Whether you are furnishing your new home or renovating your old place, the choice of paint finish makes or breaks the deal. Therefore, you should consider the following factors when choosing the paint finish for your rooms. Here are five factors you need to consider when choosing a paint finish:
- The Gloss Required.
- Paint’s Durability.
- The Need To Wash.
- Presences Of Imperfection.
- The Room’s Traffic.
The Required Gloss:
Paint finishes we use often are sorted according to their sheen with matte of the lowest end of the spectrum and super-gloss on the highest end. The glossier a paint finish is more it will reflect light around it. Hence, you can use them in dimly lit areas. Moreover, a shiny surface can easily grab your attention. Therefore, many use glossier paint finish to decorate their furniture and doors to make them stand out in the room. Nonetheless, how you use the sheen of the paint depends on your creativity, so don’t hesitate to experiment.
Paint’s Durability:
A paint finish’s durability is measured by its ability to resist the effects of moisture, UV light, and oxygen. These forces of destruction work together to undermine the life and quality of your paintwork. These can cause the paint to undergo a process called oxidation. Hence, while undergoing this process, the paint loses its color and vibrancy.
The paint’s durability correlates with its sheen, so a shinier paint will be more durable than a duller one. Hence, this makes shiny paint a great fit for you in the kitchen, bathroom, or outside decor.
The Need To Wash:
As we discussed above, shinier paints can withstand moisture and water better than others. Hence, if you think a few rooms will need regular washing, use glossier paint for those rooms. For example, you can use glossy paint for your kids’ room, as they might project their creativity on walls.
Presence Of Imperfection:
Sometimes our home’s wall contains loads of imperfections like nail holes or bumpy areas. When using shiny paint on these walls, the paint will amplify and reflect these faults. Hence, the shinier paint is really bad at hiding these imperfections. A super-gloss paint finish can even reveal brush strokes, so sloppy brush strokes are not an option with them. This makes shinier paint trickier to apply. Consequently, for concealment purposes, use dull paint finishes like matte.
The Room’s Traffic:
The room’s traffic plays a pivotal role in your selection of a paint finish. The more traffic your room has, the more individuals will interact with the paint. So what does that mean? It means your paint will face greasy hand impressions, pen marks, and whatnot. Therefore, the paint of choice must be able to deal with this, and it should allow you to clean these marks. Consequently, for low traffic rooms, opt for paint with a low sheen and vice versa.
Conclusion:
We briefed the factors you need to consider while choosing a paint finish. Hence, it’s always best to have an expert alongside this whole process of selection. Hence, rely on Tx Home Work for superior decor planning; you can call us at (281) 841 6146 to book a session.