I'm preparing to repaint my entire house after extensive renovations which includes ~1,300sqft of new (raw) drywall ceilings and ~3,000sqft of walls that were previously painted but now have many patches and fixes including a few walls that were fully skim-coated. I'm planning to prime all surfaces followed by 2 coats of latex interior paint. I have narrowed down my options for paint to the following (ordered by highest to lowest cost after applying all the discounts I can get): Benjamin Moore Regal Select Sherwin Williams Emerald Sherwin Williams Duration Sherwin Williams SuperPaint I don't have a lot of painting experience so ease of application and overall finished look are my main concerns. I almost took Emerald off the list because I've seen it stated often that it's difficult to apply properly (leaving brush/roller marks). The total price difference between the most expensive and the least is $200-$300 which is not very significant to me considering the overall cost and the time I'll be spending painting, so I'd like to make it as easy as possible for myself! :) For any of you who have tried these paints, which one would you recommend for a beginner?

I need to make two sets of steps less risky for a seasoned citizen with macular degeneration who has trouble making out the edges of the steps. Both sets of steps are your basic residential concrete. One set leads out the back door and onto a patio and is perpetually exposed to the weather. The other leads out onto a carport and is relatively sheltered from the weather. Even the carport steps sometimes get wet in a driving rain so slip-resistance is high on the list of requirements in both cases. Resistance to weathering is more of a factor on the patio steps, not only because they're more exposed, but in a few months I'll be building a wheelchair ramp out the carport door that will cover those steps. Online research tells me the best contrasting colors for someone with MD are black and yellow, so black steps with a yellow band at the edges would be my preference. Is there a product better suited than paint for a job like this? Like some sort of rubberized surface custom-made for the task? If not, what sort of paint is best suited to it?