I’d love to hear your general preferences for sheens – I love an eggshell look, but the wipeability of a semi gloss and am always struggling to decide! What did you use for these bookshelves?

Thank you for the post. Do you know how long it takes for the paint to cure? I wish I found this post before I painted my first dining table because I did not realize there are two types of paint. I do have an issue and hope you can help. When I went to Home Depot and asked for help on my table, they suggested using a semigloss paint with no sealant/protectant which we listened. We purchased a sample size since that is all we needed and good for 2 coats. We have a total of 3 coats since I used a coat from a previous sample paint jar. We have no idea if it’s water or oil based paint on both samples. We waited for 7 days to dry and cure after the final coat with 24 hours of dry time in between each coat. We thought it was good to go when we placed things on it, and it didn’t leave any dents are mark. Happy for us until we tried to wipe the table down after dinner. The paint speared and was transferred to the wipes/towel. We started with the Lysol wipes but noticed the paint speared. Then we wiped the other half of the table with a regular wet towel and same thing happened. Do you know why that happened or what would cause it? Is it because the paint hasn’t cured? Your help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I painted our dining room chairs about a year ago (with diluted chalk paint). I used a sprayer and the turned out great!

The color mentioned earlier in the article is Sherwin-Williams Ruskin Room Green SW-0042. Have fun with your project.