I've used a fair bit of Behr - especially when we first moved into our house. I didn't mind it, but did find I had to go to home depot at certain times of the day or wait for a long time in line. Seemed that errors happened that often do in a busy place (mixed my paint colour into a can of primer by mistake, handed me the wrong customers order - all things that they remedied but meant a trip back to the store with a baby or two in the car).

I could be wrong, but doesn't CR base a high percentage of their rating on cost?

I didn't mind using Behr, but once I tried Farrow and Ball on walls there was no going back. It rolls on like pudding, doesn't dry in the tray and no annoying odours. Getting F and B in our city is ridiculously difficult, but I happily go to the trouble.

Before I found F and B, I used Ben Moore and liked it too. I still use it for trim and painting furniture. The dealers and consultants there have always given me great advice.

I haven't used white in F and B but will be searching for one shortly. In BM, I've always used cloud white for trim and cabs and love it.

let's see, the ratings are based on hiding, staining, gloss change, scrubbing, surface smoothness, resists mildew, self priming, claims zero VOCs, and they say: "Our recommended products were high-scoring paints that did well overall in our tough performance tests. Among those, CR Best Buys offer the best blend of performance and low price"

I understand people have their favorite brands, though.

I would use Behr in rooms that don't get a lot of wear and tear like a spare bedroom if you want to save $. For high traffic areas I would only use Pratt and Lambert or BM. I would never use Lowes Valspar again.

I've used thousands of gallons of Behr paint and recommend it for just about any type of repaint. I use other paints too. Brands are not important to me, preparation and application of said paint is what makes most paints durable. My entire new house is done with Behr paint. Every wall and every piece of trim.

I've noticed quite a few people include beige in their white. Antique white next to white is beige. Call it what you want, but it's beige.

I used Behr stain on my wooden floor. No complaints. I don't want to sound lazy, but....

I live close to the hardware store that sells Benjamin Moore. The home depot is a longer drive. I opt for the hardware store.

Over my adult life I regularly used Sears, then Lowe's and HD paints. Since I started visiting GW I've tried SW and BM. To me, they seem less watery, drip less, and go on better. BM has probably at least 100 whites. BM Whites I've used were White Heron for paneling and Chantilly Lace for our kitchen cabinets, based on others from the Kitchens forum. Others here have used White Dove, Simply White, or even Mascarpone which is a beautiful creamy white. For white trim, I usually use SW Pro Classic latex in semigloss. It is a more matte finish but it is bright. I've not used the BM or SW Duration lines.

SW High Reflective White and SW Pure White. Those are the 2 that I've used throughout our home. I have an account at our local SW so it really is just a matter of convenience for me.

Again - only SW because it is what I am closest to and have an account at.

I've used and really like BM Linen White and BM Simply White.

BM Chantilly Lace was used for all the white trim and ceilings in our house. I chose it because it was the closest match to our white vinyl windows. I've used Behr and have no problem with it but BM is my favorite because it covers best.

BM Decorator White is on all the trim in our house. I love BM and would have a hard time using something else, even though I have hired out most big painting jobs lately.

I have used Behr, though not for a long time. The first time I used Benj. Moore Aura, I noticed it was thicker, spattered less and covered better. I am no expert so my observations could be wrong, but those were my impressions. I haven't switched back so I wouldn't be able to compare current formulations.

I have never painted a room white in my life. But this place came with what is a white living room to me. It is Benj. Moore Marble White and I have really liked a lot to my surprise.

Every color of white out there belongs to a hue family - it's not "just white".

Same thing for colors of gray, each and everyone belongs to a hue family, they're not "just gray".

Furthermore, you can find a white and a gray from every single hue family in the visible spectrum.

The majority of white paint colors out there belong to the green-yellow hue family. Because it ends up looking most "neutral" in terms of NOT being too cool learning over towards green and blue or being too warm leaning towards yellow, orange and red.

So, my favorite white paint colors are determined the same as my favorite gray paint colors, it all depends on the hue family and overtones. What hue family is the best fit for the quality of light and what works best with the contents of the room.

Exterior is a little easier to answer because of the factor of outdoors and predictable daylight conditions - so one of my favorite "whites" for exterior is Sherwin Williams Creamy.

I don't use Behr because I don't like the final finish. Depends on the gloss level, of course, but it looks a feels a bit plastic-y to me and I've personally never cared for it.

I really like the BM White Dove I've got on all the trim and three ceilings, recommended by a painter. It's a very soft white w/o being yellow or gray. I've never used Behr so can't comment.

After several unsatisfactory efforts to find a soft white trim paint, I had SW Greek Villa used on all the trim and doors in my house this summer during an extensive remodel. I love it; it looks creamy on the swatch but on the doors and trim it is just a nice soft white, not gray and not yellow.

I prefer Benjamin Moore paints mostly because we have a mom and pop owned BM store locally, and being a mom and pop store myself, I try to do business with other local merchants. But also, I really like their historical and Williamsburg collections. Such classic colors presented in a way that is easily related to themes. That said, though, my favorite white is Farrell Calhoun's vanilla bean. It's creamy, yet crisp, without being yellow and without looking gray or dirty. I have it on most of the trim and crown molding in my home.

I really think it depends on the house - my last house it was BM China White (southeast). In this house it is SW Dover White for trim and SW Honied White for Walls (midwest)

I used SW Dover White on my baseboards and some of my kitchen cabinets. I like Behr paint. I tend to go with the paint company that makes the color that I want to use and I always wait for sales when it's SW.