Best Paint Colours For North, South, East & West Facing Rooms from Frenchic

Natural light is one of the biggest factors that affects how colours appear – and the aspect of a room is one of the main factors affecting the amount of light that enters it. That’s why the direction a room faces is important to consider when choosing paint colours and Frenchic have the answers!

North-Facing Room Paint Colours

North-facing rooms get less natural light – and the light they do get is generally a little cooler. As such, they can look characterless, cold or sallow with the wrong colour choices.

Colours with warmer undertones are the obvious choice as they provide a cosy, welcoming atmosphere.

Many neutral colours have warm undertones, including taupes or greiges and even greys. Some warmer neutrals to consider from Frenchic are:

Crème Caramel, Granola, Pampas, Swayed, Nougat.

South-Facing Room Colours

Light tends to be brighter and clearer in these rooms. The amount of light means you can experiment with more daring or unusual features without worrying about dumbing down your space.

However, one factor to check on with South-facing room colours is brightness, particularly if you are sticking to white. Very light rooms can be a little overwhelming if they are painted in a very bright white. Off-whites and pale neutrals are the answer if this is the case, such as:

Wedding Cake, Ghost, Silver Birch, Ivory Tower, Virgin

East And West Rooms

With the sun rising in the East, rooms that face this direction get their natural light early on in the day. On the flipside, West-facing rooms get lots of natural light in the evening.

The best colours to use may depend on when the room is most used. If you use an East-facing room in the morning or a West-facing room in the evening, you might want to balance out all of that natural light with cooler colours, including blues, aqua tones and greens:

Hornblower, Santorini, Victory Lane, Steaming Green