dark green north face living room?
Hi.
I am decorating my living room which is north facing and small (3.7mx3.1m plus the bay window).
I really like the idea of dark green walls but worried it’s not recommended for north facing. I was thinking about having the back wall a light pink.
Am I better of having just one wall dark green (wall with fireplace) and the rest a warm grey. Or no dark green at all!!
Have attached a picture of the room as it is now
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Ribena Drinker
4 years ago
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Help with colours for north facing living room
Comments (14)Midcenturylass, I would definitely go for a warmer white if you are open to this! I would personally look for something between the two whites, as the Linen Wash is almost bordering a Beige. Post some photos up once you've painted, i'd love to see the outcome! :) As for your husband show him these two images that i've found online (attached). I'm sure he can understand that a Full red room, will make the room look small and with the lack of light coming into the room from being North facing this will create a very dark space. I hope this help you to suade him against full red!...See Moreadvice...sage green for a north facing dining room
Comments (21)Oh HU I’m going through the same dilemma and have received great advice from Houzzers. My chimney breast wall is turning into a patchwork of greens and greys and I’m drowning in tester pots! I’ve tried F&B greens, a couple of Dulux ones and now trying Laura Ashley. I really like LA paint, very good coverage, but not found the right shade yet. I’m liking their Eau de nil but it’s quite dark so I’m going to try Pale Eau de nil. My favourite so far is F&B Cromarty...........good luck with your search!...See Moreliving room colour help- north facing
Comments (1)Wimborne White is light and warm without being too obviously yellow. Skimming Stone is worth looking at too as it seems to go with lots of colours - I have used it with Inchyra Blue and it works well....See MoreNorth Facing Living room - paint advice
Comments (9)i'd choose a pale neutral rather than brilliant white - which could appear quite cold in a north-facing room. a pale neutral will read as 'white' but won't be stark. something like slaked lime (mid or pale perhaps) from little greene. but there's loads of pale neutrals, depends what undertone of any other neutrals in the room has as to which one will work best. and i'd do as you first suggested - the blue in the fireplace alcove and pale the rest of the walls. the dark alcove will be a cosy focal point and be brought forward visually by being a darker colour. rather than a beam of light in an otherwise dark room....See More
E D
4 years ago
Shan M
4 years ago
Gabby Wong
4 years agoGoogle "pink and dark green room" and look at the images (get more hits of what you want than on here...) Personally I prefer the dark green walls... to the pink walled ones in those examples... however for me the pink sofa's are also a bit much? I think I'd be tempted to have the sofa's in a more neutral colour that complements both... and then have the accents in the room as pink. (like the pics below)
It also means if you want to change colour schemes you only have to repaint, and change some accents, as opposed to the whole sofa!
Shan M
4 years ago
Carolina
4 years agoJonathan
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StudioTwenty
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
I think you should go with what makes you happy. Don't be afraid of your own style. Try to choose a nice smokey pink and maybe instead of paint look at some wallpaper that has a little green on the pink that way it will be a softer and less sharp change from the dark green to the pink enabling you to add other tones and textures like natural leather and
wood that way you have more options for your sofa colours. scatter cushions will break up the solid colour of a sofa and a mirror over the fireplace will mirror the wall paper opposite bringing it all together. there are some beautiful papers out there! Carolina
4 years agoSeriously, I'd find a sofa that you love first and base the colour choice of your walls on that.
This is Inchyra blue (F&B, will probably turn out a bit darker in real life, but you have to test colours out first anyway) and a sofa and chair from Made.
Juliet Docherty
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