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Good colour combinations for an east-facing living room with morning light

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NewspaperTaxis · 26/06/2026 10:13

Hi, I wonder if anyone can recommend any good-to-go colour combinations for an East-facing living room (sun comes through in the early morning, fades around lunchtime)? Ideally we'd want this room to have breakfast/coffee in the morning, that sort of vibe... We use the West-facing room for the evening. It has a white stone fireplace that needs painting again, a black upright piano, and a grandfather clock - we'd be looking to have built-in cabinets in the two alcoves.

It's the sort of room where they do show it in magazines - light coming through the shutters, a light yellow paint on the walls, white ceiling...

We literally spent half a year trying to find paints for the West-facing living room which was very tricky because colours look different in various parts of the room... Does anyone have a good-to-go failsafe colour combination for this other kind of sunny living room?

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Agniezs · 26/06/2026 10:14

Farrow and ball - borrowed light. I have it in an east facing room - it’s lovely. It also still looks nice in the evening.

Agniezs · 26/06/2026 10:19

The Farrow and Ball description

A pale and illuminating blue
Evoking the colour of summer skies, Borrowed Light is a wonderfully pale blue named after the delicate light that cascades through small windows and fanlights. It works as well in a room deprived of light as it does in an airy sunroom.

It suggests colour combinations on the website. Wevet as the complimentary white. I have not used wevet.

DeedlessIndeed · 26/06/2026 10:21

I have an East facing sitting room in F&B Setting plaster. It is soft but warm and looks glorious on bright mornings.

Looks very good with white marble fire surround IMO

Topsy1976 · 26/06/2026 10:23

I love elephants breath - so warm and cosy but can also look cool
and sophisticated

SwedishEdith · 26/06/2026 14:55

Watching. We had Borrowed Light in an east facing bathroom. I did like it but not sure I'd want it in a living room. My east facing front room currently has painted A4 paper sticking out of picture frames all over the place. I'm drawn to Portland Stone (LG) or Green Stone (LG). LG shop suggested Masquerade to me but I'm not keen.

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