A general rule of thumb is that if your room is north facing it will let in soft light producing a warm effect.
Wall paint that changes color in light.
Dark color combined with light walls bring the ceiling down.
Glossy finishes will reflect light and change the way the color looks whereas flat finishes are less reflective and allow colors to look truer under bright light.
1 reason why every single powder room will look grey ish if you just slap up some generic white light off white.
Colorful ceiling designs and wall painting the same color decrease a space visually and make a room look small and cozy.
And here s something to keep in mind if you are going to use tinted light shades in the room.
As a rule higher gloss paints tend to enrich and brighten color.
The color of the light will either intensify the wall paint color if it s from the same color family or dull it if it s a complementary color.
This is why you can paint walls in an entire home with identical floors trims the very same color but with whites off whites the paint will change colors in every single room if the lighting exposure is different which in 99 of homes of course the exposures are different.
Using a bright hue or dark colors for one wall and ceiling designs create an extended long space.
If the windows of your room face north the natural light will add blue to the wall paint colors.
Light colored walls can reflect the colors of bold carpets.
Interior wall paint colors and natural light.
A green lawn in summertime and evergreens in the winter can also cast a green.
A bright blue rug for instance can cast a bluish tone on a white wall.
Another paint characteristic that affects color and light is gloss level.
Paint sheen also affects color.
The higher the gloss level the higher the light reflectance more light will bounce off a surface painted with a high gloss paint than one with a matte sheen.
Eastern exposure adds green.