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Start!shopping!online"!M
anufacturer!and!retailer!w
ebsites!and!Facebook!pages!offer!a!w
ealth!of!tips!on!choosing!colors"!including!photo!galleries!of!finished!room
s!and!cal#culators!to!help!you!figure!out!how
!much!paint!you’ll!
need$!They’re!also!good!places!to!check!for!such!deals!as!free!sam
ples"!mov#
ing!discounts"!and!special!deals!if!you!don’t!like!the!color!you’ve!painted$
Get!the!color!perfect"!
Certain!hues!are!specific!
to!a!brand$!But!retailers!
can!often!match!colors$!
With!paint#color!form
ula!
books !and!color#matching!
computer!technology"!
you!don’t!have!to!rely!on!the!skills!of!a!sales!clerk"!though!one!w
ith!a!good!eye!and!m
ixing!equipment!
with!clean!nozzles!m
ight!be!able!to!m
atch!colors"!too$!Because!the!paint!base!and!sheen!can!differ!slightly!am
ong!brands"!be!sure!to!have!the!salesperson!put!a!dab!of!the!color!on!the!paint!chip!or!sam
ple!you’ve!taken!w
ith!you"!then!allow!
it!to!dry$!Many!retailers!
keep!a!hair!dryer!on!hand!for!just!that!purpose$
Choose!the!right!sheen"
The!best!low#luster!satin!
and !eggshell!paints!offer!easy!hiding!and!durabil#ity"!m
aking!them!ideal!for!
most!surfaces$!Flat!paints!
hide!flaws!better!but!are!
less!resistant!to!stains!and!sm
udges"!so!do!not!use!them
!in!kitchens$!Semi#
gloss!works!w
ell!for!trim"!
shelves!and!cabinets$!B
ut!choose!a!semigloss!
that!scored!Very!G
ood!or!Excellent!in!our!gloss#change!test!to!be!sure!that!the!shine!w
on’t!dull!with!
repeated!cleanings$!And!
select!one!that!also!did!w
ell!in!our!sticking!test"!so!cabinet!doors!and!draw
ers!w
on’t!stick!shut"!even!after!the!paint!is!dry$!
How
to choose
Interior paint Pick!one!of!our!top"Rated!paints!to!give!your!kitchen!a!new
!look!this!weekend#
PAIN
T!IS!ON
E!OF!TH
E!easiest and m
ost cost-effective tools in a kitchen transform
ation. With
a weekend of w
ork, you can give your space a fresh new
look, for under $100. O
ur latest tests revealed products that m
ake painting even faster, and greener—for less. A
nd, we found that a
brand’s flat, eggshell, and semi -
gloss finishes perform sim
ilarly overall so w
e’ve combined the
scores to make it easier to use our
Ratings and to shop. The details:Self #prim
ing!paints!save!work"!
All of our top picks let you skip
priming. Paints that are self-
priming are noted in the Ratings.
For most surfaces, one coat of
a recomm
ended paint should be enough to hide m
ost colors beneath. You !get!w
hat!you!pay!for" Budget paint m
ay cost less up front, but you’ll end up putting on m
ore coats for better hiding.
Lower !em
issions"!More m
anu-facturers are claim
ing that their paint is free of volatile organic com
pounds (VOCs), though the
tints used to color the bases might
have some VO
Cs. Those solvents, released into the air as paint dries, are linked to respiratory prob lem
s and air pollution. M
ost paint companies now
say that their products contain 50 or few
er grams of VO
Cs per liter and som
e we tested claim
not to have any VO
Cs. But even those “green” form
ulations might not
be entirely odor-free.
In!a!busy$!sometim
es!messy!space!like!
a!kitchen$!it’s!important!to!pick!a!paint!that!
will!hold!up!to!frequent!cleaning"!C
heck! the!“scrubbing”!category!in!our!Ratings!to!help!you!m
ake!the!right!choice"BEN
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cabinetry & surfaces | interior paint
Ratings
All tested paint brands in perform
ance order.
How
!should!I!paint!the!ceiling?A
! After!rem
oving!dust!and!dirt"!use!a!sm
all!sash!brush!with!flagged!or!split!ends!
to!cut!in!a!strip!of!#!inches!or!so!around!the!edges!of!the!ceiling$!W
hen!choosing! a!brush"!note!that!synthetic!bristles!tend!to!hold!latex%based!paint!better!and! apply!it!m
ore!evenly!than!natural!bristles$!Then!sw
itch!to!a!roller!with!an!extension!
pole$!Start!in!a!corner!and!work!across!the!
shorter!dimension!of!the!room
$!For!even!coverage"!paint!a!“W
”!or!“M”!pattern!about!
&!feet!wide!w
ith!the!roller"!then!fill!in!the!gaps$!'The!process!w
orks!for!walls"!too$(
How
!can!I!prevent!roller!marks?
A! Avoid!cheap!rollers!w
ith!obvious!seam
s$!Synthetic"!short%napped!rollers!w
ork!best!on!most!w
alls"!ceilings"!and!trim
$!Use!longer%nap!rollers!for!textured!
walls$!Steel!fram
es!with!lots!of!tines!w
ill!be!stiffer!and!sturdier"!and!sealed!ends!w
ill!keep!the!paint!on!the!roller$!Be!sure!to!give!a!new
!roller!a!rubdown!before!
use!to!remove!any!lint$!The!paint!you!use!
matters"!too"!so!look!for!high!sm
oothness!scores!in!our!Ratings$
What!if!I!m
issed!a!spot?A
! After!the!paint!dries"!usually!in!about!
)!hours"!touch!it!up$!If!you!do!it!before!the!paint!dries"!you’ll!m
ess!up!the!paint!surrounding!the!bare!spot$
HAV
E!PAIN
TING
!QU
ESTION
S? OU
R!EXPERTS!H
AVE!TH
E!AN
SWERS.
Can!I!fix!paint!runs?
A! O
nce!the!paint!is!dry"!use!fine!sand%paper!to!rem
ove!the!run"!then!retouch!w
ith!a!little!paint$!Runs!can!be!a!sign!that!you’re!loading!too!m
uch!paint!on!the!roller!or!brush!or!not!spreading!it!w
ell$
Can!I!trash!unused!paint?
A! You!should!alw
ays!keep!a!little!for!touch%ups$!Pour!it!into!a!sm
all!container!and!label!it!w
ith!the!paint!color!and!
number "!and!the!room
!it!was!used!in$!
You!can!try!contacting!local!charities"!religious!organizations"!or!high!school! or!college!dram
a!departments!to!ask!
whether!they!can!use!extra!paint"!or!
check!whether!your!com
munity!collects!
it!for!reuse$!If!you!don’t!find!any!takers"! follow
!local!waste!requirem
ents!for!proper!disposal!'such!as!taking!the!lid!off!latex!paint!and!letting!it!dry!before!disposing!of!the!can($
INTERIO
R PAIN
TS
BRAN
D & MO
DEL
PRICE
SCO
RETEST RESU
LTSRESISTS
FEATURES
Recommended
Rank
Hiding
Staining
Gloss Change
Scrubbing
Surface Smoothness
Mildew
Sticking
Fading
Self-priming
Claims Zero VOCs
d1
Behr Marquee (H
ome D
epot)$43
81
d2
Valspar Reserve (Lowe’s)
$4479
d3
Behr Premium
Plus Ultra (H
ome D
epot)$34
78
d4
Clark + Kensington Enam
el (Ace)
$3276
d5
Benjamin M
oore Aura
$5474
d6
Valspar Signature (Lowe’s)
$3473
d7
Valspar Ultra (Low
e’s)$29
72
d8
Behr Premium
Plus Enamel (H
ome D
epot)$28
71
9True Value EasyC
are Ultra Prem
ium$24
67
10O
lympic O
ne (Lowe’s)
$2767
11Benjam
in Moore N
atura$57
67
12Benjam
in Moore Regal Select
$5465
13True Value EasyC
are Platinum Enam
el$35
64
14G
lidden Duo (H
ome D
epot)$25
63
15O
lympic IC
ON
(Lowe’s)
$2562
16Sherw
in-William
s Emerald
$6361
17Sherw
in-William
s Duration H
ome
$6161
18A
ce Royal Interiors$27
60
19G
lidden High Endurance (W
almart)
$2360
20G
lidden High Endurance Plus (W
almart)
$2455
21G
lidden Premium
(Hom
e Depot)
$2554
22Farrow
& Ball Interior$105
52
23C
olor Place Interior (Walm
art)$17
43
Guide!to!the!ratings
OV
ERALL!SC
ORE!is!m
ainly!hiding"!surface!smoothness"!and!resistance!to!staining"!scrubbing"!gloss!change"!sticking"!m
ildew"!and!fading$!
Results !reflect!white"!pastel"!and!m
edium%tint!bases$!H
IDIN
G!is!coverage!of!contrasting!color!m
ainly!with!one!coat$!STAIN
ING!is!resistance!to!
water%!and!oil%based!stains$!G
LOSS!C
HAN
GE!is!appearance!change!after!rough!cleaning$!SC
RUBBIN
G!is!ability!to!resist!an!abrasive!cleaner$!
SMO
OTH
NESS!is!the!absence!of!roller!m
arks!when!dry$!RESISTS!M
ILDEW
!is!the!ability!to!inhibit!mildew
!growth$!RESISTS!STIC
KING!is!ability!to!resist!
tackiness !when!dry$!RESISTS!FAD
ING!is!resistance!to!lightening!from
!sun!rays!passing!through!a!window
$!PRICE!is!approxim
ate!retail!per!gallon$
c C
R!Best!Buy!d Recom
mended!
Excellent Very!good
Good
Fair Poor
Painter’s!tape!can!help!you!create!crisp!lines!between!colors!or!around!trim
"!In!our!tests#!FrogTape!D
elicate!Surface!Tape#!$%!to!$&#!was!easy!to!use!and!didn’t!dam
age!surfaces"
Instead!of!an!expensive!tile!installation!on!the!backsplash#!consider!painting!the!w
all!in! a!feature!color#!like! this!w
atery!blue"VA
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