"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you’re selecting paint for a room, it’s easy to focus on color, but choosing the right paint finish ...

Low sheen finishes hide imperfections but are hard to clean. Use them in low-traffic areas. Glossy sheens are easy to clean but highlight imperfections. Use them for high-traffic areas and trim. When ...

When your mom was painting a space, the rules were straightforward: flats on the ceiling, eggshell on the walls and gloss on cabinetry, windowsills and trim. Today those rules are more like ...

-One gallon Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer Sealer Stain Killer ($19, lowes.com for store locations). -One gallon Benjamin Moore semigloss latex (shown in Decorator’s White; $38, benjaminmoore.com for ...