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The last time you purchased paint, what was the most important factor?

Sometimes a fresh color and coat of paint is just the trick to brighten a room and even our mood!  Many SheSpeaks members have talked about their love for redecorating rooms with simple tricks like a new coat of paint.

We were curious to hear how you might choose the paint color for a room?  Please tell us what you think!

 

Color (44.5%)

Price (12.7%)

Quality (34.2%)

Environmentally Friendly/Safe (8.5%)

The last time you purchased paint, what was the most important factor?
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  • justchoosy By justchoosy
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    I agree with julie53548. If its not good quality, it sucks.

  • CrystalBurgard By CrystalBurgard
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    I learned long ago that cheap ends up being more expensive, so I always go for the good, quality paint, regardless how much it costs. I would rather pay more up front and know what Im getting, as opposed to buying cheap and not being happy, then wasting more money going out to buy what I should have in the first place. Saves on time, which you cant get back, plus saves gas and the aggrivation, not to mention extra work!

  • Daniyello By Daniyello
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    This survey was very hard to answer, because when I look for paint I try to look at each of these aspects equally. Even though I may love the color of one brand of paint, I most of the time won't purchase it if the price is extremely high. Or if I like the quality of the paint, and the color is bad I also won't purchase it. I think there are three most important factors color, price, and quality, and it's hard to make a purchase if you don't feel good about all three!

  • dedezozo By dedezozo
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    My hubby is big on price...going for the best deal. I did notice that the quality does suffer. I won't make that mistake again!

  • jamiesmom By jamiesmom
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    I just repainted my bedroom, my little guy's bedroom, and the livingroom. I used Olympian. I'm no paint expert by any stretch but I love the results so far. Not sure if it's considered a "quality" paint though. I just really liked the Spiced Wine and Apple Crisp colors. :)

  • hmteachr By hmteachr
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    Color is the most important of the choices, with quality at a close second. I recently had our paint store mix a pink color paint for my bathroom. The color turned out to be pepto bismol pink, not a color you would want to face each day in the bathroom. I ended up hiding the color on the walls of a seldom used room and returning to the paint store for a lighter shade for my bathroom.

  • mrsbolty521 By mrsbolty521
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    Quality should always be #1. As stated above most agree, without quality you don't get good color or value!!

  • caleb02 By caleb02
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    I pick the best brand that i can afford and color is second. I can usually find a color i like in the better brands.

  • Foamprincess By Foamprincess
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    Buying quality makes it last a lot longer, which in turn is a good value!

  • heather118 By heather118
    on Mar 02, 2009  

    We've tried a lot of different brands, and I have to admit that the ones we got from the specialty paint stores were much better. I agree that quality is a huge difference. I always hope to find the right color, and so far have not been disappointed by that.