That's disappointing because I love their Seafoam and Eucalyptus. They are both very soft, pale colors.

jeanninepc,
wow, how did you know that about which bm color was equivalent to rh? I pulled out my bm fan decks and sure enough, it looks like gray wisp is silver sage. I was thinking of trying the silver sage in our bath and it's great to have the bm option.

I'm not sure where you heard the quality of RH paints was not good. I have not heard that from anyone on the decorating forum.

I painted my a guest room in my last house Sycamore Green. It still looked great after 5 years. I have used their paints in 2 rooms in my curent house,Atmosphere Blue and Graphite. My neighbor just painted her whole house with RH paints. The colors are just beautiful.

BM can custom mix RH paint color but it will cost you more $$.

I use BM paints also but if I want a RH color, I just buy it from RH.

Have done all my own interior painting in three houses over 20 years and recently used RH Silver Sage in both of my bathrooms. Memory is that label of the finish I bought stated it was specifically for the bath. This paint was great, no splatter, went on evenly, coverage was very good.

I used BM for many years (wonderful paint), then switched to SW Cashmere because of an association discount (also excellent ~ but not as thick as BM). Based on my experience using very good paint, the RH was fine, and I'd use it again.

I always use Zinser primer before painting, but for the most part am usually painting old plaster walls. The primer makes all the difference in my opinion.

I used RH Cappachinio in my bathroom a couple of years ago -- it is a great color, the paint felt like a quality paint when I was using it and it has held up perfectly

I used RH paints in the whole house last time I repainted. I loved the quality. One coat coverage and it has held up well. I am always surprised to hear people say RH paint is not up to standards.

Benjamin Moore used to make Restoration Hardware paint. When RH went with a different company, BM (I guess) changed the names of some of the colors and retained the colors.

Do some searching on HGTV and you'll see some better options for the price. Fun Colors and Casey are probably the most knowledgeable people in the Paint forum at HGTV (I'm not talking about the General Decorating forum). I believe they post here as well, but you can find a lot of info over there.

One thing to remember: You have no idea about the age of RH paint when you buy it. It's pre-mixed and sits in stock rooms and on store shelves until it's bought (haven't seen too many people buying paint at RH, so it probably doesn't move very quickly). Compare that to your paint store, where turnover is fairly fast and your paint is mixed in front of you.

I found enough info on HGTV's boards that I changed my plans to use RH paint and went with the Aura.

I should ad that I love Restoration Hardware , but have a friend who worked for corporate (in merchandising, so she actually worked with the products) and talk to her about almost everything I want to purchase before I go for it. There are certain areas where they have cut corners in recent years and I think the paint, not being a huge seller, is one of them.

That's disappointing because I love their Seafoam and Eucalyptus. They are both very soft, pale colors.

If it's the colors you love, just have it matched in another brand. We have RH colors throughout our house but our painter used a local brand and just matched it.

I personally have not heard anything bad about RH paint though.

Glad to hear from people who used their paint, although jeaninne is probably right regarding the paint sitting on the shelf. I went back to RH today to return a light fixture. They have a beautiful store in a mall near me. Each room is painted in their colors and I just love their colors. I decided to keep the Seafoam and wound up purchasing their Eucalyptus for a new sunroom.

I just posted with a photo of Seafoam asking for advice. I didn't see the response to this post before I posted again.

They had 20% off today so the paint was less than BM.

Thanks for your opinions, I think I'll just keep my fingers crossed. I don't have time or know of a BM place to mix colors for me. The painters are coming Monday.

Jane