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Reply to: Hi Cindy, If the room is north facing it's worth adding some colour as a simple grey might be a bit depressing during the winter time. The best colours for a bedroom are blue and/or beige as they help you to sleep better. Try to find a warmer shade of blue, then you can combine it with some nice bedding and curtains. You can try to add monochrome or grey shade patterns. There are also loads of "coloured" grey shades with a bit of blue or purple that look more interesting and certainly warmer too. The colours to avoid are orange, yellow and red because the northern light is blue(ish) and it will add a cool blue tone onto everything in the room - this makes the above mentioned colours look awful. Hope this help! It would be nice if you could update this thread when you're ready so we see what you choose :)

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Reply to: Try a soft blue grey. I have Dulux French mist in my dark bedroom, and it looks very warm. I paired it with white coving and crisp white bed linen...heaven.

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Reply to: Regarding the ceiling, I would keep that lighter than the walls; the contrast is important. Contrast is important for the woodwork as well!

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Reply to: Look at Farrow & Ball's Shaded White, or perhaps Shadow White if that feels too dark. I find that that works well in north-facing rooms. Paint the samples on lining paper and put them up in various places -- and look at them at various times of the day, in various lights. Very important to see them in natural light, and in the evening as well!

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Reply to: When you walk round a completely white house you notice that the "white" looks different shades depending on what is reflected and the time of day, so your idea about not choosing the colour until it is built makes sense. Saying that, you probably won't repaint for a few years, so you will be living with that white a long time. I often use Paint and Paper Library's Slate II instead of white because we use a lot of timber finishes and this is a warmer shade that works with oak and walnut. Paint a sample and put it next to your tile and floor finishes to check it works. Always look at paint samples in natural light. https://www.paintandpaperlibrary.com/slate-ii

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