I’m a former assistant manager of a Sherwin-Williams. Every store they have, and I mean EVERY STORE, has a mistint pile. If a customer asked for tan, and we made khaki? Mistint. If it was the wrong sheen? Mistint. If they ordered it over the phone then bounced? Mistint.
The standard Sherwin store sells in quarts (will cover 80 square feet, like an 8x10 accent wall) for a dollar. A gallon covers 320 (decent sized room) for 5 dollars. A five gallon bucket (look for a very slightly off white) could coat every ceiling in your house.
Duration, Emerald, and Emerald Designer are three amazing brands that retail for 45$ and up, even on the biggest sales of the year. If you check and find a color you like, you’ve cut down 90% of your material costs. Being nice to store employees pays off; if you ask nicely they may even discount it further or make slight alterations to the color. Bonus points: get the stir sticks, pant one side. Write the room on the handle. This way you have a built-in tool to compare against and match when shopping for new colors.
November 12, 2021 at 12:04AM
