ᐅ Drill holes in textured wall covering – can they be filled and painted over?

Hello,

I’m a DIY beginner ^^ That’s why I’m asking here.
We need to fill the holes left by wall plugs and paint a one-room apartment before moving out.
However, painting the entire apartment probably isn’t necessary. It was a first occupancy back then and only lived in for 2 years.
So the condition is still almost like new.

Only the drill holes and a small spot on the wall need to be fixed.
Filling the holes with ready-mixed filler in a textured finish matching the wall pattern shouldn’t be a problem. Then repaint over it.

The repainting part is the tricky one. How can we best find out which white paint was originally used?
If we get the right color, the repaired spots shouldn’t be visible anymore (since it was painted just 2 years ago, no smokers in the household, etc.).
But if we choose the wrong one, it will show, right?

Would using a classic standard white paint give us the best chance of matching it correctly?

You will always see white on white. Try buying the Alpinaweiß marker. Then you will understand how it appears.

White is not just white

Seriously, I would simply fill the drill holes with putty and repaint the entire wall in a fresh white. That should do the trick.

Same here. Acrylic paint works as well. Don’t use Alpina. In my opinion, the quality is surprisingly poor. I have had good experiences with Polarweiß. It provides very good coverage.

Why do you HAVE TO repaint completely after two years?

I would simply fill the drill holes (with acrylic or ready-to-use filler) and leave it at that. The next tenant can take care of painting.