As challenging as it is to choose a paint colour for your home’s interior, there are even more considerations to keep in mind, like how your colour will present itself on your walls? Whether you have loads of natural light or no natural light at all will play a big part in your choice of paint hue.

If you are lucky enough to have a room with plenty of natural light throughout the day, we recommend using golden or pale tones to light it up even more. If you prefer bold, rich colours, you’d be glad to know that these too will look exceptional. If your room is sunkissed all day every day, you are spoilt for choice when it comes to decorating your space.

One thing to keep in mind: A south-facing room is brighter and light may bounce around while north-facing light is cooler, thus more of a blue tone.

For rooms that are sunny in the morning (east-facing), the light will be warm to start with and turn blue throughout the day. We suggest you stick with mild colours that will pop in the morning but still feel cool in the afternoon.

Rooms that are sunny in the afternoon (west-facing) might have harsh shadows later in the afternoon. It’s best to avoid bold and vibrant colours as they might appear dull. We suggest you use more subdued and pale colours that will warm up throughout the day.

If your room doesn’t receive a whole lot of natural light, you’ll have to be cautious of how your artificial lighting influences your tones. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a great looking room, however.

If you want your room to look good no matter what and your paint to match the exact swatch colour in your hand, we suggest you stick to mattes. If you don’t mind a variance in colour and you want to enrich bright colours, gloss and sheen can be used to your advantage.

For help with your interior painting job, why not get in touch with professional painters in Pretoria. Call Sipenda Painting Contractors for a free quote today!