Hello everyone. This is my first post, so bare with me. My wife and I just bought our first house and we had it painted over the weekend. We’re not sure how we feel about the “job” which is why I want to get the opinions from this knowledgeable community. Our house is three years old and all the walls are it their original condition; flat white paint with no imperfections at all. The company we used to paint our house uses Sherwin William’s products. The color we chose to use in the main family room, kitchen, and upstairs hallway was called Protégé Bronze (chocolate color). Yes, I know it’s a dark color, but it sure looks awesome against all the white molding and the kitchen cabinets. It also didn’t bother us to use a dark color because the main family room has vaulted ceiling that are about two stories high with lots of windows. Anyway, the painters used two coats of the Protégé Bronze paint. When they completed the job around 7pm, the walls looked good. However, the next day you could definitely see roller marks on the walls and brush marks on the edges around doors and molding. It looks good when viewed straight on, but when viewed from the sides, these marks are noticeable. Now, I realize that dark colors are hard to paint with, but shouldn’t a professional paint company know this and prepare for such? We paid quite a bit of money to have this done and really can’t afford to have them paint a third coat (assuming we have to pay for it). Based on the information above, what would you do? These painters came highly recommended, but I think they have a dozen or so different “crews” which means their quality may very. Thoughts? Advice? Questions? *Edit* They used the Color Accents line from Sherwin Williams in "flat" style. Thanks Eric

I want to paint a wood dining set. It's older, and the finish looks really bad, but everything else is in great shape. The table is large, with 8 chairs. I would like to paint them all with a black paint, but I'm not sure where to start. I'm guessing that I will need to sand everything down, and then prime it all. For black paint, would I use another primer, other then white? Also, what type and brand of paint is best to use? Would I need to finish it off with some kind of varnish? What tools are best to use when painting a table? A lot of questions! :confused: I hope someone can help. Thanks!