I painted mine two shades of apricot! It's not bright, just warm and comfortable! Since my room is longer than it is wide, I painted the ends the slightly darker shade and the sides the lighter shade. The window sills, door and ceiling are all white. I have two small windows and the outside door also has a 9-pane window, so I get outside light. I have both florescent and incandesant light as well. I love my shed!