Glow effect on portico ceiling
Teresa Lichtcsien
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looking for pix of white ceilings with sheen
Comments (13)Yep, that's right, though in some paints flat and matte are the same. With BM paints (and possibly others) there's also a satin finish in between eggshell and semi-gloss in some of their lines. That's what we have on our cabinets and trim to keep them from being too shiny. In theory, shinier paint shows more blemishes but is easier to clean, though of course both depend on the paint quality, too. We used BM Aura in the new kitchen and I'm super happy with that so far. Old kitchen was BM oil-based Satin Impervo, which was also great (but not readily available here anymore). It is ever so slightly shinier than the Aura Satin, but close enough. @Pepper, we have plaster walls and it started pouring the day the plaster guys came and didn't stop for about two weeks...."normal" dry time was supposed to be 3-4 days, and it took over two weeks! At the advice of the plaster guy, we put a dehumidifier and space heater in the room, which supposedly helped. Who knows how long it would have taken without that... (Meanwhile the electrical work hadn't been finished at the time, so we had the space heater and dehumidifier daisychained to several extension cords along with the refrigerator, which then stretched across our dining room to reach one poor little unsuspecting outlet that had never had more than a vacuum plugged into it before that. Fun times... ;)...See MoreEggshell on the Ceiling
Comments (10)I know this is an old thread, but I just decided to go Eggshell sheen on my ceilings - bucking the Flat trend! Every house I have owned, the builder has used Flat paint on ceilings and walls and I slowly repainted everything in Satin - including ceilings and loved it. I am not a fan of flat paint - it looks chalky and white ceilings in flat, look like unpainted drywall to me. My current builder uses flat on the ceilings - I chose Eggshell for the ceilings and Satin for the walls. I have always loved Satin too - I know to each his own. My mother hates any sheen and paints all her walls Flat - So in response to your original post, no, you are not insane!...See MoreYikes! How I solved my Ceiling Color
Comments (2)Thanks so much for sharing the apricot paint color. Not sure if I can find Dunn Edwards paint here in L'ville, KY but it sounds like something that will work. Actually, it was DH's suggestion we paint one of the rooms in a sort of apricot. Men can surprise you, can't they?...See MorePost your LED light setup, veg and effective coverage!
Comments (39)These are three DIY LED spotlights with different lens and reflector systems: http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LedSpotLights.jpg Left to right: 1. Eight "3W" 660nm LEDs with 20mm reflectors. http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED20mmReflectorAndLens.jpg Spot projected 100 inches on ceiling with tiles 4.375 inches apart: http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED20mmReflectorAndLensSpot.jpg I calculate the beam angle to be approximately degrees 2. "10W" "full spectrum" LED with 90mm reflector a. without lens; http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED90mmReflector.jpg Spot projected 100 inches on ceiling with tiles 4.375 inches apart: http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED90mmReflectorSpot.jpg I calculate the beam angle to be approximately 35 degrees b. with Fresnel lens: http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED90mmReflectorAndLens.jpg Spot projected 100 inches on ceiling with tiles 4.375 inches apart: http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED90mmReflectorAndLensSpot.jpg This is the most uniform of the spots. I calculate the beam angle to be approximately 15 degrees. 3. "10W" "full spectrum" LED with 44mm reflector and lens: http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED44mmReflectorAndLens.jpg Spot projected 100 inches on ceiling with tiles 4.375 inches apart: http://www.general-cathexis.com/images/LED44mmReflectorAndLensSpot.jpg I calculate the beam angle to be approximately 27 degrees....See Morewdccruise
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