Boysen Healthy Home is one of those remarkable products that are worthy investments for your home. Its main feature is its antibacterial properties, providing defense against bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella. With its mold-resistant properties, this product is all-around wonderful at keeping your home… well, healthy! It’s also recommended for homeowners who want to work with paints that are low-odor.
Something to know when coloring your interiors with Boysen Healthy Home is that it paints to a satin finish. What exactly is the satin finish, and what does it do to your homes?
The Different Sheens of Paint
Every Boysen product paints to a specific sheen, also known as gloss, or kintab in Filipino. It’s how much shine a finish has. You can understand the different levels of sheen as organized on a spectrum. On one end is the gloss finish. Surfaces painted with this sheen can reflect light the best. On the other end is the flat finish where almost no light gets reflected at all.
You can review the differences among the different sheens in the infograph below. We prepared this visual aid years ago, but it’s always useful once the question on sheen pops up every once in a while.
Gloss essentially contributes to a finish’s glare and resistance to dirt pickup. The higher the gloss, the higher the glare and more resistance to dirt pickup. The flatter the finish, the less glare but less resistance to dirt pickup. In exchange, it has better hiding and opacity, with glossier paints not as good at hiding surface imperfections
This is where choice of gloss is important. Flat finishes, for example, are usually best on surfaces that don’t get dirtied easily like ceilings. High gloss finishes, with its brighter glare, are best on smaller surfaces.
Benefits of a Satin Finish
Then, you have the satin finish. If you look at the sheen spectrum, it sits between the semi-gloss and matte finish. This means the finish, in a way, has the qualities of both gloss and flat finishes. It hides surface imperfections well but still has that shine.
Its gloss level makes it perfect for hallways, personal rooms, living rooms and dining areas. The glare of a semi-gloss finish can still be too much for some homeowners, so the satin finish may be perfect for those who want just a bit of brightness.
All the perks of the satin finish comes with the benefits of Boysen Healthy Home—the low-odor, antibacterial and mold resistant properties. Check out this article to see home inspirations of Boysen Healthy Home colors.
Test Out the Different Finishes in Your Spaces!
It’s best to experience the satin finish yourself. Through sample pots, you can test how different colors of Boysen Healthy Home appear in your home. There are 200 mL sample paints you can purchase at the official Boysen online store, but they’re only available in semi-gloss finish.
For paints from the Healthy Home line, you can avail paint samples at Boysen’s concept store, The Color Library. Before, you could only get paint samples as Boysen Permacoat Latex, but you can now get it as Boysen Healthy Home, as well as Virtuoso Silk Touch. This allows you to get samples of different sheens to see which one works the best for your space. Paint samples can be mixed in 200-mL and 1-L containers.
The great thing about The Color Library is also the many color options you can try out. Over 1300 colors can be explored in Boysen’s concept store giving you plenty of options to see the colors that’s best for your space.
After testing the paints in your home and finalizing your decision, you can get paints in 4-L or 16-L containers in a Boysen Mix & Match Color Station. These places are where you can get paints for your project. Check out this list for locations of branches and their contact details. Calling in advance helps you check for paint color, paint size and product availability.
Boysen Healthy Home paints make your home safer because of its antibacterial property. Its satin finish is also a good choice because it hides surface imperfections better than gloss and semi-gloss finishes.
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