dark small living room

last year

Hello can you help with how to brighten this room up, layout etc.
Sofa has to stay all rest can be changed.
Happy to lose tv too and use that area
Photos not the best to show the room.
It’s small, square shape. Two doors as shown and through space to kitchen.

Window not show, room never gets any sunlight

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Joanna Cainey
Original Author
last year
Note. It looks bright in the photos, it’s not. In winter it’s lovely and cosy. Summer is depressing subdued
Juliet Docherty
last year
I'm guessing that the floor is staying and so that and the sofa will determine the options on colour? I would perhaps start by painting out the panelled wall with a paler undercoat so at least you can bounce some light back in whilst you decide on what colour to paint the walls. Pure white needs natural light, otherwise it makes rooms look bleak and flat, I suspect this is what you are talking about. Sometimes, putting a colour on the walls may reduce the light slightly, but increase the 'life' of a room and so it's a win. This is not to say go dark but to add something warmer or slightly more colourful. It could be a barely there 'nude' such as LIttle Greene Hammock or LG Beauvais Lilac to bring some warmth in.
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