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I'm about to paint the interior of my new home. Is it best to go with expensive paint? Will going cheap be something i'll regret?
Behr Premium Plus Ultra (paint and primer in one)?
Behr Premium Plus?
Glidden?
I don't think brand matters much. They all sell good-better-best lines. I ALWAYS go with 'best'.
I NEVER use flat paint. I use satin. Actually, I detest flat paint and don't know why the stuff exists. Art galleries, maybe. People who mean well will tell you that satin shows "every imperfection", and my answer is "so what"?
Satin paint on the walls does magic things to reflected light and brings life to the room. As the sun changes position you will see walls reflect different and unexpected color. I even used the equivalent of satin on the outside of my stucco-like house. It looks great!
I don't think brand matters much. They all sell good-better-best lines. I ALWAYS go with 'best'.
I NEVER use flat paint. I use satin. Actually, I detest flat paint and don't know why the stuff exists. Art galleries, maybe. People who mean well will tell you that satin shows "every imperfection", and my answer is "so what"?
Satin paint on the walls does magic things to reflected light and brings life to the room. As the sun changes position you will see walls reflect different and unexpected color. I even used the equivalent of satin on the outside of my stucco-like house. It looks great!
THIS THIS THIS!!!! I clean at an HOA, and sometimes I get invited in to units. There is a dark side to the building, and a lot of people prefer flat paint. There's another thing about flat paint... it's not cleanable. I don't care what people say -- if you try to clean it, it'll just come off the wall. ESPECIALLY if you use a Mr. Clean sponge.
Had a guy talk a resident into eggshell flat for the walls and put a nice soft milky white semigloss on the ceiling. It really brought the light in and bounced it all over. The two places on either side had to use lights all day long... but this guy could use the little bit of sunshine to his advantage.
<snip>So much involved with prepping. Caulking, fixing nail pops, holes, sanding it down perfectly, applying a primer over top so it doesn't sheen, caulking the cracked corners, caulking the trim, painting the trim (I don't wish to ever do that again), cutting in, drop cloths, CLEANING UP, the list goes on and on...
The actual painting only takes about 1/5 of the time all the other stuff does.
Yup, surface prep is key. Good prep + cheap paint could outlast poor prep + expensive paint.
Obviously, great prep + great paint = superior outcome
I use high solids Glidden Professional that can only be purchased at a Glidden pro store. I like the Lifemaster 9300 eggshell, and spray everything possible. Those who claim high quality with cheap paint aren't there down the road when a durable finish is still serving, and the cheap needs another coat.
Ben Moore, and Sherwinn Williams is good too. Real Pro's don't buy paint at Home Depot, and I've never seen it spec'd by architects on any plan. A job worth doing is worth doing right.
I've used other brands too from the big box stores and did not care for any of them.
Over the last five years I've painted over half the rooms in our home and Benjamin Moore has been the paint I've used. I love it and wouldn't even consider using anything else.
Not true. It just sometimes requires more than one coat.
The picture below was using the Behr Ultra. We did 3 coats on this room. Previously, it was a dark navy blue. Unfortunately, I do not have a 'before' picture.
Not true. It just sometimes requires more than one coat.
The picture below was using the Behr Ultra. We did 3 coats on this room. Previously, it was a dark navy blue. Unfortunately, I do not have a 'before' picture.
Personally I think all that primer in the paint no priming necessary talk is just marketing. I always sand, prime, and then at a bare minimum two coats of paint.
I painted my bathrooms and bedroom with Behr Ultra but I was going from light paint to light paint so the built in primer was enough. I will be having more rooms painted soon but I won't be doing it myself, I think he uses Kelly Moore but he will need to prime, I have a room with black stenciling all around the ceiling.
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