Eggshell vs. Satin paint for baby's room
lissapsu38
5 years ago
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Confused--matte, flat, eggshell, satin??
Comments (2)If your children are teens now, a good finish for your walls is a matte or eggshell sheen. If you have imperfections in your walls, ( such as bumps,nailpops,rough walls- meaning a poor drywall finish, or wavy walls) you might want to consider a flat sheen as this will hide some imperfections to a degree. Assuming your walls are smooth drywall....See MoreBlending Eggshell/Satin and Flat HELP
Comments (2)Since it's a single open space, I don't think you need to change sheens. If you are thinking about washability, whatever gets on the kitchen side is getting on the DR side too. Anyway, when is the last time you washed a ceiling? Go flat throughout....See MoreBM satin impervo vs Farrow and Ball water based eggshell
Comments (6)I should've qualified my answer some... I haven't directly used BM products. (I'm at a C2, RL, & ACE-Royal dealer) BUT...through research, studying the Data-sheets, etc., BM's upper lines are very good paint, and give great performance...assuming qualified applicators (both Homeowner's & Painters) do everything properly. In the "next level up", lie the ULTRA-Premium labels, such as Farrow & Ball, FPE, and a couple others. * At this level, you really can't go any higher. * Pigment-grind levels, resin-quality, and colorant ("pastes" here) quality are without equal. * I HAVE directly played-around with various FPE product-samples. Wow...ONE COAT COMPLETE OPACITY with their Eurolux Matte, tinted to "Wine Red". * I did this on a black/white striped test sheet. Used a foam brush, & pulled the coat real thin. COMPLETE HIDE...NO trace of the stripes. Absolutely unheard of in normal paints. I was immediately hooked. * That's why I ordered some to paint my lower bath...the "Brown Cafe" I've mentioned in other posts here. Their ECO-Series, in Brilliant (Gloss) & Satin, are beautiful for Trims/Cabs, etc. These paints level so nicely! I did some sample trim pieces, on their sanded primer....again...Wow. Faron Here is a link that might be useful: FPE Info.......See MoreBM eggshell or satin for dining & living room
Comments (11)Sure! :~D Sheen levels or gloss measurements are terms you will often see regarding paint. The terms are used to talk about how shiny the final finish of a paint will look and *be* once it's on the walls. Sheen is a term that's really best suited to textiles. Gloss is the better term in talking about paint finishes. But, like lots of terms used in color world, they are used interchangeably even if not technically correct. I'm guilty of it too - old habits are hard to break! :D Relative to color resolution in particular, different bumps in gloss will affect how a color looks. The typical color chip simulates a flat finish. With gloss comes darkening. The glossier the paint finish, the darker the paint color will appear to the eye. Keep in mind these steps of darkening can be very slight to kinda major depending on the specific color and the underlying surface, the substrate. It's not unusual for folks to think that higher gloss will help with bouncing light around the room. IME, that's not really true. The amount of reflectance you get from even the highest gloss levels aren't significant enough to contribuite to the overall illumination of a room. Super or semi gloss paint finish is not the same reflectivity as, say, a mirror. Gloss in paint just doesn't have enough oomph to propagate beams of light like needed in order to credit the glossier finish with contributing to general illumination. Unless the lighting plan is well-planned to accommodate high gloss on the walls, what you'll likely end up with instead is just splotches of plain old glare not a *brighter* room. Back in the day, higher gloss finishes delievered the most stain resistance, durability and washability. In this New Age of Color I keep talking about, we have advancements in technology to thank for matte finishes that are equally durable. The BIG plus is that you can touch up a matte finish oodles and gobs easier than you can touch up a gloss finish; safe to say that touch ups are just about impossible with gloss finishes. So, to wrap it up... since with gloss comes darkening and the fact that paint chips big and small are printed in ink made to simulate a flatter finish, I prefer the gloss level in paint to be flat or matte. Matte delivers a softer look which IMO makes color *look* more appealing and natural. It also helps to reduce splotch-ies of glare. Matte and flat are best at hiding imperfections so if prep and substrate isn't flawless, it's not so much of an issue....See Morelissapsu38
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