Manalto wrote:Years ago I found a book that suggested choosing paint colors to complement the natural light according to the compass direction of the room. In other words, north facing rooms would call for warm colors and west-facing rooms, cool colors. It has some logic to it and I have found it to be a good starting point for choosing colors.
The wall with the windows faces east, and the french door faces north. Northern facing exposure can be tricky as it tends to have a more blueish-gray light. The room will be very bright in the morning, and in the summer the light will be filtered through the perimeter of trees outside to further complicate things.
Initially I was considering a pinky-beige, but worried the color would be at odds with the use of the room. The porch is visible, though obscured, by the door with glue chip glass that separates it from the kitchen. I feel like the color should connect to some of the colors in the kitchen ? Now that the room is much improved the door will probably be open in the warmer months.
I am leaning towards using the same trim color as in the kitchen (Benjamin Moore "Weston Flax" - a light yellow), and will probably paint the ceiling a similar or slightly darker yellow. I am thinking about an old fashioned green for the walls. The floors in the kitchen are painted BM "Leihigh Green" which would be too dark for the walls. I am looking at similar, but lighter greens. I've been on the fence about whether I should splurge and get BM Advance for the walls ? This is a water based enamel that cures to feel very much like an oil based enamel. Painting the T&g boards are kind of a drag. If I want to repaint them, I would need to use the same or similar product, or prime again with an adhesion primer.
My logic for considering the BM Advance is that I will be storing ladders and some tools in this room, so I worry that a regular wall paint will get easily marked up ?
I looked at lots of blogs about room direction and paint color but got more confused. Ditto for Feng Shui type sites. There was a lot of information about bedrooms and living rooms but nothing about laundry room/porches. Green seems to be a commonly suggested color for east facing rooms.
The wall that faces the window is the (previously painted) brick exterior wall, which I don't know whether I will paint of not ? A green contrasts nicely with the large cabinet, which I suppose is the focal point of the room, after the wall of windows ?
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