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Paint Color For north and south facing windows

2 years ago

We just moved and the paint colors need to go. the north facing living room is two diffrent blues that make me feel cold, 🥶 we have the darker blue that goes down the hallway. the other is light blue wher the tv is and large window. The other wall to the living room is where my fire place is on the east side that is a light yellow. we have gold/brown carpet we are keeping. and fireplace has res tile and gold. pur funiture is a darl brown. we have the tv in front of us with blue wall and behind my couch is the fireplace with yellow. im not big on the yellow. In may also meed to paint celing and trim. i have attached pics. please i need help on color choices . i do like gold, red, creams, beige but i know it what works with the house






Comments (10)

  • 2 years ago

    Forgot the living room and dining room are one yellow wall on the east

  • 2 years ago

    SW Alabaster would be a great option... you can see by the samples of white next to it that it is a soft white. I would paint the ceiling, walls and trim all the same color.

    if you are keeping the blue drapes, fine, but I would remove the valance and keep the panels.


    Stephanie DuVall thanked Lyn Nielson
  • 2 years ago

    i definitely getting rid of the curtains. my boyfriend is hopeful that we can do two or three paint colors. he doesnt like all one color. i did look into BM Manchester tan on some walls and maybe Grant Geige on another wall with trim and celing of cloud white or simply white. Or SW Nacre walls with pure white trim and celing.. Or SW roman column walls with Alabaster celing & trim. last was SW Kilim Beige walls with trim and celing Cloud white. what do think? im new to this paint stuff

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Bad combinations all around, far too many colors.!!

    The blue is NOT good with the carpet. No blue is going to be good with the carpet, nor will it be good with a lot of dark furniture.

    You are going to waste a ton of paint, when the best you could do now? Is pick a very soft white and get to one color everywhere, except a separate bedroom or bath.

  • 2 years ago

    Thank you. the person whom commented early said i should use alabaster. am i painting everything, walls,trim and fireplace just one color.? would Sw Nacre work? or what other soft white do you think? do you recomend also need to primer the walls first?

  • 2 years ago

    Ok. the person early stated to use alabaster Sw on walls, trim, and celing. would BM Navajo White be ok amd do i paint celing,wall and tim also?

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Ben Moore Navajo is a great soft wall color. Use a clear white on ceiling, Chantilly, or Decorator white. You can use either of those two on all trim ( in your case that is fire surround, doors, ONLY in SATIN finish ( Advance B.M ) .

    The rest of the trim is far too skimpy for ANY highlight! Paint "crown" and base molding SAME AS walls, and spare yourself the extra cost of even changing the finish. Just use the wall color and matte finish.

  • 2 years ago

    that sounds good. So if im iunderstanding i use chant or decor white on trim and celing in satin finish. what finish would i do navajo white? do i paint fireplace chant or decor in satin also?

  • 2 years ago

    Thankmyou so mich! i have one more question, do i need to primer the walls with the yellow and blue? if ao can you recommend a brand plase.