The Best Farrow and Ball North Facing Room Paint Colours

I am back with a North facing room edition with Farrow & Ball paint! I share the basics of choosing the right paint for these rooms, along with both neutral and darker options if you want to lean into the dark side!
If you have any questions or want other paint recommendations, please leave a comment below and don't forget to subscribe! All paint colours mentioned in the video are below and a time stamp if you want to skip sections. Nicole x
Other North Facing Video: • 5 of The Best Dulux Pa...
Paint colours mentioned in the video:
Oxford Stone - tidd.ly/3QEbfya
Joa's White - tidd.ly/4buciJ1
New White - tidd.ly/3whTFJH
White Tie - tidd.ly/4bvgUP7
Mizzle - tidd.ly/4dvpM9o
Cromarty - tidd.ly/3US1VJL
Setting Plaster - tidd.ly/3wvMmht
Red Earth - tidd.ly/3ydDwWd
Dimity - tidd.ly/4bw20Io
Matchstick - tidd.ly/4bupjT3
Stiffkey Blue - tidd.ly/3UR1YFu
Hague Blue - tidd.ly/3QCrQTk
Down Pipe - tidd.ly/3UQaVit
Railings - tidd.ly/3QEf86q
Beverly - tidd.ly/3ycxIw0
Studio Green - tidd.ly/4b9DTQ6
Green Smoke - tidd.ly/4duUvU1
00:00 Intro
00:38 how to pick paint undertones for a North facing room
02:18 Best Farrow and Ball North facing room colours
02:36 Oxford Stone
03:09 Joa’s White
03:32 New White
03:55 White Tie
04:34 Mizzle and Cromarty
05:25 Setting Plaster
06:10 Red Earth
06:54 Dimity
07:18 Matchstick
07:43 Leaning into darker shades in a North facing room
08:18 Outro
#farrowandball #northfacinghouse #paintcolours
_____________________________________________________
You can also find me on:
INTERIORS BLOG → www.sleek-chic.co.uk
INSTAGRAM → / sleekchicinteriors
PINTEREST → www.pinterest.co.uk/Nicolelsage/
📧Business enquiries: [e-mail]
Donwload your FREE Interior Design Styles PDF; www.sleek-chic.co.uk/interior...
_______________________________________________
Affiliate Links Disclaimer:
When you purchase through any shopping links, I may earn an affiliate commission, but it doesn't cost you anything extra to do so, it helps me to continue providing free content like this on KZbin. Any affiliate links will be marked with an '*'.

[@stevewoolley4224]

Thanks for your advice. I have a small north facing bedroom that I use as a holistic treatment room. Currently it is a mid yellow and I'm using orange as an accent colour. I am looking for a lighter main colour to make the room feel fresher and lighter, but still want to use the orange. I would appreciate any recommendations if you get chance. Again, thank you for your video.

[@NicoleSage]

Thanks for watching! A warm orange is great for warming a space up, I’d definitely be inclined to pair with a warm white to balance the intensity of the orange, have a look at Matchstick, String or Dimity - they have warm undertones so will work well in the North facing space. Grab a tester first so you can see how they pair with your specific orange, hope that helps!

[@susanrayner5836]

This was great thanks. Im NW- My living room is at the back with darker dining area middle and then lighter kitchen. I have an original 1950s booth light teal and white and want to keep fun teal/coral colours and have grey kitchen cupboards. So my question is using a white that is warm to go right through to bring together whole area and then I'm going to use accessories to bring in darker teal, and earthy colours to combine the area but still separate living from kitchen/diner what do you suggest 😊 thanks for sharing your videos❤

[@NicoleSage]

Thanks for watching! Your kitchen colours sound gorgeous and fun :) Okay, so three warm whites I would recommend that will tie together your colour scheme and flow are Dimity - red based neutral but a perfect base for an earthy approach, or White Tie and New White - they have a subtle yellow undertone but pair virtually with any colours. I'd get a tester of each, paint an A4 sheet of paper with them so you can move them around the spaces to see how they feel with the light in the different spaces. I'd also look at School House White - it's a stony white but particularly works well with greens and blues so would be a lovely complement to your teal. Hope that helps! Nicole x

[@susanrayner5836]

Thank you sooooo much it sounds perfect and great tip to paint a4 and move around I'd never thought of that so thank you again. Binge watching your vids so many great ideas and tips thank you so much again ❤❤❤❤❤

[@NicoleSage]

@@susanrayner5836 Thank you so much, so glad you're enjoying them 🥰

[@SimpleScottishLiving]

Thank you! I think I'm leaning towards green smoke in my N facing hallway for the paneling. What white would you pair with it?

[@NicoleSage]

Thanks for watching! So, if you want something quite bright I’d look at Pointing, close to a bright white but has a red base so is warm and will draw the eye up, or for something more subdued but still warm, have a look at James White 😊

[@emmaandrews3969]

Hi that was such a helpful video, thank you. Could you give me a bit of help! I have an east facing bedroom that gets a lot of light in the morning. One wall has a bank of wardrobes painted in studio green. I am at a loss as to the walls. There are some things on the shelves that are an orangy/ tangerine colour which seems to go well. But I'm really not sure what to do. Can you help me in my conundrum!

[@NicoleSage]

@@emmaandrews3969 Thanks for watching :) Okay, so I would personally lean into an off-white with grey or green undertones which will pair well with studio green but will balance well with the light the room receives - look at Wevet and Off white. You'll have a gorgeous foundation then for the green to pop and any accent colours you have on the shelves. Definitely get a tester beforehand and see how it looks in the light, paint onto an A4 sheet of paper so you can easily move around the room to see how the light affects it. Hope that helps!

[@PaulaDavies-pw1vh]

Hi Nicole, I have a North/West facing living room, it will be a TV evening room eventually but don’t want the white/light schemes, the dark ones mentioned, or anything pink/red/earthy, I was looking for mid blues/greens but not sure they will work ! Help, any suggestions thanks Paula

[@NicoleSage]

Hi Paula, I've got you! One of my favourite subdued pinks is Sulking Room Pink, it's got a lovely moodiness to it but isn't overtly pink. If you want something a bit earthier, look at red earth - a colour drenched look on walls and ceiling looks amazing for a cosy room. These tend to be warmer without being bright, but mid blues and greens can look really good too, here are some I would look at; Studio Green, Treron, Calke Green and Blues - Stiffkey Blue, Inchyra Blue and De Nimes. I love either the warmer earthy shades or the darker schemes, definitely grab a few testers of your fave and sit with them in your space for a day or so to see how you feel with them throughout the evening light, hope that helps! Nicole x

[@PaulaDavies-pw1vh]

@@NicoleSagethank you Nicole, I looked at Setting Plaster also, I will look at some of those colours you have suggested, we haven’t started to live in room yet but the light never seems to get into the room at all! It’s not a very cold room but not inviting due to this, thanks for taking time to reply, very helpful as dont want to get it too wrong! 😊

[@michellemurphy3367]

Hi would pigeon in a north face room work paired with wimborne white?

[@NicoleSage]

Yes, both pair beautifully - however, pigeon used on all walls in a North facing space will affect how dark the room feels if you are just using Wimborne white on the ceiling. If half wall panelling or doing an accent wall though then that would work well. Although, there's nothing wrong with leaning into the darkness though in a North facing room though and using it all over.

[@nicolawilmott-u6k]

Hi, I have a 1940's house which is northwest facing. I'm struggling to find a colour to paint it. I have tried numerous Farrow and Ball tester pots but the pale colours look drab and insipid. We have white windows. Can you suggest anything please?

[@NicoleSage]

I'd always lean into the prominent facing when choosing colours which will be North for you - if those types of colours aren't working well, I'd perhaps go for something bolder, how do you feel about greens or pinks? Look at Setting Plaster, Templeton Pink, Vert de Terre, Cooking apple green, if something more neutral Oxford Stone is great, we have this in a true North room and has a gorgeous warmth to it - is this also for a specific room as that might help me with some other suggestions, thanks!

[@nicolawilmott-u6k]

Thank you Nicole. I should have been more specific. It's the exterior masonry paint that I'm struggling with. The house is closer to west than north. The only bolder colour I have tried is Lichen, but it didn't look nice. So far Cromarty and mizzle are the favourites. Tried peinoir which looks nice at the back of the house but just grey at the front. the house is detached and has ugly lumpy pebble dash type render. Most of the pale shades look just white in the afternoon sun.