In a busy living room like the living room, choosing the right paint color for your walls is very important, both for decoration and for criteria related to its brightness. The feeling of space is a very important concept based on several criteria, including the room's exposure, its natural brightness, and its size. Depending on the different aspects of your living room, the need for a paint color that optimizes the brightness of the living room may be a must.
In order to guide you as best as possible, our decorator Anne-Sophie has selected for you the best paint colors from our color chart to combine in a living room to obtain a feeling of space and brightness, all for a harmonious, pleasant atmosphere and above all in line with your decor.
Key paint colors for a bright living room
White, the essential color
These are classics, and you probably won't have needed our help to select one of these colors! The key paint colors for a living room to achieve a bright living room are, of course, pure white and deep white from our range.
With the reflection of light, the brightness will be optimized with a certain visual enlargement of the space, and this is particularly true for rooms that are narrow and devoid of natural light.
Be careful though, pure white can be considered too cold and devoid of emotion by some (there's no accounting for taste!): this is why you can absolutely combine it with an infinite number of shades depending on the desired effect, whether it's a soft color or a bright and strong one. The combination will therefore differ depending on the type of color you're going to use. The softer the shade, the more you can use it in quantity with pure white.
Conversely, the brighter and darker the paint color, the more choices you will have to make about the wall or part of the living room to paint with this color so as not to visually saturate the space.
Among the whites, we also offer warm white, which is perfect for those who want to have the brightest living room possible. A white subtly tinted with a hint of vanilla, it is a white that, as its name suggests, will bring warmth to your home and is perfect for those who want to break away from standard white, which is sometimes considered too cold.
It is therefore a definitely warm, hot and light shade which will bring an increased luminous atmosphere to your living room while maintaining a modern look.
Other colors that can be used in a living room
We offer other pale colors that can be used to repaint a living room and brighten it up. First up, beige seems perfectly applicable and is a perfect alternative to white. Warmer, beige often has a hint of yellow in its composition, making it a shade with a warm yet modern look for your living room. A very light shade, you're sure to maintain the brightness of your living room if you choose to use beige.
For those passionate about interior design, you can definitely use soft, light shades to preserve as much light as possible in your living room. Very soft and light blues are perfect for use in a living room. For example, think of the watercolor sky blue from the Algo Paint range, or simply the range of sea greens, which are particularly trendy shades for the home right now.
A very soft pink can also be used on a section of wall: the softness of a tender pink will optimize the light in the living room depending on the section of wall on which it is applied.
Remember that you can integrate these pastel paint colors with decorative elements that accentuate a bright atmosphere and ensure brightness in your living space.
Why do colors impact brightness?
Colors have a definite impact on brightness because the lighter the shade, the more spacious the room will feel. This is why we recommend lighter shades for narrower rooms, as this has a role in the visual aspect and will help make your living room appear brighter. The brightness of the room is also a very important criterion: the brighter the room, the more you can use brighter shades for your interior. Using light and soft shades has the definite advantage of optimizing the existing brightness and not visually saturating the space.
Potential color combinations
For those who want to add a touch of pastel decor and want to bring in warmer shades, you can absolutely combine colors together.
We recommend not exceeding three colors per association in order to maintain a form of consistency.
Having several bright shades will be inadvisable: it will make your living room less bright, with a messy atmosphere and ambiance.
Contact us for more tips and ideas!
If the goal is to maintain as much brightness as possible: do not hesitate to contact our customer service for some advice on combinations with trendy tones that will certainly give you ideas for combining shades , thus optimizing the light in your living room.
