If you are in the market to buy designer paint like Benjamin Moore, but want to save money, I am sharing a trick that will help you get designer paint at a more affordable price tag. Check out how to save money on designer paint below!
We are in the middle of doing several DIY accent walls in my home and have been searching around for the best white paint for them. Unfortunately, most of the white paints that were highly recommended and that I wanted to sample were all Benjamin Moore!
Benjamin Moore is considered a designer paint that carries some of the most beautiful paint colors. Our project is on a budget and I needed to find ways to keep my costs down. The cheapest line of Benjamin Moore paint is their Ben(r) Interior Paint line for $42.99/gallon.
The Trick to Get Designer Paint For Cheap
The Trick: Buy it at your local Home Depot or Lowes!
When I recently discovered that you can buy Benjamin Moore paint at a more affordable price at your local hardware store, my mind was blown! Learning this paint trick has literally changed my life forever and I needed to share it will you all too!
How to get designer paint at home depot or lowes:
Here is what you will need to tell the paint person:
- The name of the paint color you want or the sku number.
- What finish you are needing (I did eggshell for our interior walls).
That is literally it! Home Depot and Lowes do not advertise these different designer brands on there paint walls, but there computer system allows them to make them.
I bought 4 different Benjamin Moore paint samples (which they made in their Behr line) for around $3.50 each:
- Swiss Coffee
- Simply White
- Chantilly Lace
- Revere Pewter
When buying the full gallon, I had the color Chantilly Lace made in Home Depot’s Glidden Premium Paint line for $19.97 in eggshell. If I had bought directly from Benjamine Moore, it would of cost around $42.99. The Glidden Premium Paint line is great because it includes the paint and primer together, another cost and time savings for me!
If you don’t have a Home Depot close by you, Lowe’s can also make Benjamin Moore paint colors, which you can have made in their affordable Valspar paint line.
That’s how you get designer paint for cheap!
If you are reading this post, you are most likely in the market to buy white paint for your home too. So I decided to share a few pictures of popular Benjamin Moore White Paints for you to check out. In my search for the best white paints, looking at pictures from other people’s homes really helped me decide what samples to buy.
Benjamin Moore White Paint in Homes
You can check out some of my favorites below!
Benjamin Moore “Chantilly Lace“
This white paint color is a beautiful, bright white. On Benjamin Moore’s website, this color is described as:
“As delicate and refined as the lace it was named after, this crisp, clean white evokes images of pure silk, soft linen and simpler times”.
Benjamin Moore “White Dove“
This white paint color is a creamy white and described as:
“Unerring style defines this classic, softly shaded white. Light and luminous, it is a favorite choice for moldings and trims.”
Benjamin Moore “Simply White“
This white paint color is a “soft white” and described as:
“Fresh as the first snowfall, this clean, crisp, multi-purpose white is a perennial favorite for trim, ceilings, and walls.”
Benjamin Moore “Swiss Coffee“
This white paint color is “warmer” and described as:
“This color is part of the Off-White Color collection. Inherently sophisticated and endlessly versatile, the Off-White collection offers subtle nuances of whites that suit tranquil, serene environments as well as creates color-enhancing accents for dynamic spaces. A compilation of 152 white and off-white colors.”
Other great posts to check out that go into more depth about designer white paints are:
- House Beautiful: “How to Choose The Right White Paint Colors for your Home”
- Studio Mcgee: “Our Favorite White Paints”
- Life on Virginia Street: “The Best White Paint Colors for Interiors”
hope this post helped you save money on paint
The more DIY home projects I do, the more ways I am discovering how to keep costs down and make projects more budget-friendly. I hope this paint trick will help you save money too! Benjamin Moore and other designer paints are beautiful, so why not get it at a cheaper cost if you can?
Have a great day!
