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As a professional painter , I would go with a better brand, my personal choice would be regal from BM, but any of SW's higher end paints are good also. Since the closest BM store to me is 30 miles away, I use PPG's manor hall.

Thank you. After posting this question, I saw that Sherwin Williams was having a 30% off sale good thru tomorrow. So, I just went there with an additional $10 off coupon I printed and got that also off purchase. I bought the Duration Matte finish for the walls. I bought it while it was on sale, but will take it there to get tinted when I pick my color.

Thanks for your professional input.

Duration Matte. I hope the shine doesn't disappoint you.

I'm a BenMoore fan, but I used Valspar in my master bath, in an extremely pure, saturated blue, and the application and performance is as good as any of the more pedigreed brands.

How shiny would you say it is? Compared to other Sheens?

The 30% off was hard to pass up. I went to a store today and got a sample of the Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter to try. If I like it, I guess I could have them color match in a Sherwin William sample can and paint it next to the Benjamin Moore to see if there's that much color difference. Of course, the sheen will be different and the Benjamin Moore sample only came in Satin.

I am painting the exterior. My house has stucco and redwood boards. The windows are wood (old house) I thought wood was supposed to be painted with a higher gloss than the body of the house My painting is far from finished but I have done a lot on the front of the house and I have to say that I do regret going with SW in Satin. Just the sheen, no problem with the paint. On the other hand I used BM in Low Luster (on the windows) and it is more matte than I had thought it would be. You really need to look at the samples of sheen in their store. I dread how the satin will look on my stucco.

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Check the sheen applied to the store sample.

I've used duration matte and it is what we used to call "flat"???

Matte is 'almost' flat. The next up in sheen is low-luster. Regardless it's not going to be 'glossy'. I also second using the better paint high end SW or BM is an excellent choice. You are not just paying for the name. Better coverage, and durability. I'd also make sure your painter is using a high end roller. I broke down and had a painter come and do a couple of rooms for me. I was using SW Emerald, and the painter came with the 3/$6 roller covers. I said "NO WAY" and provided him with a 1/2 sheepskin cover instead. He was hesitant, but I insisted. After the job, he said he'd never use a cheap cover again. Paint laid down perfect, less time refilling and no goobers on the wall from the hair coming off the roller.

Don't paint with good product, using the least expensive roller.

I know you already picked up your paint but thought I would chime in regarding paint brands. Most painters prefer one or two paint brands ( some Sherwin Williams, others Benjamin Moore etc).

In my opinion what Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams have over brands is customer service. Many of Sherwin Williams paint lines do not come in an eggshell finish ( although about 3 of them have an eggshell finish). Most of their lines have a satin finish which does have more of a sheen than eggshell). I'm just putting that out there as I prefer an eggshell finish on walls.

On the other hand, Benjamin Moore has a matte finish that is washable (which is unheard of in other brands).

However, with that said, the Valspar Signature line is a great paint. It rolls on smoothly, covers well and in an eggshell finish or above sheen it very durable. The signature series doesn't seem to fade or change colors even after scrubbing.

As for value - Sherwin Williams has a 30% off sale a few times a year ( and if you sign up as a preferred member they will send you 30% off coupons even outside of their normal sales). You can also print out a $10 off coupon from their website.

Valspar is sold at Lowes and they have sales about 2-3 times a year as well. The last sale was $50 off of a five gallon bucket or $10 off a gallon.

BM sales???? Never seen them.

Again, BM and SW are better at customer service. I would say BM excels at customer service ( you can schedule an appointment with their color consultant and get assistance with picking out colors for your entire house for free). However, BM recoups the cost of this service with the cost of their paint.

We used the 30% off sale at Sherwin Williams. We used their Duration Matte finish which is not as Matte as Benjamin Moore's, but that's good for us because our floors are very dark and we need some reflectivity. It's not by any means satin looking though. I really like the way it turned out.

When I went with Duration matte a few years ago for my powder room, it was being advertised as a"scrubbable" matte. My experience was that it had more sheen than flat, less than eggshell/satin. I liked it and had no issues. After trying out some big box brands when I first started painting and being disappointed with the quality, I tried SW and never looked back. I used the Duration then switched to Harmony low VOC because of my little one and am very happy with the results. I've used it throughout my home and love it.

Yep...that's what we used.