We just painted a color called "Latte" over the dark red walls in our place and we keep thinking that someone left the light on! It adds that much light to the place as the red was just sucking out any light in the place. Find a color you like more for that wall and repaint...and/or maybe add a ceramic tile backsplash? It will make it feel brighter in there immediately as you will get a lot of light reflection. I love the idea of sage green with your cabinets.

To be honest I would be very careful with grey or anything with grey tones. We moved house last July and painted our lounge in FB elephants breath. In the north facing room it was very grey and sucked the life out of the room. We had to change it - very depressing. We have now used a paint from Little Greene - the paint quality is so much better than FB. Our decorator agrees. They might have a nice grey - but please be very sure of how it will look in your room!

Hi there Fiona, It would be great if you could attach some photos of the bathroom! What mood are you going for in there? What ideas have you had thus far re: paint colours? With north facing rooms I heard it's best to stay away from cool colours like greys and go for something with a little warmth like yellow or creamy neutrals. However tiling and lighting can also add warmth if you're set on a cool colour scheme. It's good to have glossy rather than matt units so that whatever light does get it in is dispersed around the room. Painting the ceiling a brilliant white would also help reflect light. Here are some photos of north facing bathrooms on Houzz for inspiration:

I am catching his cold enough flooring and knotty pine cupboards. Two large windows facing north. What paint colours will upDate andwork with this pallet? This small window is facing south. The larger window faces North.