As a homeowner, you need to have a clear idea about the difference between matte and flat interior paint before deciding to paint the interior of your house. You might have agreed upon a particular shade of paint that you wish to use for the interior walls of your home. However, there is
something that you need to think about, i.e. to finalize the finish of the paint. If you are aware of the interior paints, you have surely heard about paint finishes like matte, flat, gloss, velvet, satin, eggshell etc.
The trickiest part is to specify a particular paint finish to be applied to the interior walls of your home. You need to specify the paint finish type you want beforehand to the painting contractor that has taken the contract to paint the interior of your house. Although you may not think much about the difference between the matte and flat paint finishes, the fact is that a paint sheen can make a huge difference in achieving the perfect paint finish.
What is Flat Finish?
Flat finish is a type of finish that has no or least amount of gloss. Therefore, flat interior finish has little or no reflectivity. Flat finish is ideally recommended for the walls that do not have a smooth texture and have some irregularities. Since there is no gloss in the paint, all types of irregularities and imperfections of the walls are likely to be hidden when a flat paint finish is used. Flat paint finish is ideal to be used in ceilings as this type of finish has no reflectivity.
What is Matte Finish?
The matte finish is a finish that has low or medium gloss. However, compared to a flat finish, matte finish has a higher percentage of gloss. Although there might be little variations in terms of the gloss percentage present in the matte finish of different companies, the gloss percentage is usually low in these types of paint. Even though the matte finish has little or medium gloss in it, it can also hide the imperfections of the walls. There is an added advantage of using this type of finish, i.e. you can scrub to remove any marks from the surface of a wall due to its glossy nature. Just like the flat interior finish, you can use a matte finish on the interior walls. Both flat and matte finishes are especially suitable for the bedrooms.