I’ve been told my whole life, when picking sheens, that the shinier it is, the easier it is to clean with a damp rag. The duller it is, the more difficult it is to clean. So naturally our next thought would be to make our paint as shiny as possible so we can keep it all clean… right? NO!
The more sheen (or shinier) a paint is the more it reflects light and light bounces off of it. The duller the sheen the more it diffuses light. This is in fact true! That is why it is recommended to paint your ceilings with a flat (no shine) finish so that way your ceiling diffuses the light in your space.
Here’s my paint picking preferences:
Ceiling – Flat
Trim – Satin
Walls – Matte (dark colors), Eggshell (most colors).
Accent trim walls – Eggshell or Satin