I need to paint the inside of my trailer house (16x80) - but I'm not sure how to or if I can use different colors in the living room area and the kitchen area since they run together (very open floor plan) - suggestions?  Tan furniture -

I HAVE painted vinyl trailer walls (on a rental unit).  Actually I kiltzed them first (it was an older trailer when we got it with some land) and had my painters come and spray it with white flat paint.  Now 9 years later, we sold our home and moved into that Rental unit (debt free)...  We had to patch and re-kiltz a couple of walls (where the renters had knocked holes & ruined with markers) but the paint itself was still ok - no flaking/peeling issues.  The only place where I've experienced a peeling issue is actually on the door "frame" of one my girl's rooms where the door had been rubbing a long time.  I finally just peeled this off and will re-prime and paint and should be fine now that door has been fixed.  

 For our family, I purchased a much higher quality paint for my base coats (various store brands Behr from Lowes and Home Depot's store brand I think Olympic?.  Used semi-gloss in bathrooms and kitchen, satin sheen elsewhere-washability. 

I used some faux painting techniques to mask the "lack of" texture on any of the walls (only texture being where repairs had to be made from people slamming door handles or furniture into walls).  Used dry brushing, marbling, ragging, veining, etc...  Even some "homemade" venetian plastering. Everyone says my walls look really nice and I'm not a professional (though I have two sisters that are interior decorators approved it all).  Also re-did kitchen cabinets and they look absolutely gorgeous considering they're only "trailer" cabinets. 

Hope that helps

Semi gloss paint has a sheen that makes it easy to clean off. I use it on woodwork and in the bathroom/kitchen but It does show the flaws in the texture..   Flat paint hides a lot but it doesn't clean off very well.. I use eggshell, it cleans off better and it is about as shiny as a real egg..  Have fun!!

I think different manufacturers handle clean up differently.  I have used some expensive brand labels with huge disappointment when is comes to cleaning.  In our current home I used Behr's washable flat paint and am very happy with it.  We chose the flat as our home is 30 years old and I wanted to minimize the flaws.  In addition to that, we live close to a lake and also get the reflection off the water which magnifies any flaw.  When I painted the vinyl is was about ten years ago and the products available today are so much better.  I also find Behr paint very forgiving.  I'm not sure, but I believe that they have came out with another product about a year ago (since I painted) and I think it is supposed to be even better. 

Thanks for the reply, d. Love your work, btw! How does the semi-gloss handle cleaning? I imagine you've wiped down your window sills once or twice? Is it really reflective, semi-gloss paint? I just don't want any sheen that will give away the texture of my walls.

I haven't painted vinyl trailer walls, but I have successfully painted vinyl window sills.  I washed them down with TSP and then gave them a good rinse with warm water.  I used an interior primer that I had tinted close to the wall colour and then painted with a semi-gloss.  Good Luck!