Shiny Colors

When choosing colors, it’s important to recognize that the shine of the paint plays a major role in how each color will react.

For example, even if you were to choose the exact same color and paint an entire room with the following levels of shine (Flat for the ceiling. Eggshell for the walls. Semi Gloss for the trims and doors.) you would notice that each surface would look a little different from the other.

Shine intensifies each color and make it pop up. That’s why photos are usually printed on glossy paper. 

The wall on the image illustrates this concept quite well. This wall was painted with the exact same color but with stripes in a glossy finish.