5 PAINT COLORS FOR NORTH FACING ROOMS | BENJAMIN MOORE

[@annapatterson1896]

I have a north facing room that doubles as a guest bedroom and craft space. I painted the room Gypsy Pink in matte finish with White Dove trim in semigloss. The room is gorgeous especially when the red bud tree outside the windows is in bloom.

[@lauraw3338]

Shaker beige was AWFUL in my large north facing living room with long windows. It was so yellow it looked like MUSTARD! I had to repaint part of the room. My personal decorator screwed that up. Now it’s beautiful Edgecomb Gray. It’s a beautiful like beige.

[@annaletticks5995]

Mine too looked muted mustard yellow with green cast all day from green house next door and scotch pines outside windows.

[@justjessica85]

Yeah every color he picked is terrible

[@carolinewhitelaw1068]

Shaker Beige looked like a dirty beige bra in my EW facing home. Blech.

[@amandah2935]

May I recommend Benjamin Moore Cotton Balls (OC-122). The main windows of my house are north facing and the south side of my house has a big covered porch, so basically my whole house has northern exposure lighting. I was afraid of using this color at first because the LRV of 90.67 is very high. I was worried it would be too bright. But the result is a very pleasant warm fresh white. I am so happy with this color!

[@bonnievanseters4943]

Edgecomb Gray was the perfect color for my northern room.

[@shannonrevesz2136]

Do you have pictures you would be willing to share?

[@bonnievanseters4943]

@@shannonrevesz2136 I don't know how to share pictures on KZbin.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I have a northern facing living room that I am in the process of picking a paint color for now. When you said the lighter colors disappear, you are not kidding. I’m sticking with an L RV of between 55 and 65. I noticed the LRVs in the 70s and higher are like why bother even painting. I’m going with Rose Dust (55.8 LRV) in a matte finish for my walls.

[@chuckmurray1825]

I used White Dove in my north facing condo. I used Berh Ultra Pure White on the trim and doors. It looks great. Warm but light and airy.

[@stevenrostkowski9366]

Idea for a video: How would you approach choosing a white paint for woodwork in a bathroom with new white subway tile? (Or any tile, I suppose.) Do you try to match the tile, complement it, or ignore it like you might ignore the color of the white toilet?

[@alina-sandracucu9331]

I finally found something about Mascarpone. I don't have northern exposure in my flat but I live in a city where the sky is gray for six months a year. I wanted a white that can keep that nasty gray away from my home. Mascarpone certainly does that! And it is true, it does not look yellow and it does not look cream. It is a real, bright white. When the sun touches it, the walls become an amazing golden colour. I have an olive sofa and olive tiles in the kitchen and they bring out some green of the wallpaint around them. Personally, I love this. My walls always look warm and they seem to have a life of their own :).

[@thepaintpeople]

What a lovely and thoughtful review Alina! Sounds wonderful!

[@beatrizbiederman6696]

Thank you James for your thoughts on colors. Please cover paint colors for WESTERN exposure. After striking out with many samples, I was pleasantly surprised with the effects of SOFT CHAMOIS for gray granite and woods in a Kitchen & an adjacent Family Room with wood floors, tan sofa, blue accents and dark exposed TV components. The challenges are Cool dim mornings begging for light and Warm afternoons pleading for window coverings. I’d like to see what your color choices are for the WEST.

[@suburbanmomma9093]

Can I message uou

[@rebeccab1335]

West! I’m doing a whole main floor reno and our kitchen gets afternoon LASER SUN! White + green cabinet colours are stressful enough without the late afternoon laser beam effect 😬. LOVE THE VIDEOS! 👍

[@NutshellLiving]

What a phenomenal master class in color and light. I have been struggling with so many tried and true paint neutrals that all appear green in the north west exposed room. I’m anxious to swatch some of your great color recs on the wall today.

[@lim-kawachi2849]

Pls feature wall paint colors for West facing living room.

[@rayak7071]

Love Athena. Might try it somewhere. Can you do an explanation of what happens to color when there’s a mix of Northern and Southern light? I currently have a wall separating the north and south side windows in a space (it’s going to be one big kitchen when the wall comes down) and I can’t decide on a cabinet color because I don’t know if it will behave more like it does on the north side or the south side. Have you ever dealt with something like this before?

[@PatrickA1]

Have Athena is both my south facing bedroom and North facing. It looks great in both.

[@KJW930]

Great video!! I have Shaker Beige in my home and most days I like it. It is paired with Cloud White and - as a warning to others-- never again with Cloud White as in my house it looks like French vanilla ice cream in certain lights. I would change it out in a heartbeat if I could with Cottonballs, or Marscapone. Please, please, please do a video about Shaker Beige, what colours - blues, greens, tans, greys etc work with it. I find it a really tough colour to find lighter colour that will still have enough "jam" - if I can use that word - to work with it as SB does have a commanding presence and whatever you pair it with it needs to hold its own. It as a midtone seems to only play well with other midtones or darker colours. I made the mistake of going 50% lighter in two rooms - both with little natural light coming in. The one that faces both North and my neighbours house (we use if for an office) is tiny but it looks okay - just kind of yellow. The other room a guest bedroom that receives late afternoon North West light and it just looks awful and will be repainted. It is slightly peachy and dingy looking. I also have a bathroom to do with no natural light at all that is really small. I would like to find a colour that is light, airy nuetral enough but still a colour that works with Shaker Beige that I can use in the bathroom - maybe even the ceiling too to get that envelope look but white would also be just fine. (Once I get the popcorn texture off of it... ya... who in their right minds put popcorn ceiling texture in a bathroom even over the tub/shower???) In the bedroom I would love to do a blue or bluey/greeny/grey colour - at least an accent wall but would love to hear other ideas too. Overall in my home, I would like a slightly farmhouse, slightly beachy feel - with a relaxed traditional, maybe even English country nod and not on GREY overload as we have seen in past years. (Also, I had some Revere Pewter in here when we first moved in 3 years ago and it looks dreadful in this house.) My dearest husband loves his wood and yes, in my open concept home I have wood (deep cherry) kitchen cabinets and a lot of our LR furniture and dining room furniture is also deep cherry tones. I KNOW!!!.... but I have to find a way to make all it just work!!! Greens work fantastic with Cherry wood tones so please, please HELP those of us with Shaker Beige understand our options!!!!

[@taikowo]

Hi! I love your videos. Can you please recommend Benjamin Moore colors for a dinning without any natural light. Thanks!

[@juliastockhausen7173]

Great video. I have had that shaker beige ( lovely warm neutral) up for years and am pairing it Nordic grey which I would also call an urbaeous green! The name says grey but there are no greys in my north east rooms as they turn icy blue.

[@BringANickel]

Herbaceous, perhaps?

[@wattle2394]

Really great colours, All! Loving the mauve too - just about to do some velvet curtains in this colour for my southern hemisphere south room. Glad you agree. Those off-whites are divine. And the beige. And the green.

[@marymargaretfreeman9007]

I live in a small condo (in the metro NYC area) with barely any light. What's worked in the sun-flooded climes where I've also lived (Southern Calif, Dallas, Tulsa, Atlanta) doe NOT work here. Using paint samples, I've found neutrals to be duds. They suck the light and life out of my rooms. Watching video tours of NYC apartments and townhouses, I've discovered that deep saturated colors with low LRVs can give architectural definition and mood lift to small, dim spaces. One fab discovery was painting trim in a black laquer---an old standby for Brooklyn and Manhattan spaces. Incredidble. Just sayin' there's more to life than endless neutrals . . .

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Thanks for responding, James. Boy, were we mad, or what? Lol.

[@coastaldiva]

South next 🌴

[@immeremma]

Seriously keen to see the south recommend colours!

[@magdalenasobol883]

James, I saw you today at FedEx! You noticed my white 🐺 dog in the car as we were pulling into the parking lot. I meant to say "hello" and embarrass you by freaking out upon meeting one my favorite KZbinrs. But I didn't have a chance 🥺😭 I'm compensating by posting a comment here..

[@phyllo6]

West please. I’m about to paint my great room and master in our new build which both have floor to ceiling windows. Love to hear your opinion if we can pull off black in the great room.

[@lisanicholas3960]

Could you also recommend a good white/off-white trim color for mascarpone? Would Simply White or Cloud White work?

[@ltgemini1599]

"Sounds delicious!"😂

[@shirleyvastine9328]

I wonder what trim color was paired with the Chimichiri in that photo. I like those together.

[@helenk5579]

South pls!!!

[@DCHL5260]

Just the video I needed I am loving Chimichuri

[@pamlutzow1422]

I’m learning so much! My bedroom in my new house is a north facing room, but the windows are on the east side of the room. Any suggestions?

[@bjspyder4148]

In the room where you showcased Chimichurri, what was the trim color?

[@embeth446]

I just don’t think most people are going to paint their room mauve or dark green. Would love to have seen more light warm neutrals.

[@NayomiPennant]

I found neutrals a bit boring; I wanted more colourful options actually

[@SisterNunya]

Yeah, I’m learning about undertones.

[@brigittemoore2027]

I can’t speak for most people, but I’m so tired of this beige / greige trend. Two years ago we painted our built in bookcases in Benjamin Moore Vermont Slate, a lovely rich blue, and the walls are Buxton Blue. Our living-dining room is one long room, with the LR looking north over water and the DR west. Everyone who’s seen it says it’s stunning.

[@nooripuss1]

Please address interior colors for SSE facing rooms. I really liked your ideas for N and NNW rooms.

[@marybois-byrne6729]

Hi! Would you do a video on color combos for a New England/French feeling kitchen please? I've done my past kitchens in all white, two shades of silvery grey, and another kitchen in a shrimp-cream color. All worked well. In the next kitchen, I want to paint the upper cabs in a warm, light cream. Counters will be either natural butcher block or mid tone cream-ochre yellow granite. Base cabs will be either a green, such as October Mist or a blue of similar feeling. This is for a genuine farmhouse in Maine. I don't do typical farmhouse decor and want the kitchen to feel more historic and genuine, like it's always been like that, yet freshened up. I'd paint the walls the same color as the uppers or a lighter tint of the same. So I'm thinking subtle creamy almond - yellows and subtle greens or blues. Ideas?! Haven't picked a floor yet.

[@thepaintpeople]

Hmm... this all sounds lovely. Almond you say, have you looked at BM Natural Wicker or Navajo White? Or even Cocoa Butter?

[@marybois-byrne6729]

@@thepaintpeople I know the first two. Haven't found an inspo fabric for the kitchen yet, but I'll take a good look, and take painted sample boards to the granite slab, look at them in the room, etc. Do all the things! Thanks!

[@dhrtiwalter8670]

Does all sound lovely 😊 I want to do almost exactly the same thing! So thanks for posting!!

[@lucilledavis1478]

My home is north facing . I am looking for a color that makes the room look big and bright but not yellow not dull . I do like a warmth feeling. I am painting the wall and ceiling the same color . Doesn’t that make the room look bigger . I am a big fan of behr paint if u can give me an idea in the white family . Also do you use the same sheen on the walls with the ceiling. I was thinking of eggshell for everything. Thank you so much love your videos!

[@shannonrevesz2136]

Thank you James!!

[@monicafranzo9378]

I believe my bedroom is a north facing room 🤔It’s painted Putnam Ivory . I have dark wood floors with white furniture and a brass bed . I would like to paint the small wall that’s between my two windows ,and maybe the windows to . My room gets the sun around 1pm . However, having a hard time deciding on a color . I like some of the BM colors for 2022 . Any advice would be appreciated . Thanks for the great video 👍

[@thepaintpeople]

Hi Monica, have you looked at White Dove and Texas Rose? I love that combination.

[@lisacalhoun8080]

So helpful! Thank you! Love your channel!

[@thepaintpeople]

You are so welcome!

[@sebastoc4302]

Chose BM Narragansett green for our cabinets in or North facing kitchen. Now we're struggling with wall and trim choices. We have wood floors stained in Early American Minwax. Please help if possible.

[@lizrehrauer2031]

How about paint colors to brighten a room with no windows. My mud room/laundry room is the entrance from the garage and I’d like to brighten it up.

[@jujupatootie3232]

I'm really trying to brighten up my home but have a Scandinavian design in mind. Could you recommend which colors to go with? I was thinking of doing Cloud White, Simply white, and Swiss Coffee. I'm new to painting since this is my first home so I don't want to mess it up!

[@kimmowers8753]

Could you paint a fireplace brick and wood surround with Chimichurri?

[@dawncaruso2459]

But James, what paint colors will go with some of these ones you mentioned for the South West part of my house? I have an open floor plan, and live in a Center Hall Colonial. . My formal living room and dining room are North East , and my Kitchen and Family Room are South West. I was thinking of Ally's Earring for the South West part. Ugh, I am so confused. But I appreciate your videos! I binge watch them!

[@annaletticks5995]

What color is on walls behind you?

[@christinecammarata7231]

Would bm winds breath on kitchen cabinets compliment Taupe tile and creamy / brown counter w northwest lighting?

[@sherriann674]

West next please!

[@OwlingDogDesign]

I gave in to the darkness in the back (north-facing) bedroom. How dark is it? Not only is it north facing, but it backs up on the mountain behind me. It does get some sunlight, but never direct sun. I struggled for months, trying to decide with patches and patches of paint & wallpaper on the walls. I finally went with BM's Rushing River on three walls and a black & cream toile wallpaper on the window wall. I believe it's a good fit and I love the 'teal' tone of the Rushing River.

[@lindat.7520]

Months…..lmao so me. I always thought it would be easier but I started in March and didn’t decide till late June lol

[@OwlingDogDesign]

@@lindat.7520 Thank you for commiserating!! It's so bad, isn't it?

[@LULC0759]

What would you recommend in North facing in Sherwin Williams close to BM Mascarpone.? Alabaster?

[@miranda-r4s]

My question as well....

[@dorothw265]

West

[@zstroud5698]

Loved this video. Would Marscapone and Chimichurri work together in a north facing sun room with Chimichurri as an accent wall?

[@ceedubbb]

Did you decide to move forward with this color scheme?

[@LearningwithIzaan]

What color would go with Athena ? Any suggest in the green color family . ? Looking for sw options … what is similar to Athena

[@thepaintpeople]

Hmm, A SW option doesn't come to mind but Behr Ginger Sugar is pretty similar. For accent you could look at something like SW Rookwood Dark Green? For something lighter, maybe something like BW Herb Bouquet? Greens will look great with Athena. You have a lot of options.

[@LearningwithIzaan]

@@thepaintpeople thanks a lot I will look it up.

[@katherinehancocks283]

I think I like chimichurri.

[@katherinehancocks283]

I think I like Cushing green better.

[@blancaestela4197]

My north room has lots of light, 4 huge windows, ? Still trying to find my right color.

[@thepaintpeople]

Hi Shasta, is there a direction you're leaning? What vibe are you doing for?

[@blancaestela4197]

@@thepaintpeople cozy warm relaxing

[@cyninthehouse]

South please

[@annecyle]

Would you recommend BM white Dove for cabinets in a North face kitchen..

[@thepaintpeople]

Hi Shauna, I would! It's got enough warmth to offset that cool light.

[@annecyle]

@@thepaintpeople thanks so much!

[@annecyle]

Any Off white you would suggest or Greige..

[@2blueyez180]

Hey James! I hear pale oak and athena are identical colors with different names....is that true?.... Thanks!

[@thepaintpeople]

You're right!

[@dg7438]

You say mauve funny :)

[@louisejeffries7155]

You struggle with decision-making sometimes Oh you are Libra. I love colour and I struggle with decision-making to yep Libra

[@nancyyonce2906]

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IF THE ROOM IS NORTH, SOUTH EAST OR WEST!!~! YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY !!

[@nowistime8070]

goddess not god

[@justjessica85]

I hated all these. I'm doomed 😢

[@marta150]

I do too. Ordering color samples. Want something dramatic, not bland.