North Facing Rooms
North facing rooms lack light and brightness, but there are ways to bring your north facing rooms out of the dark. With no direct sunlight, they can be a challenge to decorate and live in but, cheer up. The right paint colors can make your rooms lighter or turn them into cozy nests. It’s your choice.
Your north facing living room will be darker than south facing rooms. Surprisingly pale pink makes your room lighter and brighter. Most pinks are too harsh for living room walls, but pink mixed with an equal amount of white will give you a pale pink which works perfectly. Soft yellow is also a color that brightens a north facing room. It will remind you of a day when the sun is just going over he hill. A satin finish will give it extra shine. A stippled blue glaze on the ceiling gives a sense of the blue sky. White molding will finish the look.
Pale gray is another good choice. It adds more lightness than off white. This color will look different on each wall as the light hits each wall differently. Light gray effects makes the room more interesting. Rather than a soft brighter room, you might prefer a darker yellow with a slight touch of orange. It has a high energy level. Even on a dull day, it looks great. Turn on the lights and it literally explodes.
Some people like cosy rather than lighter. If that’s you, strong pigment will be your choice. One good color is a classice green with just enough yellow and olive to update it. Your room will look fresh and vibrant. Green goes well with teal, ivory, pink and navy. For the perfect look, add blue and white porcelain, giltwood furniture, and ivory slip covers. Remember that pattern is meant for pillows, so make your pillows stand out.
If you love a living room without direct sunlight, you’ll love pale blue green walls. There’s a reason artists like working in a north facing studio. You don’t have the glare of the sun and the light is quieter and calmer. Pale blue green gives a sense of sky and water. It feels open, airy and light. Paint all the moldings and baseboards the same pale blue green for an all over effect. You can use gold, navy, ivory and pinks in this room.
For a north facing bedroom, a light lavender and pearl gray is lovely. I see it with chalky white moldings. White is what makes color come alive. Furniture upholstered in deeper shades of lavender is perfect, and adding a really sharp green chair would make it a knock out room.
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Ruby Hawk | Jun 22, 2012 | Reply
Tulan, I love your ideas and my apt needs an update. You have given me some new ideas. I flagged it as in the wrong category.
stevetheblogger | Jun 22, 2012 | Reply
Great article with tip top advice I look forward to your next.
Best Wishes
stevetheblogger
Shirley Shuler | Jun 22, 2012 | Reply
Tulan, these are some great ideas, which will come in very Handy soon.
Shirley Shuler | Jun 22, 2012 | Reply
Tulan, these are some great ideas, which will come in handy very soon.
fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa | Jun 23, 2012 | Reply
Great ideas thank you for sharing.
PR Mace | Jun 23, 2012 | Reply
What great ideas. My kitchen and bedroom are north facing rooms. My bedroom is done in pale green with white curtains and my kitchen is done in a pale mustard color with a dark hunter green on the wall with the one window. It gives these rooms a brighter look. Loved this article.
PSingh1990 | Jun 23, 2012 | Reply
Great post.
lauralu | Jun 23, 2012 | Reply
great article thanks
yes me | Jun 24, 2012 | Reply
We get lovely sky’s, on an evening from our front room, with a bay window taking in the north, the north west, and north east, early morning… for the north east, and evening for the north west, cheers good share