5 PAINT COLORS FOR NORTH FACING ROOMS | BENJAMIN MOORE

North facing rooms are notoriously tricky to pick colors for. You not only don't get much direct sunlight, the light you do end up getting happens to be on the cooler side. What is a designer to do? When they go cool, you go warm! Here are some paint colors for north facing rooms that I like!

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[annapatterson]

I have a north facing room that doubles as a guest bedroom and craft space. I painted the room Gypsy Pink in matte finish with White Dove trim in semigloss. The room is gorgeous especially when the red bud tree outside the windows is in bloom.

[wattle]

Really great colours, All! Loving the mauve too - just about to do some velvet curtains in this colour for my southern hemisphere south room. Glad you agree. Those off-whites are divine. And the beige. And the green.

[lauraw]

Shaker beige was AWFUL in my large north facing living room with long windows. It was so yellow it looked like MUSTARD! I had to repaint part of the room. My personal decorator screwed that up. Now it’s beautiful Edgecomb Gray. It’s a beautiful like beige.

[chuckmurray]

I used White Dove in my north facing condo. I used Berh Ultra Pure White on the trim and doors. It looks great. Warm but light and airy.

[rebeccab]

West! I’m doing a whole main floor reno and our kitchen gets afternoon LASER SUN! White + green cabinet colours are stressful enough without the late afternoon laser beam effect 😬. LOVE THE VIDEOS! 👍

[NutshellLiving]

What a phenomenal master class in color and light. I have been struggling with so many tried and true paint neutrals that all appear green in the north west exposed room. I’m anxious to swatch some of your great color recs on the wall today.

[amandah]

May I recommend Benjamin Moore Cotton Balls (OC-122). The main windows of my house are north facing and the south side of my house has a big covered porch, so basically my whole house has northern exposure lighting. I was afraid of using this color at first because the LRV of 90.67 is very high. I was worried it would be too bright. But the result is a very pleasant warm fresh white. I am so happy with this color!

[HeronCoyote]

I have a northern facing living room that I am in the process of picking a paint color for now. When you said the lighter colors disappear, you are not kidding. I’m sticking with an L RV of between 55 and 65. I noticed the LRVs in the 70s and higher are like why bother even painting. I’m going with Rose Dust (55.8 LRV) in a matte finish for my walls.

[bonnievanseters]

Edgecomb Gray was the perfect color for my northern room.

[lisacalhoun]

So helpful! Thank you! Love your channel!

[KJW]

Great video!! I have Shaker Beige in my home and most days I like it. It is paired with Cloud White and - as a warning to others-- never again with Cloud White as in my house it looks like French vanilla ice cream in certain lights. I would change it out in a heartbeat if I could with Cottonballs, or Marscapone. Please, please, please do a video about Shaker Beige, what colours - blues, greens, tans, greys etc work with it. I find it a really tough colour to find lighter colour that will still have enough "jam" - if I can use that word - to work with it as SB does have a commanding presence and whatever you pair it with it needs to hold its own. It as a midtone seems to only play well with other midtones or darker colours. I made the mistake of going 50% lighter in two rooms - both with little natural light coming in. The one that faces both North and my neighbours house (we use if for an office) is tiny but it looks okay - just kind of yellow. The other room a guest bedroom that receives late afternoon North West light and it just looks awful and will be repainted. It is slightly peachy and dingy looking. I also have a bathroom to do with no natural light at all that is really small. I would like to find a colour that is light, airy nuetral enough but still a colour that works with Shaker Beige that I can use in the bathroom - maybe even the ceiling too to get that envelope look but white would also be just fine. (Once I get the popcorn texture off of it... ya... who in their right minds put popcorn ceiling texture in a bathroom even over the tub/shower???) In the bedroom I would love to do a blue or bluey/greeny/grey colour - at least an accent wall but would love to hear other ideas too. Overall in my home, I would like a slightly farmhouse, slightly beachy feel - with a relaxed traditional, maybe even English country nod and not on GREY overload as we have seen in past years. (Also, I had some Revere Pewter in here when we first moved in 3 years ago and it looks dreadful in this house.) My dearest husband loves his wood and yes, in my open concept home I have wood (deep cherry) kitchen cabinets and a lot of our LR furniture and dining room furniture is also deep cherry tones. I KNOW!!!.... but I have to find a way to make all it just work!!! Greens work fantastic with Cherry wood tones so please, please HELP those of us with Shaker Beige understand our options!!!!

[DCHL]

Just the video I needed I am loving Chimichuri

[stevenrostkowski]

Idea for a video: How would you approach choosing a white paint for woodwork in a bathroom with new white subway tile? (Or any tile, I suppose.) Do you try to match the tile, complement it, or ignore it like you might ignore the color of the white toilet?

[beatrizbiederman]

Thank you James for your thoughts on colors. Please cover paint colors for WESTERN exposure. After striking out with many samples, I was pleasantly surprised with the effects of SOFT CHAMOIS for gray granite and woods in a Kitchen & an adjacent Family Room with wood floors, tan sofa, blue accents and dark exposed TV components. The challenges are Cool dim mornings begging for light and Warm afternoons pleading for window coverings. I’d like to see what your color choices are for the WEST.

[phyllo]

West please. I’m about to paint my great room and master in our new build which both have floor to ceiling windows. Love to hear your opinion if we can pull off black in the great room.

[juliastockhausen]

Great video. I have had that shaker beige ( lovely warm neutral) up for years and am pairing it Nordic grey which I would also call an urbaeous green! The name says grey but there are no greys in my north east rooms as they turn icy blue.

[taikowo]

Hi! I love your videos. Can you please recommend Benjamin Moore colors for a dinning without any natural light. Thanks!

[pamlutzow]

I’m learning so much! My bedroom in my new house is a north facing room, but the windows are on the east side of the room. Any suggestions?

[dawncaruso]

But James, what paint colors will go with some of these ones you mentioned for the South West part of my house? I have an open floor plan, and live in a Center Hall Colonial. . My formal living room and dining room are North East, and my Kitchen and Family Room are South West. I was thinking of Ally's Earring for the South West part. Ugh, I am so confused. But I appreciate your videos! I binge watch them!

[jujupatootie]

I'm really trying to brighten up my home but have a Scandinavian design in mind. Could you recommend which colors to go with? I was thinking of doing Cloud White, Simply white, and Swiss Coffee. I'm new to painting since this is my first home so I don't want to mess it up!