A general rule of thumb is that if your room is north facing it will let in soft light producing a warm effect.
Wall paint that changes color in light.
The color of the light will either intensify the wall paint color if it s from the same color family or dull it if it s a complementary color.
Using a bright hue or dark colors for one wall and ceiling designs create an extended long space.
The higher the gloss level the higher the light reflectance more light will bounce off a surface painted with a high gloss paint than one with a matte sheen.
Paint sheen also affects color.
Another paint characteristic that affects color and light is gloss level.
This is why you can paint walls in an entire home with identical floors trims the very same color but with whites off whites the paint will change colors in every single room if the lighting exposure is different which in 99 of homes of course the exposures are different.
And here s something to keep in mind if you are going to use tinted light shades in the room.
Two color walls and light ceiling stretch an interior horizontally.
This means dark paints will look darker and light paints will be more dim.
As a rule higher gloss paints tend to enrich and brighten color.
A bright blue rug for instance can cast a bluish tone on a white wall.
Eastern exposure adds green.
Interior wall paint colors and natural light.
A green lawn in summertime and evergreens in the winter can also cast a green.
Glossy finishes will reflect light and change the way the color looks whereas flat finishes are less reflective and allow colors to look truer under bright light.
Dark color combined with light walls bring the ceiling down.
Colorful ceiling designs and wall painting the same color decrease a space visually and make a room look small and cozy.
On the other hand if the room receives south facing light exposure it will have much more intense light.