Help! I have a small, West facing living room which receives very natural little light and I'm struggling to find the perfect paint. I initially decided that white would brighten the room up but unfortunately, it has the opposite effect and makes it look gloomy , flat and like a dirty grey. I then went for a feature wall ( chimney breast) in a deep forest green but it looks unbalanced and lacks cohesion.
I'm thinking a warm green on May be two walls would liven things up, but which green?! I'm liking overtly olive by dulux but is that a warm green? I should add that I have also painted the walls in pebble shore which promised a light grey but looked purple in the strong afternoon light ( only get this light for a couple of hours in the late afternoon / early evening due to the house surrounded by talk buildings). So anything grey based looks weird and cold.
It's quite a quandary as I've always had South facing sitting rooms so paint colours was easy peasy before! My furniture is largely mid century modern so essentially dark wood, and the sofa is charcoal French connection zinc.
Can anyone recommend colours that may work or even better, have some photos they wouldn't mind sharing ? Thanks!