I write for Glidden® over at My Colortopia and I’ve been using their paint for a few projects around the house recently, so today I’m sharing my experiences with it. I’m also hosting a giveaway for a $100 gift card to Home Depot — details are at the end of the post!
So. First impressions with the paint? You don’t get a lot of that classic strong paint smell, since it’s a no-VOC formula (most brands have moved toward a low or no-VOC option these days). The consistency is good, average compared to other brands (not too thick, but not too thin either). There’s a nice range of options in the color palette, but not so many that it gets overwhelming for the average person. Sometimes I find myself wishing that they offered more subtleties in color, but I think I’m in the minority there. I go in thinking ‘show me all 796 shades of icy blue with a hint of gray’ and other people want to see the best three or four options for light blue and go from there. If you get confused when there are way too many versions of red, or blue, or whatever, you’ll probably like the smaller palette — there are still hundred of colors to choose from.
I went with Crisp Linen White for Calvin’s nursery. I wanted the light and bright feeling that white gives a room with plenty of natural daylight (which the nursery has), but nothing too stark because of our home’s unpainted trim and woodwork.
We remodeled that part of the second floor to create the nursery, closing off openings, adding new ones, and moving the door. We also stripped wallpaper from the walls and cleaned up the residue, leaving clean, smooth walls that seemed to be in pretty good condition. Normally, if you’re painting a light color over another light color, you can get away without priming first. We did prime the new areas of drywall , but since we were painting over previously papered walls for the majority of the room, I thought it might be a good idea to use a primer everywhere else too. I picked up a gallon of Glidden® Premium Collection Interior House Paint (a paint and primer in one) and we were able to skip another separate step.
The paint gave great coverage, went on well, and has held up just fine. One coat covered nicely with lighter colors, but I’d count on two for dark or really bold paint jobs. And the best part is that it’s super affordable, so you can pick up a gallon for about $25 instead of $50 or $60 (or even $100, if you like a certain fancy European brand)! Here’s another project done in Glidden®, this time a deeper, darker color (Shaded Fern). The paint updated that old thrifted armoire perfectly.
Glidden® has enabled ratings and reviews for all of their products, so you can read other peoples’ experiences with their paint. If you’ve used it yourself, you can rate and review it too. And if you haven’t used it yet, well… I’m giving away a $100 gift card to Home Depot! That’s plenty to cover a gallon or two of Glidden®, plus any supplies you may need (and if you’re in need of tips and tricks, check out my posts for My Colortopia). Leave a comment on this post by midnight, August 25 to enter, and a winner will be randomly chosen. Open to US residents only. Good luck!
271 comments
emma
Can’t wait to see which white you decided on. We are about to paint our great room.
Angela K
I just moved into a new house. Paint – yes please! Tips and tricks – definitely! Thank you!
Elizabeth S
I’d LOVE to win! I’m (slowly but surely) working on updating our home, and this would speed a project (or two) along!
Jocelyn
Perfect timing for my bedroom redo!
Jennifer G
So many projects to do around my house…need more time (or a clone).
Manette Gutterman
My bedroom is 25 years past needing a makeover. This would help a girl out!
Lisa
I just love how calvin’s room turned out!
Brenda
Thanks for the chance to win!
Kara G.
I would love to paint our dining room. Five years with builder beige is too long!
Laura
I just read that Glidden Gripper is a great low VOC primer and have been curious to give it a try. Thanks for the contest!
Alicia
I saw Glidden’s commercial recently and have been wanting to try the brand. Would love to win this!
Nicole
I have so many painting projects to do in our house before we have our first baby in February – this would be such a blessing!
Ro
Just moved into a new house. We are painting everything. This would be so helpful
Em Mahr
We really need to paint our dining room and this gift card would really help! I love the Glidden has low VOCs!
Jamie Rowe
Oh, I need paint. Getting ready to paint my kitchen but I am agonizing over the color. It is a dark room. Like, need to turn the lights on during the day, kinda dark.
Alexandra
Love the Shaded Fern color on the armoire!
Elena
I love the pinks and corals!
Ellen M.
My girls have been BEGGING me for a new color for their shared bedroom. 10 years with a pretty mint color. Maybe this contest will give them the change they want! :)
Joan Kubes
I’ve been painting our basement.
Ellen
Perfect timing! We’re tackling our new guest room and it needs HELP.
shaunie
Love how you remodeled. This is a geat idea that has given me inspiration to remodel in our living room. I would love to paint the living room and redecorate the bedroom.
Erin
Never tried Glidden, but love the coverage I get from Benjamin Moore on our 1930’s plaster walls. I’ll have to give it a try!
Candace
I actually just got a sample of Glidden’s Frosty Peach Ribbon to try out in my daughter’s room. We’re remodeling a 1950s ranch and could really, really use a gift card!
L
I need to repaint our front door
Kim Winnubst
Love how just a gallon (or two) of paint can change the look of an entire room! Easiest update!
Kelly P
I have sooooooo much painting to do in my house & rental property (ugh!). I’d love to try Glidden. Sounds like primer + paint is just what I need.
Anne Barker
I have a new house that could use some paint!
Deb
Just bought a new house…So many projects pending. A gift card would sure help!
Ashley Bee
I just got a new upholstered headboard for my bedroom, but it competes a little with my existing paint color. I could use this gift card to fix the tan-on-tan situation! :) (Everyone knows changing the paint is a LOT easier than finding the perfect headboard, so the headboard stays.)
Emily
I love the Shaded Fern! And your styling is so pretty!
Noreen
We’re also in the process of doing a nursery! Next up: a simple mural. A gift card would definitely help as we pick out an array of paint colors!
Also, LOVE that Shaded Fern color.
Lindsay
We just purchased our first house and need to paint :)
Jill
I’m in the processing of skim coating every wall in the house (orange peel + 50 years of patches = blech), and changing the color from a brown latte to a nice creamy white with a hint of grey and shimmer. Loving it, especially against the hardwoods! The old wood ikea bedroom furniture was going to be painted a standard black, but have hesitated. Shaded Fern may be just the right color.
Christina
5 years after buying our house, we’re still at Home Depot at least once a week, a gift card would be fantastic. :)
Araceli Quintero
Have used Glidden paint at home and love it!
Stephanie
Love that shaded fern color!
danielle t
we’re building a new hous right now and we’ll be painting it all ourselves! I would love to try this paint
Haley W
Love this paint and the price!
Emily
I’ve been paralyzed by indecision for a new paint color…so many good colors out there!
Kris T
Need. To. Paint. We moved into our house last year and the previous owner painted everything the same color. Everything. Door, trim, windows, ceiling. I need white trim!
Liz M
I need to repaint my daughters room soon. She is over the pink.
Amy
I would love to win this! We just bought a new house, and every room needs to be painted. Thank you for the awesome giveaway!
Ashley C
I love these built ins, they are beautiful! What a wonderful room to paint :)
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Allison
I’ve used the Glidden premium a few times and really like it. Sometimes it’s nice to have limitations because endless choices can seem overwhelming!
Bridgette
I’ve got the painting bug right now!!
EmilyH
Oh, boy! I love me some Home Depot.
Lisa G
Since buying our first home in Oct of ladt year hardware stores have been our date night/afternoon hot spots when we can snagg a sitter. This would be so awesome to win. Especially since our tiddler decided to start ripping the wallpaper off the hallway. We’ll have to paint now.
Dana
We just purchased our first home and are painting fiends–bring on the gift card!! ;-)
Emily
As a new first time homeowner I feel like I spend my life looking at paint colors and making trips to home depot so you are speaking my language!
Kristin
would love to use this for our master bedroom update!
Michelle
Thanks for sharing your review on glidden. That’s definitely sounds like a brand I need to keep in mind for future projects. Calvin’s nursery looks great!
Elizabeth R.
Just found a amazing dining table on the side of the road (!), that needs a little TLC. This post is giving me a lot of inspiration!
Stephanie Coldwell
I love to paint!
Chelsey
yes please!
Theresa Allen
I just finished painting my girls’ playroom! But I still have the master, hallway, and oh, the entire main living area to tackle bring on the paint!
Katie
I want to stop and paint every room in my house a different shade of pink every time I read your blog. :) For now, I will be happy with my pink painted closet and pink tiled bathroom… but my kitchen does need a new coat of paint to cover up the heinous paper bag tan that is on it from the original owners of the home.
ryan
need to repaint my guest bedroom and hall bath but have been avoiding the task for THREE YEARS. it’s time to get a move on!
cindy espinoza
I have happily used glidden paints many times and im planning more projects!thanks
Ally
I’m using glidden paint soon to do my mom’s condo. A gift card would help!
Dorothea
Appreciate the review on Glidden Paint – I’m thinking about repainting all of the walls in my house, so I read every review on paint that I find!
Ali Celestino
Love your style it looks so amazing! I am in the process of remodeling our home we recently purchased I hope my results are just as nice as yours!
Tiffini
I would love to repaint our hallway–and stairwell. It’s painted a weird dingy white and the paint comes off when you scrub the wall! :( we used glidden in our bedroom (a beautiful jade green called “graceful green”) and loved the results!
Melanie
Seems like something always needs painting at our house….pick me! ;)
Amy
i just picked up some of their paint chip booklets and I’m going to need a warm white so this post is just about perfectly timed for me!
Alex
Looking forward to painting our new place!
Kelley
Love all of those pinks!!
Gale
i think I’ll try Glidden the next time I buy paint. The $50 a gallon I’ve been paying is to much.
CK
Love picking paint colors! I could really go crazy with that gift card at Home Depot!
susan altfeld
Love the shaded fern with the crisp white trim
Carla S
I love the colors used in these pictures. I need some paint to repaint my bedroom.
Zoe
A $100 gift card would be spent immediately in our household!
Pamela
I’m about to paint my whole apartment – this gift card would be amazing. Thanks for mentioning the crisp linen white, this sounds perfect for some of the rooms. And now on to the overwhelming task of picking colors for the other rooms.
Jenny
I practically live at Hone Depot!
Theresa O'Donnell
I have a patched up wall that is screaming to be painted. This win would help in the motivation department!
Helena
Beautiful review!
So beautiful photos!
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Rhonda G
I have been trying to decide on a color for my half bath. There are so many beautiful options in this paint. I am sure I could decide on one eventually. :) Thank you for the opportunity.
carly g
I would love to try this paint out in my living room!
Andrea
Needing a truly neutral gray for the wall behind our bed…thanks for the giveaway!
Way Basics | Storage Cube
Great read! A fresh paint job can really make a room lit up. It’s really refreshing and never fails to brighten up a room especially if you will know how to keep a room organized.
Susan Christy
I moved into a little house that needs some work, especially paint! I’m definitely going to use Glidden. Sounds like great paint.
Jennifer
Home Depot- my home away from home.
Kate
So… after reading this and with a big kick-off to our house renovation starting this weekend I went to Home Depot today and bought 2 gallons of Glidden paint. Ice Berg Blue and Minimalist White. I might not understand how a giveaway works. But I’m stoked to have NO VOC paint for my boys’ room and our bedroom as we expand our place!! (And I have more rooms to do, so, yeah, I’d love to win some more awesome paint!) Wahooooo! (and that’s my excitement without being high on paint fumes!)
Deb k
Yes yes yes!
lillian
I have a couple of painting projects that this would be handy on!
kristi
I can’t say I’ve tried glidden but maybe next time I need to paint something I’d try it.
Kathy Green
Planning on doing some updating this Fall. Winning paint would help the budget!
Laurie Giberson
Love seeing your décor updates. A Home Depot win would be great!
Melissa
Awesome giveaway! Our home could use some fresh paint!
Camille
We’re trying to get a nursery ready -I feel that deep urge to nest and all I want to do is paint everything in our home to make it more cozy and welcoming.
Veronica
Just bought my first gallon of glidden last weekend do update our bedroom ceiling! Hoping I like it bc the living room is next on the list!
Erin
Ooh, yes please!!! We are in the process of painting every room in our new (to us) house. The previous owners had the great idea that every wall in every room had to be a different color – I so wish I was kidding – so we need all the paint.
Charli
I’m currently looking to paint my entry hallway and my kitchen so winning this would be awesome!
Heather
I am mid painting marathon with a bathroom finished but getting ready to start the master bedroom. This would be awesome. Thanks!
Faith B
How long ago was 1985? I think our guest room could use an update! Love the Glidden colors!
Kelly
We painted our entire house before we bought it a few years ago to rescue it from some truly awful color combinations, but I’ve been itching to start painting a few rooms to start making them stand on their own.
Jennifer
We have a couple of rooms left to paint in our house. I don’t know that I’ve ever used Glidden paint, but will give it a try! Thanks for the giveaway.
Carley M
Recently bought my first home & everything needs paint!
Ramona Putnam
I’m not sure I’ve used Glidden paint yet! I actually have a couple rooms that need painting and may give them a try. I always love your home inspirations. Thanks so much for sharing.
kara
glad to see some affordable options getting quality tested!
Jane
We moved recently and painted several rooms, but not all. Thinking of repainting the master bath, which is currently mustard yellow (um, what were the previous owners thinking?).
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