Interior walls have different finishes and textures ... be used to paint concrete-block walls, with one exception: Mortar joints on concrete-block walls are much shallower than on brick walls ...

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 ...

Want to make white walls easier to style? Start by layering your textures. This will instantly give depth to your space and make the white paint feel less sterile. Use natural materials like linen ...

Lastly, painting over a brick wall can yield cleaner looking results. “Raw brick and mortar are usually quite deeply textured and hold ... (those streaky white deposits) or dirt.

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