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eggshell
(redirected from eggshell paints)

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eggshell
1. the hard porous protective outer layer of a bird's egg, consisting of calcite and protein
2. a yellowish-white colour
3. (of paint) having a very slight sheen
4. of a yellowish-white colour

eggshell, eggshelling
A semimatte glaze or porcelain enamel surface resembling eggshell in texture; sometimes a defect.


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Flat eggshell paints work well on ceilings but are harder to clean so if you smoke or cook in the room you are painting this might not be appropriate.
If you don't want to bother with a varnish top coat, choose water-based satin or eggshell paints.
Jacqui then painted the tiles, graduating from cream at the top down to pale blue, and added a mosaic-look trim, hand-printing with eggshell paints and a small square of sponge.
 
 
 
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