Eggshell Paint Sheen
03/09/2008 07:06 PM by Gretchen Schauffler
The pat-on-the-back declaration “If it aint broke, don’t fix it” is one I am quite familiar with. When something is the way it is because its always been that way, I have a persistent habit of asking why. Color and paint are one and the same. You can’t have solid, seamless color on walls without paint as the channel. So when it came to creating our paint sheens, the questions I asked were “how is it to make our color look?” The practical washable/durable qualities were a given.
When I think of the word eggshell, I think of Easter, breakfast, or walking on them. How the name “eggshell” paint became synonymous with “higher than flat paint and lower than satin paint” I will never know. Eggshell paint “wasn’t broke”, I just didn’t understand what eggshell paint had to do with color, and because our paint is made to look like luxury fabric-like finishes, our sheen names didn’t fit the standard matte paint, eggshell paint, or gloss of the world.
Now, a lot of dealers who carry Devine Color still will say things like _“Powder is Devine’s matte, Delicate is their eggshell paint finish and Luscious their satin finish”. So let me explain how you know what you are getting when you ask for our finishes. If you ask for Devine Teak in our Powder Wall Finish™, the color will look soft, and ”powdery”. If you ask for the same color in Delicate Wall Finish™, the color will appear to have a “delicate” moist glow. Why is this important? Well, because when you choose one of our finishes, you are choosing the way the color finish will look with the rest of your fabric, wood and surface finishes. So ask your self the question “will powdery wall color look better than moist color if I have shiny leather and glass table in the room? Finishes are crucial to the way color looks. But NOT ALL EGGSHELLS ARE ALIKE! Think of how the same black color can look so different in leather vs. a vinyl copy. The quality of ingredients in brownies just like in paint makes a difference. Don’t ask for our ”matte” because you don’t like shiny. Think how the paint sheen will best suit the room. After all, you wouldn’t wear a “cotton” blue dress with a satin skirt to a formal event; the blue would look more appropriate in a silk or Chiffon, wouldn’t it?
Gretchen Schauffler
Artist and Founder of Devine Color®
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I have taken almost 8months to pick the colors for my home I love,but now I am stumped again, Which Sheen?
— Casey T 06/19/2008 11:15 AM #
Casey: think of our sheens as the perfect music score in a movie.
If you have an old-world look in your home with antiques, tapestries, and lots of textures, our powder look would make the color dense and part of the overall effect. If you live in a more transitional style, the dewy look of Devine Delicate, or our new 99% VOC FREE devinegreen makes the color more compatible. Check out our paint section to see specific sheen levels!Thanks
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— gretchen Schauffler 06/20/2008 01:16 PM #