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Default Paint ceilings and walls using Satin paint?

Ceiling flat, walls satin, trim & doors semi-gloss.

"FE" wrote in message
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Greetings:
I have a 1,005 square foot condo. It's going to be painted probably

within
a week. The contractor said he could do everything in semi-gloss at a

good
price and it would look fine. However, I had received feedback from this
forum and from other sources that semi-gloss might show-up imperfections

and
create an undesirable glare, so I'm not going to go that route. The whole
place is going to be done in one color -- something neutral, like Swiss
Coffee. (It appears that going one-color, one-sheen is the least expensive
route -- maybe because the painter doesn't have to mask and "cut" as

much.)

MY QUESTION: What if all the walls AND ceilings were painted with Satin
paint? Would that give me a surface that's durable and washable yet

doesn't
have the glare of semi-gloss? I would be very interested in your feedback
if you have ever painted your home in all satin. (I'm still going to do
kitchens/bathrooms with semi-gloss.)

Thanks