
Q. I live in an apartment that is mostly north-facing and doesn’t get lots of natural light, but I want to paint the walls gray or white. What should I choose?
When looking for the best colors for north-facing rooms, whatever you do, stay away from brilliant white or any grays that have blue undertones in them. In a north-facing space, the white will seem stark and the blued gray will read cold — there is nothing cozy about either of these two shades.