Paint you like (besides Behr)

[Anonymous]

I used to buy Behr interior paint but we moved from DC to an area that doesn't have a Home Depot.

I tried the Lowes Valspar paint and wasn't impressed.

Other recommendations?

[Anonymous]

Benjamin Moore is the best, by far. It is pricier, even when you consider you don't need as much of it as the box stores. I forget the name of the high end Sherwin Williams, but it's also okay.

[Anonymous]

I like behr. Are you sure it is no longer locally available???

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Benjamin Moore.

[Anonymous]

Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams. Go to a real paint store, not a big box. In paint, price does reflect quality.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Benjamin Moore - their colors are fantastic and quality is great. FWIW, my aunt is a high-end architect and works often with interior designers and she recommended the Benjamin Moore to me. I particularly love their Aura paint. Its expensive but covers with fewer coats, so it evens out. The Aura paint is scrubbable even in a flat finish so you can use it in a kitchen or bathroom and not have to use that awful eggshell finish.

[Anonymous]

Benjamin moore.

I also like C2 color a lot. It is low VOC and goes on really well. I get mine at potomac paint.

[Anonymous]

Definitely Benjamin Moore. It costs more, but covers better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like behr. Are you sure it is no longer locally available???

It's still available; I just don't live near a Home Depot anymore.

[Anonymous]

Benjamin Moore Aura & Natura both have very low VOC and the fumes are gone very quickly.

I also like Mystic. Another low VOC brand comp. to Ben Moore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Benjamin Moore is the best, by far. It is pricier, even when you consider you don't need as much of it as the box stores. I forget the name of the high end Sherwin Williams, but it's also okay.

The high end line is called Emerald. The no-VOC line is called Harmony. We love the Harmony line. Good coating, excellent durability and does not give my wife migraines (to be fair, any no-VOC paint gets this plus).

I used Behr and Valspar and frankly, they're fine when we're painting sets for a show that is only going to up for 4-8 weeks, but I wouldn't really want to use that on my house unless I was going to move out in a few years. I've seen houses where the cheap paints are fading, or thin and uneven after a few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Benjamin Moore Aura & Natura both have very low VOC and the fumes are gone very quickly.

I also like Mystic. Another low VOC brand comp. to Ben Moore.

Has anyone tried Benjamin Moore Natura? We've used the Olympic Premium in the past but I feel like it doesn't hold up well.

[Anonymous]

Thus far, the Emerald paint has out performed the Aura in our house.

[Anonymous]

Mythic is awesome!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Benjamin Moore Aura & Natura both have very low VOC and the fumes are gone very quickly.

I also like Mystic. Another low VOC brand comp. to Ben Moore.

Agree with this. I used Mythic in my house for chemical avoidance reasons. The Natura/aura might have been a better product in terms of ease of painting with it, but it was more expensive so I went with mythic. Depending on how that holds up I will either use that again next time I need to or go with BM's Natura or aura. Mythic can be mixed in any of the other paint brand colors (we've used a number of Behr colors) and I got it at true value.