North facing living room dilemma
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Stephanie Yudelson
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Need help in North facing Living room!
Comments (3)Hi Judy! Thank you for your response! Will Slip look too cold on the wall with the purple? I will go buy a sample- I'm willing to try anything that will "break the code"!...See MoreCold North Facing Living Room
Comments (4)You might have to add the pics in a new post - lots of folks seem to have trouble adding photos to an existing first post. Anyhow, I too have a north-facing living room. We moved in a few months ago and haven't painted. The previous owner had the living room painted an almost garish apricot. Point being is that it's mega cheery and bright anf does a great job (alongside lamps) casting a warm atmosphere both before and after dark. I plan to do a warm color, but tone it down. Something buttery. So the two major things I'd recommend are selecting a warm, buttery color for the walls (warm grays do not count, guys), and go hog wild with lamps. Put incandescent or incandescent-light-temp bulbs in the lamps. Having an abundance of warm lighting at human level (rather than up in the the ceiling) adds an insane amount of coziness....See MoreCool white for NorthWest facing living room
Comments (1)Photo of rooms currently. New sofa beige tones ordered....See MoreHelp for north facing kitchen/living room?! Thinking SW Alabaster
Comments (9)SW Alabaster is lovely light iff white but it is in the Yellow Hue family and that core characteristic in North facing space could show more predominately. I would need to see your furnishings and rugs plus better pictures of the flooring to make a better informed choice for you. Lots of great off white choices but good to understand what you plan for the room....See MoreHU-790501279
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