So what is a high quality paint for home interior walls? I hear Benjamin Moore is the way to go. One coat and your done.

What are your thoughts? It will be my first time painting this weekend.

Did my house with all Benjamin Moore products 2 years ago. Not always 1 coat (depends on surface, color, etc) but was very pleased with the end result

Be sure to prime well before you paint. Better coverage and primers cheaper than paint

Benjamin Moore is good. Every drop of paint in our house is Sherwin Williams. Very happy with it.

I own a home improvements business. Ben Moore is my number one, then Sherwin Williams and then Olympic brand from Lowes.

I heard bad things about Behr from HD. The paint in my home was painted white a few months before we bought it. Can I get away with not priming it? I do have primer, and primered a new wall I put up.

I am leaning towards SW or BM paint.

I own a home improvements business. Ben Moore is my number one, then Sherwin Williams and then Olympic brand from Lowes.

We were typing at the same time. Thanks for the input!

I just got done painting my wifes bathroom and used Color Place from Wal Mart. It turned out better then I thought and only cost $12 bucks a gallon!! One-two coats was all it took.

Can I get away with not priming it? I do have primer, and primered a new wall I put up.



Sure but it may result in the need for more paint

In my case, it helped seal the walls which hadn't been painted in a very long time.

We are a general contractor building Starbucks, Office Depot and other commercial chain stores. Some of them specify Ben Moore, some Sherwin Williams, and others Behr. All of them and others will do the job. #1 mistake, is painting a color and not tinting the primer the same colorway. In most cases this will make a true one coat after primer. Surface prep is also critical, must be clean, no loose flakes or scale from previous paint. For durability you really need the second coat of paint. Jb

When painting any color in the red family (more specifically I think anything with alot of magenta in the mix) I was told to use a gray primer or else the white primer will always bleed through. I have a friend that painted his dining room a reddish purple color. He had 4 coats on and you could still see white through it. All the rooms in my house I have done using behr from HD (2 coats for durability).

I will probably use 2 coats for a good finish. I plan on painting one room, the office, a light green. The room is small and don't want a dark or bold color.

I had to paint every room & ceiling in my house that I bought 2 years ago. I used S.W. in our bedroom and Home Dept. / Glidden every where else. All the wallswere painted when I bought my place. I had to sand a lot , therewere so many drips it was unbeliveable.Any way, sanded, wiped down with a damp cloth(tack) just to clean off any dust.Painted every room with two coats same color, no primer. They all came out great! We did our living room in two colors, a light color on three wallsand darkmaroonon the accent wall, and even that came out great. The Glidden paint was about $15 a gallon and it worked well for me.

Actually last time I looked Lowes American Traditions paint was consumer guides highest rated interior paint, but then that was a couple years ago, it may have changed by now. I have used it with excellent results.

So what is a high quality paint for home interior walls? I hear Benjamin Moore is the way to go. One coat and your done.

What are your thoughts? It will be my first time painting this weekend.
I've been a painting contractor for 32 years. I've used BM for 25+ years, and over the last several they have become so expensive it's a joke. SW interior 200 latex flat or eggshell finish, beats everything. Plan on doing 2 coats no matter what, you can't go wrong here with this paint. P.S the American Tradition paint from Lowes is a close 2nd, I've had to use it several times and it's also good stuff. Stay out of HD, Behr sucks.

I've had good luck with Behr from HD. Used it in 2 different homes, good coverage. One coat is hard with any paint unless the colors are very close and the old paint is not 'real' old. I know American traditions is supposed to be good but I had a bad experience with it, coverage, even with 2 coats was poor.

American Tradition paint from Lowes is a close 2nd, I've had to use it several times and it's also good stuff.

That's what I use in the house, really good paint that covers well, gives you a nice texture that hides all patching and is durable as well. It's also easy to touch up, as opposed to other paints that can show flash marks if you patch it. I used American Tradition in my son's room, and have had to scrub off a lot of scuffs and crayon marks, touch up damage etc, and it still looks great after 6 years in the battle zone. Another reason I use it is that Lowes is always open... :)

I look at "one-coat" paints the same way as "wipe-on, wipe-off" car waxes: They are good if you just want to get it over with quickly, but they won't give you the best result. If you want it to look really good, use one coat of primer, two coats of good quality paint. I don't think there's any way around the two paint coats with any paint, a possible exception would be if you use tinted primer. I usually don't use that, I prime with cheap, white ceiling paint. It makes it easy to determine if the walls are ready for the top coat.

Painted the dining room in red with Baer from HD. @$&#@$%#&! 6 coats and about 4 gallons.

Huummmm. I painted one of our bedrooms this weekend with Baer from HD. Room is 17 x 14. Light blue new color over medium blue original color. 1.5 gallons covered in one coat. Coverage was about 350 sf per gallon. I've also had good luck with Sears in the higher quality. On my exterior trim top of the line Weather Beater lasted 23 years before repainting.

Thanks for all the replies. Like I said, I never painted before so I will apply 2 coats like many of you mentioned.

I just found a 25% coupon for SW paint, so if BM is really expensive, that will be my choice.

I've been painting around the house in the past few months, and used Dulux latex outside, Behr latex inside. The key to any good paint job, as stated a couple of times, is prep and tinting your primer to the job. I did one coat on my daughter's room, after two coats of oil primer. Walls were bare redwood, 37 years old. Allow the primer to fully dry between coats, and tint the second coat, and you're home free, one coat on top, with no bleedthrough. I've got one room left to do, my computer room where I'm sitting now. Same deal, two coats oil primer, one coat paint. Then some new carpet in this one, and I'm done. :hurray:

Remember, oil primer. I use Zinser Cover Stain, with the brown label. Stay away from latex primer no matter how much the lure of easy cleanup tells you it'll be just as good. :secret: It won't be. :no:

I just painted the entire inside of my house. Heres what i can tell you. Behr paint sucks. It is way to thick. Maybe its thick to give you that one coat coverage,but its just too thick.I thinned it but didnt like it. Used it in one room. I used Glidden from Home Depot and its a good bang for the buck. Covers pretty well and is not that expensive. Used Glidden on about half the house and did the rest with Shermin Williams 200 series.The SW is nice stuff, a little more money than the Glidden, but i wanted specific colors that were available in SW so i did the other half of the house with that.Plus the SW store is nicer than dealing with the zoo that is Home Depot. My dad painted his house and used the Lowes stuff and really liked it. Lowes just opened by me so i may try it when i paint the garage.

My vote goes to Sherwin Williams (Super Paint). Costs a bit more, but very durable. I prefer the satin finish because it gives the surface some sheen without being glossy.

i say just make sure you use at least satin and gloss at least in the kitchen or kids rooms...i hate flat, touch it even with a (relatively) clean hand and you leave a smudge, try to wipe it off and you make it worse, i just use the cheapest and shiniest home repo has and call it good, its just a wall, and, someones bound to come along and (bleep) it up, anyway. :)

A little trick I found. I run a wall paper scraper (4" wide flat blade razor scraper) over the walls to cut off drips and high spots where picture hanagers and other debris in the paint. This gets the wall smooth real fast. Apply spackle as needed, then hit those areas with a coat of primer.

My vote goes to Sherwin Williams (Super Paint). Costs a bit more, but very durable. I prefer the satin finish because it gives the surface some sheen without being glossy.

I second that. I tried the lowes paint and found that it dried before i could get the roller over to the next swath, that caused it to get sticky and leave a rough texture. Sherwin Williams did the trick.

I have used most of the brands listed (wife changes her color scheme often) and I found I like Kelly Moore the best.

I ran this thread by my wife and she said that red and bright yellows are the take more paint because they are nearest primary colors and highly reflective. She said that on the home improvement shows she watchs they alway caution that those colors will take 2x + normal paint and additional wall/ceiling prep, kind of like painting our cars black. Patrick

Well, I went with BM and had to apply 2 coats of an olive green color. It costs about $40 a gallon (top of the line) and went through 1.75 for a small room. I am happy with the results and the service from the small mom and pop paint store in my neighborhod.

I'm sure you will be pleased with the BM and how well it holds up. I've used other paints but I've had great results with BM.

Porter paint is the way to go.