I am new to painting and am going to be painting pretty much every room. I bought a really nice spray painted - other than that any help or suggestions you wouldn't mind sharing would be great.

SW emerald is $80/gallon but will be 40% on Friday. Is the paint worth the high cost? I don't mind paying for quality.

The paint I would like to find would be the most durable, most cleanable and easiest to put on (multi dog home) and newbie painter. If the two durability and cleaning are first.

Please help, I have been avoiding doing this for 2 years, but I cannot stand to look at these beige walls any longer

If you have any videos to share that will help, that would be great

Thanks a million

I’m not a painter by trade but I do quite a bit of painting at my house. I’ve mostly use Behr and have tried all of their products.

For semi gloss white trim paint (interior and exterior), I use Behr premium plus or ultra. It seems to hold up well but often requires 2 coats. For my interior walls, I use Behr marquee. I painted my old dehydrated pee colored walls an off white, and it covered with one coat no problem, and it has great washability. I recently tried Behr dynasty on some often used stools/step stools. I am very impressed. One coat of red paint was all it took to give them an even, durable finish that hasn’t shown any signs of wear for over 8 months.

I’m now painting the exterior of my house. SW had a sale so I figured I’d splurge on the Emerald. While it’s not terrible, it definitely isnt the best paint I’ve ever used. It takes multiple coate, and it shows brush strokes worse than Behr.

I think I will stick with Behr next time.

I recently bought my first home and will be painting the majority of the walls over the next couple of months. I’ve lived in various apartments up to this point and could definitely notice which ones used cheap paint vs nice paint in terms of durability and ease of cleaning it. I want to use pretty much the highest quality paint possible and do not mind paying a bit extra as I’m sure the added longevity and durability will make up for it in the long run. I’ve been recommended the Emerald line of paint by Sherman Williams by a few people and was wondering if this is worth the cost and if it is one of the best options. Any insight or other recommendations is welcome!