Hi Bree. Thank you for your review. I'm so sorry the paint left a texture, dried so quickly, and needed multiple coats for your basement. Typically, our Marquee Paint should cover in one coat when tinted to a color from our One-Coat Color Collection and applied to a previously coated surface. Colors outside this collection and uncoated surfaces may require multiple coats for full coverage. I recommend letting the paint dry for 24 hours, sanding smooth the texture, cleaning the surface, letting it dry again, then touching up and recoating with paint. Customer satisfaction is very important to us, and we appreciate your feedback. Please feel free to reach out to our Customer Care team directly for further assistance. Our team is happy to help you! -Joni