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What are the Best Paint Colors for West Facing Rooms?
Choosing a paint color for west-facing rooms is not as easy as it sounds.
These rooms are comparatively cool and grey in the morning hours, meanwhile, once the noon hits – you can expect a nice and warm, golden light hitting the walls.
Just opposing the east-facing rooms, these west-facing rooms get direct and much harsh exposure to sun.
I have heard my E-Design clients complaining about how specific rooms of their homes are so considerably hot in the evening and that is because late afternoon/evening light is lower and tends to directly enter your spaces and make them warmer.
So, how do we deal with choosing paints in such situations?
Firstly,
What is the Function of Your West-Facing Room?
What do you generally plan to do there?
Is it a solarium? Or is it your master bedroom? How much time of the day do you intend to spend in there?
If you plan to spend most of the time in the morning until afternoon, you could opt for hues that are warmer, so the cool morning light doesn’t give chilly vibes to your space.
On the other hand, if you plan to use this space during afternoon and later when your space gets blessed with gleaming, bright golden light – I would recommend cooler-hued paint colors for these west-facing rooms.
But Nishtha, what if I use this room all day long?
Well, in that case – prioritize!
Prioritize your color choices and space you prefer to spend most of the time.
Or else, prefer the
Artificial Lighting…
Install warm white or yellow lighting as your morning light since its cool and gray.
So, I would highly recommend choosing paint color that is neither too-warm nor too-cool – to assure the balance in your room throughout the day!
However, don’t choose colors that are too-beige or yellow because you wouldn’t want to deal with such an energetic and overwhelming atmosphere.
Here, I have enlisted 5 examples of west-facing paint colors from Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore each.
5 Best Sherwin Williams Paint Colors for West-Facing Rooms
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Agreeable Gray SW 7029
Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray is a greige paint color that has a tinge of warmth to cover you in the morning hours. With an LRV of 60, you could use this in mid-sized rooms, so your room looks light and refreshed.
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Canvas Tan SW 7531
Canvas Tan is a creamy beige with an LRV of 64 making a perfect alternative to your west facing rooms. This is a warm shade which will not appear too-yellow or gold in the rooms – instead, will glow out beautifully. The beauty of this color is that it will not wash away around noon when your room receives white light.
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Rainwashed SW 6211
Sherwin Williams Rainwashed is a COOL paint color that makes a great addition to your west-facing rooms. It has a nice and not too-icy texture with a blue-green blended undertone that will look spectacularly balanced with the golden evening light!
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Wool Skein SW 6148
Sherwin Williams Wool Skein is a beige with slightly green undertones. Hence, due to its high LRV of 63, this paint color makes a great option for smaller-sized west-facing rooms where they retain their boldness while making your room look bright and unwashed.
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Crushed Ice SW 7647
Crushed Ice is a mid-toned paint color which on one hand feels slightly cooler and on the other tints a bit of warmth as well. If you have adequate natural light and you prefer neutrals – this paint color should definitely be on your list.
5 Best Benjamin Moore Paint Colors for West-Facing Rooms
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Cotton Balls 2145-70
Benjamin Moore Cotton Balls is a md-toned shade with slightly beige and yellow undertones that will give your room a perfect blend of both – all day long. It wouldn’t look washed out during noon, meanwhile with cool morning natural light – it will give a perfect warmth experience because of the beige undertones.
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Gray Owl 2137-60
Gray Owl is one of my absolute favorites. Because it has a perfect blend of both warm and cool undertones, it will never leave your room in an extreme situation. Also, just in case your west facing room is smaller-sized, you can use this paint color to make it lively and bright.
This paint color has a perfect cool blue tint to balance your evening golden light. It is light-toned so you need not worry about the size and scale of your room!
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Latte 2163-60
Just by typing that down here – I think I want a cup of latte! (What do you like? Let me know in the comments below!)
Anyway, so latte would be another paint color that I would recommend for west-facing rooms since it has a nice crisp texture that is going to go great with your western exposure. Even during the morning when the incoming light is cold and grey, this color will fill up your space with perfect warmth.
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Navajo White OC-95
This is a warm neutral paint color to be a perfect backdrop in your west-facing rooms. This is quite a balanced paint color which will neither look too golden nor too cool during morning hours. It will also make your space look bigger and brighter (plus point).
Another consideration should be your interior furnishes – what flooring do you have? What kind of furniture is kept? Curtains? Fixtures? Yes, all of that matters!
Let me know your experiences in the comments below or have a look at my interior decoration and color consulting packages so we can get one-on-one and choose the best paint for your west-facing room!
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Micki says
Love the Navajo white open area floor plan faces west lots of windows just don’t any a lot of yellow.
Nishtha says
Hey Micki!
Yes! BM Navajo White is very beautiful – but it tends to showcase a prominent yellow – especially in the west-facing rooms.
Suni Ferreira says
Dear Nish,
I am re-modelling my kitchen and have a small dilemma… I have an 8 foot EAST facing (sink) window and on the opposite side of the kitchen an 8 foot WEST facing window … is there a colour paint that you would suggest for my kitchen cabinets? I love light neutral tones but if you suggest something darker would be more appropriate I would go with that
Thankyou so much
Suni 😊
Nishtha says
Hi Suni, thank you for reaching out 🙂
I would love to know your design style as well as the size of the kitchen?
Thank you,
Nish
Kristine says
I love the Latte and Harbor Haze ones! I would love them in our living room + dining room area (as we live in a condo) that opens up to the west side balcony. But my partner is not a fan of very neutral colors and prefers more colors 🙁 Hahah! Any ideas for a more “alive” wall paint colors?
Nishtha says
Hi Kristine, that’s good to connect 🙂 If you’re looking for paint colors that have more “color” to them – Sherwin Williams Hazel/Rain/Quietude is something to have an eye on! Even Now here’s something I’d like to ask – are you looking to paint all the walls or simply choose a color palette with an accent color and neutrals to go? Let me know at nish@nishthasadana.com 🙂