Your description of orange peel texture leapt out at me but I was confused by your comment that some people have it on their walls, as if on purpose. My recollection was that it was a very bad sign. So I googled "orange peel paint". Apparently it can be a popular wall finish or a defect. I couldn't find anything like the info I found years ago, don't know if I'm using the wrong words or if the terminology has changed. Oh, I just tried again and one website also calls it fisheyes. Is the smell fading? That was the other thing about the problem I remember. Orange peel texture and persistent odor. Aha, yes, they're now calling it solvent-popping. If that's what it is I'd be sanding it very thoroughly. Good luck.

Umm, Yeah, that's exactly what I'd expect to happen. You used the wrong paint. You need a porch and deck enamel, apply according to the directions on the label. The floor probably has to be sanded now. Does it say anywhere on the label of the paint you used that it is acceptable for floors? Casey

That's the most ironic thing. Everyone in my family likes it even though they do agree it looks surprisingly different than my sample board. Unfortunately, I really don't. I have only seen it once in one light, so maybe it will grow on me or go more brown in different lights. The crazy thing is I had a 3x3 board that I painted and let it sit outside my house for 2 months. I saw it at every time of day, and I never got that color... It always showed much more brown. We shall see when I paint a spot on my house with a newly mixed gallon of it. Thanks!

Call your painter out and ask them.