Paint Sheen Survey

[Hamptastic75]

When you repainted what sheen did you use? We have a matte finish now and I think it probably should have at least been semi-gloss. Just looks dirty to me with the finger prints. Anybody do glossy and have any regrets?

[thesignlady]

Glossy cleans well but shows every imperfection in the material you are painting as well as it magnifies imperfections in your painting quality. My preference is a satin luster, then semi gloss, but never a matt finish, as exactly as you have noticed it holds dirt and fingerprints to well as isn't very washable.

[nrgtrakr]

Satin ... no other. Go ask a professional painter in a hospital.

[stephseattle]

just stop touching the walls!

i re-painted my home with matte paint and AHHH it's so much more relaxing...it melts away into a soft surface.

I guess I'd rather see a temporary imperfection that I can wipe away than constant imperfection glaring at me. Satin is fine, but still has enough sheen to show imperfections.