Texture coat sucks!

I painted the trim on the touched up front with flat black and it looks 100% better now, the very minor striping I can see (cause I did it) is minimized by the presence of a darker color right next to it. I told my wide it looks like a lighthouse now as all the windows are flat black trimmed. What do you all think of a dull red front door? When did house paint get so expensive? I remember a gallon being like 8 bucks...or did I?