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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did my entire house on flat because the drywall job wasn;t great (cheap flip job) and eggshell showed the lines and lousy sanding job more clearly because it reflects light better. If not for that, I'd have chosen eggshell. [/quote]

We are repainting a 3000 SF house now too, OP.  I hear you about the sticker shock.  And we are doing exterior painting, too.  Eep.

While I prefer eggshell aesthetically, we are leaning toward going with flat b/c the walls are plaster and have lots of contour and some mars to them.  We've been advised by both painters who've quoted us (like the PP^^) that the eggshell will show the mars much more due to the light reflection.  We've also been told that flat is easier to touch up w/ paint, w/o the touch-ups showing.  We have a 3 yo and 1 yo who will undoubtedly take a marker to the walls here and there in time, so we figured we'd do touch ups rather than wiping down the walls or using magic eraser, etc.  Is that impractical?

9:44, did you have plaster or drywall walls?

Perhaps satin, as an in-between?

I'll be interested to see more responses b/c we are in the same boat as you (except I'm guessing your house doesn't have wavy plaster walls!)...[/quote]

+1 for satin w/ toddler and new born[/quote]

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