The 15 Best Paint Colors for East-Facing Rooms
Wondering why your paint color looks so different from morning to afternoon in your east-facing room? Because eastern exposure isn’t easy – I curse it and throw a quarter in the jar every time (I’m on my 3rd jar).
However, once you understand and accent how your paint color might change from morning to afternoon, it can be easier to find your room’s best paint color.
To help you on your colorful way, I’ve strapped on my big girl undies, pulled all my thoughts together for you (scary), combined them with my 24+ years of color experience and 12,000 consultations, and finally made some sense of it all. However, it’s a lot of info, so you better get comfy.
EAST-FACING LIGHT & PAINT COLORS
When discussing the best paint colors for north and south-facing rooms, it’s a bit easier to pin down good color options as their natural light is a bit more reliable throughout the day. However, with east-facing rooms having split personalities, it isn’t clear-cut, and there’s no exact recipe for the perfect paint color. Let me rephrase that…on a larger scale…
There’s absolutely no way to predict exactly how a paint color ABSOLUTELY WILL look in any exposure – there are waaaay too many variables. However, with knowledge and experience, you can narrow down your options and end up with your best color.
MOVING ALONG!
PAINT COLORS IN EAST-FACING MORNING LIGHT
Rooms with a prominent east-facing morning light get a gentle, slightly clean dose of warm sunshine in the early morning (but not the same as the more intense golden warmth you’ll get in a west-facing afternoon). As the sun rises, you’ll also notice a lot of shadows.
- Warm paint colors can be slightly enhanced in eastern morning light without picking up a strong glow (unlike western afternoon light).
- If you paint your east-facing room a cool paint color, it could feel refreshing and soft in the morning and, if it has enough color (chroma), it can hold up well in the afternoon.
- You might find that blues that lean green can look a bit softer and more inviting, overall.
- Green-yellow, more so than green blues, can offer a soft warmth to an eastern room. However, ensure they’re not too neutral, or they could look murky in the afternoon.
As we move towards noon, the light will slowly get brighter and whiter, and the chances of being judged for day drinking (which you may be doing shortly) will be greatly reduced. This bright light can start to wash out colors, making them appear lighter.
For example, in the above photo, check out the walls facing you; they’re a bit shadowed, but the paint color on the wall with the TP holder is completely washed out as it’s getting a direct hit of Eastern light.
PAINT COLORS IN EAST-FACING AFTERNOON LIGHT
Whether it gets a little natural light or a lot, an east-facing room will look grayer and flatter in the afternoon – I can hear the crickets chirping now- oh wait, that’s my phone with a message – which I’ll never check.
- Warm colors can help balance the more shaded, slightly dull look of east-facing afternoon light. The more neutral the colors, the dirtier they can look, so choose wisely. As mentioned earlier, look at those with a bit more color (chroma).
- If you choose a cool color with a bit more ‘color’ and less gray, you may find it holds better in the afternoon.
- A gray paint color’s inherent bias (scientific lean towards a certain color) can be a bit more noticeable in east-facing afternoons. That said, there are so many other things affecting paint colors that I wouldn’t put too much on that. Sample your colors carefully and see if you notice more undertone in the afternoon light!
- If you go for cool paint colors or gray neutrals, you may want to add warm accents and texture to your room for balance and visual warmth.
Don’t expect a paint color to save you and your room – help it out by giving it LIGHT!
Notice how the same paint color (Sherwin Williams Aesthetic White) changes on each wall
WHEN CONSIDERING YOUR EXPOSURE, IT’S ABOUT YOUR ROOM AS A WHOLE
It’s easy to get caught up in how our paint colors look on a wall-to-wall basis. However, natural lighting changes drastically throughout the day, as will the paint color on your walls. How your room’s exposure will affect your paint color is never predictable.
When considering your room’s exposure, focus on the overall appearance and FEELING of your room. The natural light your room receives (quality/amount/etc.) can easily affect this.
Afternoon east-facing light, morning western natural light, and the same paint color.
Here’s a short list of the many factors that can affect how your paint color looks (related to exposure).
- How big your window is
- How tall your wall/high your ceiling is
- If you have landscaping outside the window that partially blocks light, or the light filters through it
- How close to the equator are you
- The time of year
- You live in a place that’s cloudy a lot of the time
- If your neighbor’s home or a tall building blocks some light.
STEP 1: IT’S ALL IN THE TIMING
I know, this is a TON of info – it’s like verbal diarrhea on my end, so I can’t imagine how it’s being received on yours (might be time for a wipe). So, you can take that all into consideration OR take a deep breath, totally ignore me (Tim has an uncanny knack for this), and start sampling paint colors.
But before you do that, take a quick second to answer these two questions…
- Do I use my room more in the morning or the afternoon?
- Am I more comfortable in warmer colors or cooler colors?
If you can’t find a color you love at BOTH times of day and can’t adjust your interior lighting (I bet you can), decide whether you naturally lean toward warm or cool colors (and decide which temperature your room best suits). Then, choose the color you like the most during the time of day you’re in the room.
Does this mean you completely ignore the other half of the day?
No, you just don’t give it priority. And while you may LOVE a color in the morning light, but not the afternoon, as long as it’s ‘okay’ and doesn’t go against your religious beliefs, it might just be a good choice.
But what if you’re in the room in the morning AND the afternoon?’ Well, then we move on to STEP 2.
STEP 2: LIGHTING IS YOUR FRIEND
For the time of day when your room is at its drabbest (the afternoon for eastern rooms), use interior lighting as a supplement. This can give your paint color an ENTIRELY new look and make it more livable during shaded hours. Taking the time to improve the lighting in your room will make ALL of the difference in the world in how your paint color appears and how your room feels.
In this next photo, look at how much the different light bulbs change the look of the paint color (Sherwin Williams Shoji White)…
How the Kelvins of Light Bulbs Affect Paint Colors
While they say that ‘daylight’ bulbs best mimic natural daylight, that’s a dang cool light (5000K) and isn’t always a ‘liveable light’ compared to what we’re used to with our old-school bulbs. I would opt for a warmer light (lower Kelvins) over a daylight bulb…unless I’m in a doctor’s office. Even then…
So, what is a girl (or guy) to do now? DRINK UP BUTTERCUP! That’s right, you might need to call in the reinforcements (Mr. Pinot and Ms. Merlot) when choosing the best paint color for your east-facing room. So, grab that sippy cup, and let’s get started.
This is where the fun starts!
THE BEST PAINT COLORS FOR EAST-FACING ROOMS
Remember…
- You might not find a color you love at ALL times of the day, which is why your interior lighting plan is so important!
- Exposure doesn’t matter NEARLY as much as the needs of your room’s interior finishes, size, etc.
- Be patient with your paint color; it’s likely doing its best, given the drastic shift in natural light!
I mention afternoon light a lot in the comments below. This is because it’s harder to accommodate, whereas east-facing morning light is much more flexible!
1. SHERWIN WILLIAMS CASA BLANCA SW 7571
Casa Blanca is a slightly brighter shade of cream than Gentle Cream, which is coming up shortly). It offers a gentle, slightly cheerful warmth to an east-facing room, making it a beautiful color to wake up to and a warm and inviting one in the afternoon light.
FULL Paint Color Review of Sherwin Williams Casa Blanca
2. BENJAMIN MOORE CLOUD WHITE OC-130
Cloud White is a white paint color with a creamy backdrop. With this bit of yellow, Cloud White has the warmth to stand up to a flat eastern afternoon while looking soft and subtle in the morning hours.
FULL Paint Color Review of Benjamin Moore Cloud White
If you’re considering white for your east-facing rooms, focus on warm whites (yellow undertones) and ones that are perhaps a bit BRIGHTER than the softer, creamier end.
- Benjamin Moore Simply White
- Sherwin Williams Cheviot
- Sherwin Williams Greek Villa
3. SHERWIN WILLIAMS NATURAL LINEN 9109
Natural Linen is a light shade of beige. Like ANY color, it can lose some of its luster in the afternoon light; however, it’s still a beautiful, muted, warm neutral. If you want warmth on your walls without too much gold, Natural Linen can be a great fit.
Just remember, it can lose some of its warm appeal in the afternoon. That said, your interior finishes take priority over your exposure. In my experience, Natural Linen suits A LOT OF interior finishes, which is why I’ve included it…even if it falls a little flat on you. Either you’ll still love it, or you might choose a beige with a bit more noticeable warmth.
If you like the look of Natural Linen but want a lighter shade, here are a few to explore…
- Sherwin Williams Moderate White
- Sherwin Williams Divine White
FULL Paint Color Review of Sherwin Williams Natural Linen
4. SHERWIN WILLIAMS RAINWASHED SW 6211
Rainwashed is a beautiful blue-green-gray blend. In the morning, Rainwashed is a beautiful shade of light blue with a whisper of green and gray. In the afternoon, you might notice its cool hue come to life a bit more, but it won’t look any lighter and brighter.
In this next image, notice how Rainwashed has less gray and more color than Smoky Green and Comfort Gray…
FULL Paint Color Review of Sherwin Williams Rainwashed
5. BENJAMIN MOORE MUSLIN OC-12
Muslin is similar to Natural Linen but has more undertone (orange). So, if you find that Natural Linen is a bit flat for your space, Muslin offers a similar degree of warmth with just a bit more backbone to stand up to those gray hours.
Look at the difference from the left wall to the right – all thanks to natural light!
FULL Paint Color Review of Benjamin Moore Muslin
Many of the colors that I recommend for east-facing afternoons (in particular) ALSO suit north-facing rooms!
6. BENJAMIN MOORE BALBOA MIST OC-27
Balboa Mist is a light shade of gray that winks politely at the warmth of taupe.
The undertones in Balboa Mist often appear purple-pink. If you don’t love these undertones, you might want to be careful, as while they’re reasonably subtle compared to some other colors…they ain’t THAT subtle.
FULL Paint Color Review of Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist
7. BENJAMIN MOORE NATURAL WICKER OC-1
I LOVE Natural Wicker for an east-facing room. Some homeowners love heavy cream but get nervous about too much yellow. The great thing about Natural Wicker is that it’s a REAL cream-beige hybrid. Compared to Gentle Cream, you’ll see that it has a similar yellow-orange blend, but Natural Wicker has a bit more gray, which calms it down. Add a bit of warm interior lighting, and you’ve got one gorgeous east-facing room!
Remember, you can’t change the fact that many colors WILL fall flatter in the afternoon. If you want to avoid that, you need to choose a color with more life/color.
Just remember, it has to suit your interior finishes, AND you have to live with it at ALL hours of the day!
Alternatively, choose a color you and your room love and improve your interior lighting (I know, I’m like a broken record). If you don’t have enough lighting, Amazon sells battery-operated wall-mount sconces!
8. BENJAMIN MOORE FERNWOOD GREEN 2145-40
Maybe you want to leave the neutral world entirely and embrace some COLOR in your life! Color is a great way to battle those afternoon Eastern blahs.
Fernwood Green is a charming shade of leafy green. Being a warm green (green-yellow), it will sit strong in the flat afternoon light while not being completely obnoxious in the morning hours.
Sure, I could go wild and crazy and suggest dark shades of green or some beautiful medium-toned blues to you, but these colors are intended to appeal to the masses and the AVERAGE home – not a particular set of personal tastes! I offer an awesome Online Paint Color Consulting service if you want something fine-tuned for you and your home.
9. SHERWIN WILLIAMS KILIM BEIGE SW 6141
Kilim Beige has a lot more meat on its bones than the more modern beige world. With an LRV of 57, Kilim Beige is darker than Natural Linen and Muslin. While it has the same intention – to be a warm beige, it has more depth and noticeable undertones.
FULL Paint Color Review of Sherwin Williams Kilim Beige
10. BENJAMIN MOORE TAWNY ROSE 2173-20
For this one, I thought I’d have a little fun! Tawny Rose is a darker, rust, cinnamon-inspired shade with a gorgeous red-orange-brown blend. If you want to warm up your east-facing room and add some personality, a color like Tawny Rose will do the trick.
Benjamin Moore Tawny Rose with Gentle Cream
What’s awesome is that it’s not only a ‘whole room’ paint color but also a great accent wall color. This is a great way to add personality to your room without overwhelming it.
Why Does Your Paint Color Look Different or Wrong?
11. SHERWIN WILLIAMS SEA SALT 6204
If you like the idea of Rainwashed, but it’s a bit colorful for your tastes, check out Sea Salt. Sea Salt is a muted green-gray. And while its roots suggest it might ALWAYS look green-gray, this color ninja is well-known for leaning into blue. However, overall, it has a more toned-down approach compared to Rainwashed.
Sea Salt can look as green as it does in this dining room…
Or as blue as it is in this bathroom…
FULL Paint Color Review of Sherwin Williams Sea Salt
12. BENJAMIN MOORE WOODLAWN BLUE HC 147
If you’re in the mood for blue, it’s hard to beat the comforting look of Woodlawn Blue. Woodlawn Blue is a light green-gray that OFTEN appears with some blue.
In this next photo, Woodlawn Blue looks a bit softer and warmer compared to Sherwin Williams Rain. This is thanks to the green in it…
What is the Best Blue Paint Color for Your Walls?
Again, I’d love to show you the wild and wonderful end of color, but that would appeal to the minority. Instead, I’ve selected colors with a BETTER chance of working in the average home. If you want color suggestions personalized to you and your home, check out my ONLINE PAINT COLOR CONSULTING – I’d love to help!
13. SHERWIN WILLIAMS CONTENTED 6191
Contented is a light-medium depth shade of green-gray that appears green-blue while still remaining wholeheartedly green. However, it does have some gray to calm it down, leaving you with a softened, more muted approach to a light evergreen color. Remember, it will lose a bit of its glory in the afternoon eastern sun, so get those interior lights going!
The Best Green-Gray Paint Colors
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14. SHERWIN WILLIAMS MOODY BLUE SW 6221
I want to show you the more FUN end of cool colors, as we did with Tawny Rose in the warm section. I am a BIG fan of Moody Blue. It’s a medium-toned mix of blue-green with a touch of gray to calm it down. It adds richness and warmth to a room just via its depth.
And it’s not just for accent walls. At this saturation, you can cover an entire room in Moody Blue’s glorious blue-green hue!
The 13 Best MEDIUM DEPTH Blue Paint Colors
15. BENJAMIN MOORE CLASSIC GRAY OC-23
Classic Gray is a gentle, off-white, warm shade of gray (also perceived as taupe). A warm gray like this can look flat in a room without enough light, but its gentle softness can help offset any dull light in a reasonably well-lit room.
FULL Paint Color Review of Benjamin Moore Classic Gray
Will Classic Gray look dingy or dirty?
It can. Any warm shade of gray, greige, or taupe can look dirty in certain lights – it’s the nature of the beast, as these types of neutrals have brown in them! It comes down to a) whether your room SUITS dirty colors (many/most do) and b) whether it’s a color you love, regardless of whether it’s dirty or not. Personally, I LOVE dirty colors!
You might look at the above suggestions and think, ‘Hmmm, why are there so few grays?‘
While colors like Balboa Mist and Classic Gray (and others) can be beautiful, grays, greiges, and taupes can be tough in east-facing afternoon light – especially if your room isn’t super bright.
Why?
While some shades of warm or stormy gray are good in the morning, many will look dirty, dull, and uninspiring in the afternoon. Cool grays often fare better because they don’t contain brown, and their undertones can pop a bit more. However, the average home doesn’t suit many cool grays (in the lighter range), as many popular finishes need at least a little (or a lot) more warmth.
If your eastern windows are LARGE and you don’t have landscaping or an overhang blocking them, it will be way easier to get away with a gray, greige, or taupe (good interior lighting, too). All the same, I might still choose those that are a bit more inclined to grab an undertone than not.
Just don’t expect a paint color to save your room all by itself.
COORDINATING WITH INTERIOR FINISHES
Oh, you don’t get off that easy – there’s a whole ‘NOTHER side to choosing the best color for your room – your interior finishings.
The interior of your room adds a whole DIFFERENT set of rules, but there is only SO much I can do with a blog post! If you don’t know which paint color is best for your exposure, countertops, flooring, you know who can help.
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Written in 2017, updated in 2023
Thanks for a great post, Kylie. My home is all east and west facing rooms. Would SW Accessible Beige work in an east facing room?
Hi Connie! I do love Accessible Beige and it would be lovely in the morning. You might find it a bit more dull in the afternoon, but it should still hold a bit of warmth.
~Kylie
A fun article! Thank you!
Why would you consider Creamy to be borderline in an east facing room? Does too much yellow show through? And what is the major difference between Creamy and Gentle Cream?
Hi Stephanie! The reason is that Creamy is SO light, so there isn’t much ‘colour’ to fight off the grayish light so it can fall a bit more flat. Gentle Cream has more depth and richness to it and would hold itself up a bit better! With regard to LRV, Creamy is 81 and Gentle Cream is 72, so there’s a reasonable difference between the 2! GC is more of a ‘light’ colour where as Creamy is closer to the off-white range.
HOpe that helps Steph!
Yes, that explanation helps a lot, thank you! Your understanding of how colors are made and act in different situations is seriously a gift, and I haven’t found information this useful anywhere else. A few months ago, I did a color consult with you on my living room. I almost did Wool Skein darkened by 25%, but after taking your advice on painting a poster board and looking at it for days in different lights, etc, I made a last minute switch to Malabar. I love it, and it was just exactly what I was picturing in my head. Thank you for sharing your gift!
Great article! I particularly appreciated the morning/ afternoon comparison. I have SW Jogging Path in an East-facing study. IOU more pics! Stella is as photogenic as ever. ????
Oh you KNOW I love photos….and Stella 😉
Hi Kylie…I’m assuming Stella is your sweet pup in the picture posted above? Is that wall color SW jogging path?
Nice article. Just came across your blogs and there is a lot of information. Before reading this I was set on agreeable grey for my open floor plan east-west orientation living room. What do you think about agreeable room in east and west facing rooms. BTW when can I expect your post for west facing rooms. Thanks
RD
Hi! Agreeable Gray is tricky for east and west. It can fall a bit flat in the afternoon in East and in the morning in West. It might just look a bit more gray/drab in those lights, whereas the brighter eastern morning light and warmer western afternoon light can shift it nicely. And yes, I posted it a week or 2 ago, did you see it???!!!
What do you think about Benjamin Moore Sugar Cookie for cabinets and trim in north/east facing kitchen?
Hi Angela, that could work for cabinets/trim. You’ll find that the light does subdue the warmth in it a bit!
I’m looking forward to your Colors for a West Facing Room post! All of my rooms are combo SE, NW, NE, or SW, as we live in a culdesac in sunny Florida. It is challenging! Your posts are truly helping me see how I need to look at colors and undertones, and make my home look its best! What I need is a nice, calm, light (not bright) green/gray/blue Sherwin Williams color for a southwest facing small room with one window! I tried Sea Salt and Comfort Gray but they came out after two coats looking blue. Thankfully, I am patient and will wait for your post????????
I am writing it as we speak!!!!!
Hi Kylie!
Great post, perfect timing! I would love to have white walls throughout a majority of my living space but I have three children 2 and under. I am compromising and going for a very light grey. I painted my east facing space Benjamin Moore Classic Gray. The walls that do not receive direct light are a beautiful creamy gray. The walls that are receiving direct morning sunlight are a pale buttery yellow. As the day goes on the yellow takes a backseat and we have a gorgeous gray throughout the afternoon. But when I flip the lights on each evening, I have a buttery yellow room again. I don’t want yellow. Especially when I’m entertaining in the evening.
My kitchen is open to this space and has honey oak cabinets with countertops that have a pinkish taupe undertone. (Remodel in our future!). I have to be nice to the kitchen for now. I am thinking about painting the walls silver satin or Balboa Mist so that the purple undertone will negate the yellow morning light and incandescent lighting. I am nervous that I am going to see too much purple and end up with a romantic space.
Thoughts on Silver satin or Balboa mist? Am I on the right path? I cannot believe that classic Gray went so buttery in this space!
Just wanted to add that winds breath goes very peachy in the kitchen from the reflection of the oak (current color).. not sure if that helps. I was looking at bm light pewter as well. I know there isn’t a perfect color but there has to be a better option.
Hope you can give a little insight!
Hey Jennifer, I was thinking of using classic grey in my east facing home but am now second guessing. Did you end up repainting?
Hi Jennifer – I am about to put Light Pewter in an east facing room. Did you end up going in that direction? Would love to hear how that worked out. Thanks!
I know this is a little old old post but have this same problem with my east facing room painted classic gray or sometimes classic butter! Its awful ! I want to go white but worried it being too cold in the evening light.
Since cinnamon has a really low lrv, I’m guessing you’re not against dark colors in an east facing room. We’re considering Sherwin Williams Backdrop (with an lrv of 20) for our family room. So many of the pale grieges seem to pull violet in that room, but the deep rich color of backdrop holds its own. I’m just a little nervous to put such a dark color in my house! The room is well lit, especially in the morning, so I think it will be okay, it’s just a bold choice for me. Any thoughts on the color? (As a side note, we tried lightening it by 25% and it went really green. Is that normal for adjustments to change the undertones?)
Hi Kylie,
Great post, I had almost missed this post. I am looking for a paint color for my East facing family room, open to kitchen. It has windows in NE and SE too, lots of green outside, it had dark gray from previous owner. We renovated kitchen with white/gray cabinets. And painted family room Behr Sage tint (looks similar to SW pearl gray), color looks nice bu t does not look like a family room color.
I was thinking of painting it SW Conservative gray or Aloof gray, but they don’t have tinch of blue I am loving in that room.
I liked BM Gray Crisp from your list, is this similar to SW Comfort Gray? Will that be too much blue? What do you suggest?
Thanks,
Hi Nidhi, thank you for your note! When it comes to questions like yours, I do refer to my e-design so I can take a look at the room and the products (countertops/flooring/lighting/etc…) – otherwise I’m really just guessing! So, if you can’t find quite what you need via my blog posts, it might be time for me to take a closer look at things! Here’s the link for you to check out… https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/product-category/interior-paint-colors/
~Kylie
Hi Kylie,
Building a new home that has east/west orientation. I really wanted accessible beige in the open area that faces east & it was so gray & drab. Ended up choosing natural tan. I noticed a hint of yellow, do I have to worry that the room will come off yellow?
Thanks, Pat
Hi Pat, it will certainly warm up when the sun is coming in the morning/afternoon for the respective areas. However, it’s not overly yellow toned. It is warmer than Accessible Beige and if you are finding that just too drab, then this is probably the next best thing!
Thanks for the response Kylie, will sure keep in mind your online consulting for future use.
For now, painted family room SW Silver Strand, white molding (do not know exact color, painter said semi gloss white) and SW creamy for ceiling, breakfast nook and Kitchen of this Family room/breakfast nook/kitchen open area. Silver strand fits what I was looking for, nice balance of green and blue both, more like a neutral color. Its bit darker than Behr Sage mint I had earlier but not too dark. I had thought of reducing Silver strand by 25% which would have been fine too. Your blog helped a lot, I am a happy camper. Thanks a bunch!!
Hi Kylie!
Can you tell me what colors look best in a SE facing room? My entire house sits wonky, so none of the rooms are a true N, S, E, W direction.
Thank you!
Hi Lynsee, unfortunately that would be a WHOLE new blog post. The idea is to take the info I’ve given and maybe tweak it to suit your space. I do have blog posts on every ‘single’ direction – north, south, east, west. If that doesn’t work it might be time for an e-design consult so that I can take everything into account that I need to ie: furniture/products/etc… If that interests you, it’s affordable and fun! thank you for your note! When it comes to personal questions, I do need to refer to my E-design so that I can look at photos and your questionnaire, otherwise I’m just guessing! It’s affordable and fun if you’d like to check it out! I do try to give as much good info as I can on my blog and if that doesn’t work, it might be time for a closer look! https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/online-decorating-design-services/
~Kylie
I am learning so much from you! Please keep the wonderful (witty) information coming. It’s truly a pleasure to read.
Agreeable gray was one of my choices for my open east-facing kitchen/dining/living room areas with west-facing foyer. I saw your comment about it getting washed out or drab. What do you think of repose gray instead?
Hi Laci, thanks for finding me funny 😉
I love Agreeable Gray and it does depend on HOW much light you get too as the more light is the merrier! Repose Gray is beautiful and a bit more fresh, but sometimes I find it just a touch heavy and would be inclined to lighten it by 25%…
I hope that helps!
Hi Kylie
I have a new build, is there one paint color that will work for my east facing bathroom and my north facing bedroom? I’m shooting for a tranquil bedroom and my bath will be used mostly in the morning.
Thanks
Hi April! When it comes to personal questions, it’s usually best if I can see photos via my E-design, otherwise i’m TOTALLY guessing re: the flooring/tiles/etc… it is affordable and fun if you’re interested! You’d be in the ‘Open Layout, just so I could cover the 2 rooms with 1 package. https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/product-category/interior-paint-palettes/
~Kylie
Hi Kylie. I was thinking of painting cabinets in my kitchen white. I love the Alabaster by SW. my kitchen windows are west. Really want a happy kitchen. I don’t want cabinets to look dirty. What is your idea?
Thanks,
Missy
Hmmm, I’m wondering if BM Simply Whtie might be a bit better, to avoid the dirty effect. Alabaster is GREAT, but Simply White is more of a clean and bright warm colour. Other option – ask them to add 4 ounces of white to the gallon of Alabaster, this can just slightly clean it up 🙂
Thank you so much. Enjoy your site and have learned lots.????
Hi Kylie
I just love your site. I have been following you for a while now and I find myself always seeking out your site. I’m sure there are times I have read the same info over multiple time lol. You also crack me up when I needed it most by this most frustrating process of paint color selection. I do have a quick question looking for a color for a small east/north facing bedroom. I like cool colors vs warm but was hoping for a more neutral for this room. Thanks again
Hi Cindy, I’m so glad you like me 😉 I wonder if you might like SW Agreeable Gray. It will fall a bit cooler (it’s a greige that leans greige), but as long as you have some decent light it might strike your fancy? If you don’t have enough natural light, it could be a bit dingy. Or maybe you just need to hit up a gray, say Big Chill???
I hope that helps!
Hi Kylie. I am thinking of using grant beige for my east facing master bedroom. It’s currently sandy brown which is too yellow.
I just want a nice neutral.
Thanks,
Sarah
I DO love Grant Beige, it’s got a ‘tan’ thing going on, rather than the typical yellow/orange that you’d see in a lot of beiges. I think it could be a nice shift for you 🙂
What are some good Valspar gray or neutral colors for a small house that gets most light from the East?
Hi! I love your articles and after spending $30 in paint samples that now may not work I am a little frustrated. Hopefully you can help a little. My husband and I work 8-5 so we are mostly home in the evening and these are the colors we bought: SW Agreeable Gray (I’ve read your comments and this color might be out) SW Amazing Gray and BM Pale Oak. Any of them worth it? I like Gray a lot and want to keep everything neutral as I don’t really want color but I don’t want my house to look sad or dirty so I’m wondering if any of those colors would do that? Also would a BM Chelsea Gray work on cabinets in West facing kitchen? Thanks in advance!
Hi Sarah! There is really so much to consider when choosing a colour, especially exposure and interior finishes. I lean the most toward Agreeable, but that being said, if you have north/east without good light, you might find it too drab. Sorry I can’t be more definitive without sitting down with some photos and spending some time with your room! Same with Chelsea Gray – FAB colour, but it depends on the type of gray (if any) in your countertop/flooring/backsplash…
Would a warm or cool gray looks best in an East facing rooms?
That’s tough. if you have a lot of natural light, you can pull off a warm one, but if it’s low light, it could look a touch dingy (which you CAN supplement with interior lighting). Cool won’t make the room feel any warmer, but it would help it feel a bit more clean/crisp – so a lot does depend on the look you’re going for…