South facing kitchen

If you have a south-facing room then lucky you! These rooms are the easiest to decorate as they receive lots of warming natural light, meaning you have the pick of the full colour spectrum to choose a scheme from. There are a few things you can consider colour wise in a south-facing room however. As the light in a south-facing room is warm, choosing colours with a cool base (such as blues, greys and greens) will help balance that warmth and sunlight intensity. This theory applies to both…

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Sophie Robinson and Kate Watson-Smyth look at decorating for north facing rooms on the Great Indoors podcast

Ciara Kenaston | Interior Design on Instagram: "I’ve got a lot of neutrals, but also a lot of color!! My home is south facing and I have a skylight in my kitchen, so Alabaster is the perfect creamy white in here! The great room I’ve kept it pretty neutral, but if they were separate rooms it would be a whole different color story. I’m longing for more color and wallpaper this year! But, dread doing it! I know the end result makes it worth it, but tell me I’m not alone!"

A quick and easy guide to paint colours that work (and don't) in south facing rooms.

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