Which Paint is Best and Why

[Anonymous]

For the interior walls, which brand of paint is better? Then which style? Sherwin Williams? Benjamin Moore? Etc.?

[Anonymous]

I love ben moore. I also hear farrow and ball is good, but i've never tried it.

there are 2 reasons i think ben moore is better than the other paints I have tried. It's easier to paint with... it seems to go on thicker and has better coverage. I'm not sure i can fully explain, but it is just easier to paint with.

and second it seems to hold up so much better. I once left the ben moore paint store feeling duped after I paid a fortune for paint. The guy talked me into getting the super duper scrubbable paint ( is scrubbable a word?!). I had kids and he said trust me and get the top quality paint. The paint went on great. My kids colored on it, crashed into it, got food all over it and it was always easy to wash it off. We later moved to another home with cheap paint ( they left the cans in garage) and my kids started leaving their marks on the wall. I couldn't easily wipe down the walls like i had done in my previous house. And the paint would come off whenever I tried so there would be a coloring mark ( washable marker) and then a bigger mark of where the paint had come off. And it looks horrible and we will repaint with better paint. I never had this problem when i used the Ben Moore paint.

If painting furniture I recommend Anne Sloan chalk paint.

[Anonymous]

+1 for Ben Moore. We had a deep red colored pain (Behre I believe) and it only took two coats of Ben Moore with primer. It's now a pale sage and there is no bleed through. It is easy to clean too.

[Anonymous]

Benjamin moore

[Anonymous]

We are actually converts to the Behr paint at Home Depot. Consumer reports labelled it as the best value and paint. We have tried both and found while we liked the Benjamin Moore colors that it did not go on or last as well as the Behr paint. The Benjamin Moore tended to be "tacky" or sticky to the touch, as a result of taking longer to dry it picks up anything circulating in the air - dust, pet fur etc. We also found that it marked easier with hand prints, scrapped off easily if furniture or people scratched. It didn't roll on as easily either. Then there was the cost - crazy expensive. Behr on the other hand - goes on well, dries well, looked good for longer and convinced us to save our money.

[Anonymous]

Farrow & Ball is glorious, but very expensive. We've used that as well as the Benjamin Moore Aura line in our house and have been happy with all of them. All have been easy to clean if they get marked (we have a kid and a pet), go on beautifully and barely smell.

[Anonymous]

Benjamin Aura! We recently painted all the rooms in our house ourselves and tried all the main brands....behr, Home Depots higher end brand, BM, SW and liked BM aura best! Great coverage, only needs one coat and no primer even when painting over strong colors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are actually converts to the Behr paint at Home Depot. Consumer reports labelled it as the best value and paint. We have tried both and found while we liked the Benjamin Moore colors that it did not go on or last as well as the Behr paint. The Benjamin Moore tended to be "tacky" or sticky to the touch, as a result of taking longer to dry it picks up anything circulating in the air - dust, pet fur etc. We also found that it marked easier with hand prints, scrapped off easily if furniture or people scratched. It didn't roll on as easily either. Then there was the cost - crazy expensive. Behr on the other hand - goes on well, dries well, looked good for longer and convinced us to save our money.

+1

[Anonymous]

Here is a good list with prices and VOC levels (which hopefully you're also taking into account).

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-best-interior-paints-are-l-108775

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are actually converts to the Behr paint at Home Depot. Consumer reports labelled it as the best value and paint. We have tried both and found while we liked the Benjamin Moore colors that it did not go on or last as well as the Behr paint. The Benjamin Moore tended to be "tacky" or sticky to the touch, as a result of taking longer to dry it picks up anything circulating in the air - dust, pet fur etc. We also found that it marked easier with hand prints, scrapped off easily if furniture or people scratched. It didn't roll on as easily either. Then there was the cost - crazy expensive. Behr on the other hand - goes on well, dries well, looked good for longer and convinced us to save our money.

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Another +1!!

Painted house with all Behr colors - Gentle Rain, River Rock, Purple Essence (pale lavender) and a pale yellow. Also did a bright ocean blue in a powder room called Ocean View. Will be doing my basement in perfect taupe. Colors all coordinate and coverage was great.

It's cheaper to have a quart of touch up paint and do a quick coat then pay 2-3x the cost upfront.