paint!

[fox]

ellen_fremedon says I'm peculiarly aware of and affected by my environment.  I guess that may be true; I've got color up on the walls in my guest room now, and I love the room so much more already.  Love love love.

I'll tell you something else, though.  I don't understand flat paint.  My parents have their walls painted flat, and my friend I was staying with last week as well, and why would you do this when there is eggshell?  It looks almost the same, it's not like shiny or anything, but it's got a smoothness to it that is so much nicer.  And if you ever have occasion to touch the wall, eggshell is very pleasant, but flat is like dry and chalky.  Feh.

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[dsudis.livejournal.com]

I'm... not even sure I'm aware of the difference between flat and eggshell. Which may answer both of your questions at once. Even the one that wasn't really a question. *g*

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

I can buy that -- but here's the thing. If you were going to paint, you'd go and pick colors, and then the people who were going to mix the colors for you would ask you what finish you wanted. And when you said "Oh -- I don't know!" they wouldn't decide for you; they'd show you the options (e.g. flat, eggshell, semigloss, glossy) and you'd pick what you wanted. And I'm just puzzled why, when presented with these choices, anyone would pick flat instead of eggshell for any interior surface.

:-)