Best Interior Paints From Consumer Reports' Tests
We tested paints from notable brands and found that few excel across the board
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When faced with rows of stacked cans at Home Depot, Loweās, or a specialty paint retailer, itās impossible to know which paints will look good right after applicationānot to mention just as good after several years of wear and tear.
And making the wrong choice can prove to be costly. Top-performing paint can cost $35 to $90 per gallon. And ultimately, if youāre not happy, you might not be able to get your money back: Home Depot and Loweās will let you exchange an opened can of paint within 30 days, while Benjamin Moore wonāt let you return opened paint at all.
Then thereās your time and effort. Pick a poor performer and youāre stuck starting all over again.
You canāt shop by brand, either. In Consumer Reportsā lab tests, we find that paints from the same brand donāt deliver the same performance. Benjamin Moore, for example, has paint that performs well enough to score in the recommended range but also has paint that lands in mediocre territory. And HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Infinity, at Loweās, outperformed other Sherwin-Williams paints.
Best Interior Paints From CR's Tests
Here are the six top paints from our tests, listed in alphabetical order. For more information, see our paint buying guide or our full interior paint ratings for almost two dozen lines of paint, including those below, along with more from Behr, Benjamin Moore, Kilz, PPG, Prestige Paints, Valspar, and others.