8 Colors for South-Facing Rooms

Traci Rolz Too bad the photos don't show too well how the room feels with the sun shining inside.

Tanner Avery yeah you're showing optimal lighting in these rooms. (i get it... better photographs)

also, all the colors seem on the lighter side. Is that necessary if you got southern exposure?

Boutique-de-la-Mer.com Great ideas - our master bedroom is in the south and these are great tips.

scarbowcow I'd like to know the same as Tanner Avery: would more saturated colors work - dark greens, for example? What about pastels in warmer colors? Would a pale pink/ rose work in a 'tinted white' shade? And what about aquas or lavender/violets? How do we know when a shade is 'too warm'? That is, will a warm shade still work if it's a 'tinted white' at the same time? I've got an apartment with all south-facing windows and would love a pale rose in the bedroom and pale yellow in the kitchen. Mistake? I HATE the pale blue kitchen with a passion.

Barbara Loyd I liked your ideas. What about some future articles on East, West, and North lighted rooms? Direction is very important to consider when choosing colors.

silvercreekgardener Thank you for the tips. I had been considering warm tones for my south facing living room walls- now I will reconsider.

tobeamiss @colorfilled...if you look at the top of the page before the first picture, you'll see a link to 8 colors for north facing rooms

tobeamiss now I know what I did wrong with my livingroom that has a north facing window! I should have gone with warmer colors! Gauranteed this will be changed within a couple of weeks.

olldroo My lounge room has always been a nightmare because it faces west and gets all the hot afternoon sun in summer making it very unpleasant. Some years ago I tried blue on the walls and for the curtains and the difference was amazing. About to redo it all, including all new furniture and furnishings but I can't get the shade of blue I want for the lounge or curtains, the current colours are much darker or bright jewel colours, the best I can get is a seaspray colour which I will also use for the walls. My carpet will be creamy white and I have found a lovely creamy white silk finish fabric for the curtains. I find a silky finish for the curtains looks cooler too. Looking at these gorgeous photos (particularly the first one) I am disappointed but I think it will still achieve the desired effect.

jrdreyer I wish I would have read this prior to painting my living, dining, and kitchen a pale yellow. It is south facing and I could not understand why it looked way to warm. Well, time to repaint to a lovely blue. Any suggestions for a light blue in a beach house in mexico? Going for a hacienda beach atmosphere.

divoelo does anyone have a solution for a southern sunroom with seventeen windows! afraid sun will destroy curtains in a couple of years. does anyone have any experience with tinting film? sunroom facing west and the trees we depended upon for shade were destroyed by tornado!

olldroo divoelo - I used a tinting film many years ago on my west facing doors (22 ft of them) and it worked a treat but over the years it did scratch and started to peel off. You do have to use care cleaning it. Mine probably lasted about 15 years, but I got mine in the early days, products have probably improved since then too. The bonus was the privacy it afforded as it gave a mirror finish and no one could see in during the day but we could see out clearly. The funny side to it too was that when people called they didn't know we could see them preening themselves in the reflection before ringing the doorbell. At night it was reversed though, we couldn't see out and everyone could see in. The other downside to it was that it dimmed the rooms and with the doors being the only source of light the rooms were very dull in the mornings, especially in winter.

You can now use a mesh roller blind that will block out sun and heat and possibly reduce light too - if that is a factor for you. I'm presently replacing my curtains in my problem area and am using a separate blockout lining that I can just pull across in the afternoon to protect curtains, carpet and furnishings. If it does deteriorate before my curtains, then I only have to replace that.