimes by Farrow and Ball is a lovely mid toned blue that would be warmer than a pale blue or pale grey but darker. This however would look cosier if that makes sense. Little Greene do some nice greys such as Slaked Lime (not too cool and quite neutral) and Rolling Fog which is slightly warmer. Hope this helps. It's a minefield!
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Green & Mustard Interiors
5 years ago
I have north facing rooms and I've always gone for white and added colour with accessories. Perhaps paint the woodwork another colour for interest. You definitely need a mirror on the wall opposite the window to throw the light back on the window wall.
Heather John-Jackson
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5 years ago
Tbh Green & Mustard Interiors thats what I have decided to do rather than stress & choose a colour I’m not 100% about!! Thank you
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5 years ago
Good decision I reckon! You can always live with it for a while and see how the light works. White is a good base. Good luck!

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