How To Decorate An East Facing Room

A lot of people don't realise how natural sunlight can impact paint colours, which is why the same paint colour may look different in different rooms. Read on for some tips on what to consider when selecting your paint colours and what you can do about managing the amount of sunlight throughout the day in an East Facing Room.

Characteristics of East Facing Rooms

East facing rooms become flooded with light throughout the morning, remain bright in the afternoon and then muted in the evening. So it's best to decorate with this in mind to allow you to be able to use the room throughout the day as otherwise you may find that the room is too bright and hot to use. 

How to Select Your Paint

Painting the walls in blues, greys or greens will help to cool down the appearance of the room when it is flooded in bright direct sunlight in the mornings. These tones will work in harmony with the eastern light, which can make colours appear blue. In my East Facing Living Room, I've opted for a dark teal colour for our feature wall around our fireplace and tied this in with a white paint with a blue undertone for the other walls, making it blue/grey. This helps the room to remain bright during the day but also to become cosy in the evening.

Home Furnishings

My voile curtains are a great way to use my living room throughout the day without being blinded by the morning sun and they also help to filter out some of the heat. Without them, this room can become so hot even in the winter when the sun beams directly into the room. We used to constantly have our old curtains drawn closed so that we could actually use the room - but unfortunately this left us living in darkness. So these voiles have allowed us to really enjoy using this room in a way that we couldn't before.

I am very much a home bird, so I like to nest and feel cosy in my home. I've found a balance of light and dark colours in my living room and also found this balance with the curtains through layering over the voiles with a heavier, more luxurious velvet fabric to create more warmth in the evenings. 

Please note that these tips for decorating are for the northern hemisphere, the reverse is true in the southern hemisphere. 

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