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I always use satin. At Sherwin Williams and some other places you can buy small samples of paint for about $5 or less to try. It's worth it.

About the robins egg blue, if you do that go waaaay lighter than you want because it will turn out darker. I painted my bathroom a light robins egg blue and then repainted it less than 24 hours later because it gave me a headache.

House Beautiful usually has color swatches and names in there, which are fun to look at for color ideas.

Lighting plays a big part in how color will look on walls too, that's why I paint a swatch directly on the wall. It's worth the trouble to get a color you'll love.