**Edited below Feb 2021**
This is the first time my husband and I have shopped at Sherwin-Williams for paint, as we recently bought our first home together and wanted to use good quality paint. I can see why people choose specialty paint shops now - the staff member was not only friendly, but very knowledgeable. She didn't mind that I brought in items from our home to match, or that we wanted to match colours from a different brand. She had really wonderful ideas and insight, and was really helpful. The paint colours are all spot on and I can't wait to see how it transforms our space!
**Edit** I'm disappointed how our experience panned out here. We returned four times, unfortunately, it was all for the same paint. We purchased nearly $500 worth of paint and supplies for the main floor of the house. We brought measurements of each room, to ensure we got the right amount of paint. Fast forward to cutting in one room, getting halfway through a wall, and running out. Not a big deal - we went back, and purchased another can of the same paint.; it makes sense that it would need extra to cover a light wall. I get home, paint the other three walls, just to realise the finish and the colour aren't anywhere near the same. I could have cried because again, I didn't have enough to redo all the cutting in. So back we went, and I bought two MORE cans so I could start over and not run out.
In total, it took me over 20 hours to paint this room, and four cans of paint. Paint that is NOT inexpensive. The end result was beautiful, but it was painful to get there. When we started putting up art, the paint scuffed quite easily, and left marks when we tried to wash it down from drywall dust (when putting up curtains). I think I'll stick with Behr paint from now on.
The worst part is - we bought SW paint for four other rooms in the house, and I'm dreading painting them. My advice is to buy two cans to see if you like it. The first can to try it out, and the second can to finish the room so you don't run out of paint if you like it.