I’m an interior designer – there’s a way to pick the right shade of white for every room in your house
PAINTING the rooms in your home white is a timeless choice that’s also a safe bet if you ever want to sell.
But did you know there are multiple shades of white and picking the right one can make or break your space.
Interior designer Phoenix Grey explained how to pick the perfect shade depending on what room you’re painting.
It turns out there’s more that goes into picking the right colour than you might think.
He explained: “White paint is one of the hardest ones to actually pick for you home.
“Depending on your sun exposure the white will change drastically.”
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If your room is north facing you probably already know that it doesn’t get a lot of sunlight, which can change the way colours look.
The pro: “Colours will always fall flat because they get the least amount of natural light, so it will come up a lot more blue.
“A warmer toned white will always give you a genuine white in these northern facing rooms.”
However, if your room is southern facing thing’s are completely different.”
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“They’ll get cool tones during the day and warm tones during the afternoon and evening.
“A neutral white with grey undertones will keep it that clean, simple white.”
If your room is eastern facing it will get some warm light in the morning and cool in the afternoon.
Phoenix recommended: “Warm or yellow undertone [shades] in this space will give you that natural white.”
He continued: “Western facing rooms will be cool during the day and much warmer in the afternoon.”
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Go for a cool tone white to balance out the afternoon warmth for the perfect shade of white.
Of course, you should always sample any paint colour in the room you want to use it in to make sure it works in every light, he added
