North Facing Rooms Deciding how to decorate a North facing room can be a conundrum. The lack of direct sunlight and resulting cooler muted light has earned North facing rooms the unfair reputation of being hard to decorate. But no longer! With helpful advice and inspiration from our colour consultants we can help you embrace North facing spaces. There are two very different ways to tackle the North facing room. You can choose a soft and warm feel, painting with lighter colours that include yellow pigments, creating a light, mellow as honey ambience. Or you can embrace the natural darkness of the room and give it more of a cocoon feel, enveloping it with stronger dark pigment rich colours. Milk White Clove A light colour with warm undertones will bring brightness and warmth to a cool space. Our Milk White uses yellow ochre and warms this kitchen beautifully. Our very popular spicy warm neutral, Clove, is another excellent option for taking the coldness out of a room. Bathroom in Nicaragua by Carlos Garcia Interiors. Photography by Paul Massey for House & Garden Sitting Room in Sang de Boeuf. by Louise Roe Home. Deeper tones can bring the wow factor feel to a room, consider going all out and drench the room by incorporating the skirting and ceilings in colours such a Sang de Boeuf or Nicaragua. By painting in the skirting and any other woodwork in the same colour, you will conversely make the room feel larger. Milk White Order a Sample 100 60 40 20 Clove Order a Sample 100 60 40 20 Nicaragua Order a Sample Sang de Boeuf Order a Sample Contrary to another common misconception, blue colours don’t have to be cold. We recommend picking out ones that include warmer base notes, such as Azurite or Indigo. Azurite, with its strength and depth looks spectacular here in Edward Bulmer’s dining room, jewel like at night and colourful in the day. Indigo bedroom Azurite dining room The light in a North facing room enhances green tones in any colour, so a good option is to start with a pigment rich green tone. Pomona, our cheerful apple green looks spectacular here in the music room in Edward Bulmer’s home. Aquatic sits between blue and green, a chameleon colour that will change with the Northern light. For a slightly calmer tone, Cerullian Blue has a hint of grey and will bring harmony to any room. Pomona Sitting Room Cerullian. Design: Amy Eld, Photography: Cathy Pyle Aquatic. Design: Amy Eld, Photography: Cathy Pyle Once you have picked your colour and painted your room, there are some additional steps you can take to create the perfect finish. Adding mirrors to reflect more light will make a room feel larger and brighter. Consider replacing traditional light bulbs that can be unforgiving with kinder, daylight ones. These will add a soft natural light, removing any unnecessary harshness. Adding lamps around the room will also add additional pools of light and pockets of warmth. Furniture colour is key in a North facing room. Dark, heavy furniture can bring the room mood down, consider lighter wood or painted furniture. A couple of coats of our water based eggshell can really help a piece of old dark furniture to reach new heights. You can now sit back and enjoy your newly finished North facing room. Indigo Order a Sample Azurite Order a Sample Pomona Order a Sample Cerullian Blue Order a Sample Aquatic Order a Sample
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Colour is King: Edward Bulmer’s first interior design book In his very first book published by Rizzoli, The Colourful past: Edward Bulmer and the English Country House, Edward takes readers through the keyhole into his most memorable work in some of Britain’s finest buildings, including: Althorp, Princess Diana’s childhood home, the Prime Minister’s official country residence, Chequers, Goodwood and Pitshill House, as well as his own Queen Anne House in Herefordshire.
Responsibility Knocks: A column for House & Garden In the first of a new series of columns, Edward Bulmer, the winner of our Responsible Design Award (sponsored by Vinterior) in 2022, lays out why we should all pay attention to responsible design and consumption, and how to become more conscious in the process
How to decorate with browns, the new go-to luxury shade With the ability to exude charm and elegance, browns are not only extremely versatile, but match ever so chic-ly to a whole host of design styles, textiles and periods of home. From regency to retro, the colour brown has the ability to ground a space, but also provide that smooth backdrop that can accentuate so many other aspects to your room design.
Hidden Herefordshire: A Rural Retreat Roadmap for 2021/2022 Are you like us feeling that Summer is nearly over? Don’t despair there is still time to sneak in a rural countryside break before the madness of Christmas is upon us; Autumn is one of our favourite times of year for enjoying the great outdoors. We have put together a rural retreat roadmap of a couple of our favourite spots in Hidden Herefordshire.
