Best paint colours for kitchens
The kitchen is the heart of the home. Whether yours is large and open plan, a corner room at the back of the house or a long galley style space, it’s likely that your kitchen is not just used for cooking. It is used for serving, socialising, storing, playing and relaxing.
This opens up all sorts of possibilities for decorating. Popular kitchen styles range from industrial to cottagecore, neutral to bright. It’s all about letting your personality and taste shine through. Here are our favourite paint colours for your kitchen.
How to do I use yellow paint in my kitchen?
The colour of sunshine, beaches, and grasses, yellow catches the natural light beautifully, brightening up a smaller room and making a larger room really sing. Our Sundowner Flat Matt is a mustardy yellow that works brilliantly on chairs for a colour pop, or a feature wall. If you prefer a lighter shade of yellow, Beehive Eggshell is a more neutral version that works well across larger walls and units for a gentle yet energising glow.
How do I use green paint in my kitchen?
Green brings us all back to earth – literally. Reflecting plants, herbs and vegetables, it’s the epitome of nature and evokes a feeling of calm, whether you opt for a deeper richer hue like Frogs at Night (great in period style rooms) or a lighter fresher green such as Bird Song, which is a great colour for units and really flatters light shades of wood.
How do I use pink paint in my kitchen?
Not for everyone, but increasingly popular in surprising locations, pink actually works really well in the kitchen. Rosebud is a delicate light pink paint that creates a warm, soothing backdrop, complementing darker units and contrasting brilliantly with metal and aluminium. A bolder pink such as Jaipur, meanwhile, gives a fantastic lift to a room that does not have much light, adding a playful feel on a feature wall or a selection of units or furniture.
The walls and surfaces of the kitchen will have to endure steam, smoke, splashes and grease. So the paint needs to be strong enough to handle that, and be able to be washed and wiped on a regular basis. You don’t want to choose a paint that flakes and peels at the first feeling of heat or sight of steam.
Eggshell paints provide durability and can be wiped repeatedly, or you might want to consider our paints for metal and woodwork. Low sheen paints with good coverage, these paints are ideal for finishing off projects or providing long lasting cover in busy areas. Tough and washable, the paints dry in two hours and are resistant to stains.
Why not order a few sample patches to see what works best in your kitchen? We’ll look after the paint performance, all you need to do is choose your colour.