Kingwood House Painting's Color Consultation
Types of paint used.
Flat paint covers well all imperfections but most of the flat paints are non washable. The dirt will not come off the wall and you will need to touch up or repaint the area if it gets dirty. There are washable flat paints, but they are more expensive. Flat paints are usually used on the ceilings.
Low sheen doesn't hide the imperfections that well, but it is washable. Most of the interior walls are painted with low sheen. The higher the shine the easier it is for cleaning. Flat and low sheen paints are very easy to work with as you can apply this paint in any direction without leaving any brush or roller marks.
Eggshell, semi-gloss and gloss are harder to apply, as you always need to keep a “wet edge” in order not to leave any brush marks.Those are more expensive paints as well. They are mostly used to paint kitchens, bathrooms, trim,doors and baseboards. The sheen may vary from one store to another. Paint that is called eggshell in the Home Depot and does not have a lot of sheen, will be with higher gloss if purchased at Sherwin Williams store. Equivalent to Home Depot's eggshell will be satin finish at Dunn Edwards store.
How to choose colors for interior painting project.
A lot of times colors on the color pallet will look completely different from an actual sample of paint you get from the store. People usually ask if color will look lighter or darker after paint applied on the walls and had time to dry. Sometimes it will look lighter, sometimes darker and sometimes just different. Light is the main reason for that. Same color will look different in the sun light and electrical light. Same color will look different during different times of the day. Paint pigments and other objects do not have the color in themselves. It is the properties of the pigment determine which wavelength it reflects to the eye and which one it absorbs. And the colors that we see is merely a length of the wave that the light reflecting from the object. That is why after getting a general idea, looking at color scheme, which colors you like it is very important to get actual samples of paint of each color that you thinking of using, put it on the wall and make sure it is the color you want.
Flat paint covers well all imperfections but most of the flat paints are non washable. The dirt will not come off the wall and you will need to touch up or repaint the area if it gets dirty. There are washable flat paints, but they are more expensive. Flat paints are usually used on the ceilings.
Low sheen doesn't hide the imperfections that well, but it is washable. Most of the interior walls are painted with low sheen. The higher the shine the easier it is for cleaning. Flat and low sheen paints are very easy to work with as you can apply this paint in any direction without leaving any brush or roller marks.
Eggshell, semi-gloss and gloss are harder to apply, as you always need to keep a “wet edge” in order not to leave any brush marks.Those are more expensive paints as well. They are mostly used to paint kitchens, bathrooms, trim,doors and baseboards. The sheen may vary from one store to another. Paint that is called eggshell in the Home Depot and does not have a lot of sheen, will be with higher gloss if purchased at Sherwin Williams store. Equivalent to Home Depot's eggshell will be satin finish at Dunn Edwards store.
How to choose colors for interior painting project.
A lot of times colors on the color pallet will look completely different from an actual sample of paint you get from the store. People usually ask if color will look lighter or darker after paint applied on the walls and had time to dry. Sometimes it will look lighter, sometimes darker and sometimes just different. Light is the main reason for that. Same color will look different in the sun light and electrical light. Same color will look different during different times of the day. Paint pigments and other objects do not have the color in themselves. It is the properties of the pigment determine which wavelength it reflects to the eye and which one it absorbs. And the colors that we see is merely a length of the wave that the light reflecting from the object. That is why after getting a general idea, looking at color scheme, which colors you like it is very important to get actual samples of paint of each color that you thinking of using, put it on the wall and make sure it is the color you want.
We service the following areas around Houston, TX
The Woodlands, TX - Spring, TX - Memorial, TX - River Oaks, TX-Meyerland, TX - Kingwood, TX - Katy, TX -Bellaire, TX - Houston, TX
Kingwood House Painting
(713) 489-9003
The Woodlands, TX - Spring, TX - Memorial, TX - River Oaks, TX-Meyerland, TX - Kingwood, TX - Katy, TX -Bellaire, TX - Houston, TX
Kingwood House Painting
(713) 489-9003