25/08/2026
Same colour. Three walls. Three completely different rooms.
Nothing here changed except the sheen level, and most people never think about it until the wall is already up.
A matt finish absorbs light from every direction. It reads deeper and softer, it evens out an imperfect plaster run, and it forgives the wall for being a wall.
Add sheen and the light comes back at you in an organised way. The same colour reads lighter, cleaner and slightly more saturated. It also shows every ridge, patch and roller stop you left behind.
And sheen decides how the surface lives. The wall in a passage gets shoulders and school bags against it. That wall has to be washable, which is a job for a satin finish like Satin Silk. The wall behind your headboard does not, and a matt will look better there.
So settle the finish before you argue about the colour. The finish is half the colour.
Matt or sheen β what is on your walls right now?
Ask your nearest stockist to show you the difference in person. Paintwise Paints Tel 012 9983493