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I really like Sherwin Williams. We used that in some of our rooms and I thought it was great...good quality and the coverage is nice.
We used Olympic on our house because the service at Home Depot was horrible. It took them an hour to mix a can of paint so a ton of people left their paint there because it took too long.
I won't lie, when it comes to paint I'm cheap. I always just buy the Lowe's brand, especially if it's on sale. I know its way better to get low VOC paint, but whatever. I'll just end up changing it in 6 months anyways.
@lilyfaith - Does that mean you've found a new place?! :)
@OttawaBride2011 - Yeah! We're so excited. It's dog-friendly unlike our place now, hence the excitement about finally being able to adopt a dog. I posted about the new place here.
We found the same thing with Behr. We've been using Valspar for our past few products. I was considering Olympic since I think that what the guys over at Young House Love use.
Valspar. They have low odor, it covers nicely, and they have a huge selection in colors. I always end up at Valspar because I like colors of other brands, but Valspar is just enough that i go "THIS is it". It goes on easily, too.
We use Valspar too. I've liked everything we've gotten from them and haven't had any problems.
I really like Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore, they're both good paints. That being said, I also really like Behr, it gives good coverage and goes on nicely.
@lamb - I'm glad we're not the only ones.
Sounds like the general consensus is Valspar right now! We'll have to check them out.
You can still get other brands' colors, right? That's what we did with Behr.
Our whole house is done in Benjamin Moore (indoors and out!) which the previous owner chose, but we have been extremely happy with it and have been told by a number of contractors out for various things that it is considered very long-lasting, quality paint. The coverage is also very good (she happily left us the cans so we've repainted spots in a couple rooms as we've done work on electrical, etc.) The only other ones we've tried were some green no-VOC paint brands (Yolo and American something) which didn't work out, but that was more about being early in the no-VOC adoption process than the brands, I think. I've heard the Benjamin Moore Aura paint line (low-VOC) is much better, but it wasn't available yet the last time we needed paint.
With any brand you should be able to take a swatch in to get a match, too.
Another happy Valspar user here! I had actually wanted to buy "green" paint but then my wallet reminded me exactly how NOT fat it was. So I was very pleasantly surprised at how low-VOC it is.
Actually, this is really funny timing. We just painted the laundry room last night and since we were near Home Depot we just went there and got Glidden Paint + Primer or something like that. We don't love it. We're actually going to go back and getting Valspar for the second coat!
I love Valspar! We painted our whole house (exterior and interior) with it and have been really happy!
I like Ralph Lauren paints - they are really thick, so they cover really well, and the colours are really rich.
I've been reading and heard so many great things about Benjamin Moore's no-VOC paints. The idea of being able to paint my house without gagging on paint fumes (there are supposedly NONE) even with the window closed is pretty awesome. I think we are going to use their Natura line for our living room and bedroom (bigger space, won't feel as bad dropping $45/bucket on them) and then Fresh Aire, which you can but at Home Depot (only $23/bucket), also VOC-free, for the kitchen and bathroom. They can be mixed into pretty much any color and mr. bee wrote that a little goes a long way with the Benjamin Moore paints, plus they paint really well and smoothly according to reviews on other websites I've found.
BENNY MOORE! No question about it. It's nice and thick so you get even coverage in fewer coats. I have tried Sherwin Williams and Muralo, but Benjamin Moore was the best.
All the paint colors in our place come from Ralph Lauren. I love their colors. Benjamin Moore is great, too.
Has anyone specifically used/heard about Benjamin Moore's Aura? It's supposed to be really environmentally friendly and great quality paint. We're considering splurging since we'll only need one can.
I really like the Valspar as well! Actually though we just used Behr in the new house, because Home Depot used to have Ralph Lauren and they discontinued it. Well I still had the sample cards from RL that I wanted so they color matched it for me perfectly with the Behr. I tried to color match it at Lowe's with the valspar but it just didn't come out very well. It was really thick and covered well though, so it all worked out.
Did you get a satin or one with more gloss? I've found that those ones peel like that - I had that problem in my apartment. So this time around I got flat enamel which definitely isn't peeling but you can still clean it easily.
@ lilyfaith, I've used Benjamin Moore's Aura line (i swear i've posted this in another thread, lol) and I love it! Never going over to another pain line again =) Unless it's the Natura line by Benny Moore!
We tried Behr once and will NEVER buy it again.
I love Valspar! We have painted our WHOLE house 9+ rooms with it. It covers great! its not extremely expensive its mold resistant. It doesnt smell very bad. and it goes on sooo smooth, UNLIKE Behr
I am a Behr user, and I won't use anything else. I have never had a problem with it, and I am really digging the new paint/primer all in one stuff! Sherwin Williams is what our builder used and when I went to wipe the wall off where something had spilled, the paint came off too. I was not impressed, especially after I looked at how much it cost.
@Miss Lily - so weird! I hate the Behr we used to paint our bedroom and bathroom. It literally peeled off a few days after we painted in a couple of spots. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that we live in an old apartment that has been painted many, many, MANY times? It was primered beforehand though. We're definitely trying a different brand this time around.
@lilyfaith - I just wanted to mention that "technically" you don't need to use primer on an already primed/painted wall as it only needs primer once. Exceptions are if you're painting over a dark or really bright colour. You are supposed to sand over the paint and just paint.
Maybe try sanding first? Then painting. If you're painting over a dark/bright colour then maybe sand, then prime, then paint for best results.
Hope that helps!
starr_bee - it's actually the apartment's policy that they primer before a new tenant moves in. Not sure why, but whatever! We didn't sand, however, we'll try that with this one. We're painting over a dark brown, though, so we'll have to primer anyway. Thanks!
We live in Montreal, where there was an initiative by a high school and the government to recycle paint. So, we used a brand of recycled paint called Boomerang. I guess they put paint in big vats, somehow extract the pigments, and remix 16 different pigments in. It's low VOC, obviously better for the environment, and covers pretty well. Obviously, it's not the highest quality, but it was half the price of normal paint. Love it.
I always use Martha Stewart colors, Valspar paint, and Killz primer.
Your peeling might be caused by two things: humidity and oil vs latex paint. If you didn't give your paint time to cure in the bathroom before taking a shower, that could cause it. But what it sounds like to me, because you said your paint seemed "Latex-y" they might have used an oil based primer and you put latex over it. If that's the case, you'd have to scrape the paint you just put on off and repaint with an oil based paint.
I don't love Valspar. We used it in our bathroom and it has started bubbling after only a few months! I know that a bathroom is hard on paint.. but come on- a few months! lol Anyway, we used Glidden Ultra Hide for the living room and bedrooms and I was soooo happy with it! It went on smooth and covered great!
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We used Behr to paint our bedroom and bathroom in this apartment, and I'm not digging it. It was very... latex-y. As in, it peels sometimes. We want something a little nicer for our next place, especially since we're only allowed to paint one room. We've heard good things about Benjamin Moore. Thoughts? Experiences? What brand do you prefer?