I'm having trouble deciding on which paint for my den. I'm taking down the grasscloth wallpaper, priming with zinsser gardz, then painting. I've done this in the past, I used bennie moore regal. I see they have Advance, and natura. There is also Aura, a paint primer in one product. Sometimes I wonder if I should just go to the big box stores. The bennie moore store has moved, it's much smaller. It seems to cater to ordering online and picking it up. I asked some test questions the last time I was in and they were not as helpful as when I did my last major painting project. My friends that use big box paint have as beautiful walls as my expensive paint walls. That being said, I really don't want to move all this crap to paint again any time soon, so I want the best for my application. There is also a sherwin williams nearby so information on those products would be helpful as well. I guess it boils down to which product would be most suitable. I'm confused by the choices.

I am planning to paint parts of a room with Ralph Lauren’s Faux Suede, and have seen several reviews that said it scratched easily, and I even scratched the sample in the store with my nail, and it left a visible white trail. I have kids, so to prevent them from clawing smily faces all over the wall, I am wondering if there is some sort of ultra matte clear coat I can put on top of the suede to protect it. I have found Rust-Oleum’s “Ultra Matte Interior Chalked, Topcoat Clear”, but the reviews say that it turns yellow after a while. Krylon has a spray paint clear matte finish that claims it doesn’t yellow, but not sure I really want to spray paint my walls. Is there any solution out there that I can cover this stuff with that is ultra matte/has virtually no sheen, clear, durable, more or less scratch resistant and won't dull the colors? Thanks!