7 Stylish Paint Colors for North Facing Rooms

Contrary to what most people think, white is usually a poor paint color choice for north facing and poorly lit rooms.

North facing rooms don’t get much direct warm sunlight throughout the day, so they don’t benefit from the warmth that natural sunlight provides.

The light in northern exposure rooms tends to be more gray light with a subtle blue casts as the sun hits the room when it’s lower in the sky.

Stylish looks for rooms with northern exposure 

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if you have cool paint colors with gray, blue, or lavender undertones, these cool tones will be magnified.

Lighting impact of northern exposure rooms

One measure to help in looking at how light and reflective paint colors will be is to look at their Light Reflective Value (LRV).

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A word on Light Reflective Value (LRV)

Be aware of the sources for low light rooms

There are many reasons that a room may be dark (aside from the paint colors/decor).

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