Cleaning flat paint walls can be a real chore. Flat paint's matte texture is great at covering ... the color that shows marks most often: white. Cleaning white walls with flat paint takes a ...

A good coat of paint ... texture absorbs reflections and suggests a natural tactility.” “My go-to lately is matte plaster,” Brown says. “It’s almost a chalky finish that plays with light ...

"My biggest trick is to bring in texture on the walls," Leanne says. "White drywall can feel stark, but not whitewashed wood or white brick, where you're keeping that texture and painting over it.