Light Room Walls

Consumer reports room by room guide to using the right paint finish for every surface.

Light room walls.

If your room has little natural light or colder light in the case of a northern exposure room adding white to the walls will only make your room feel flat since there s not enough light to bounce off it to begin with. If you need some task lighting above a seating arrangement but lack the room for floor lamps position downlights on the wall. You can use brown colored furnishings and home accents for highlights. Creamy brown with green.

Natural light and how much use a room gets are just two things you should consider. You can even add a green ornament to complete the living room feel. Light and dark hues create magic in a room or hall. Wall lights are a perfect way to layer light in the living room.

Try playing with a grey brown and green color scheme throughout the room. It s a popular decorating tip to use light paint colors when you d like to make a small room appear larger but you don t have to settle for white walls. Want light to dance around your living room even at night. The perfect color for your small room may be a slightly lighter shade of the color you ve chosen.

Circular or dome shaped shades can provide a wide area of coverage. In contrast a room with black walls will absorb the light so no light will bounce around.