What Is the Best Paint for Kitchen Cabinets?

The best paint for kitchen cabinets offers the look and feel of an oil-based enamel while providing the benefits of a water-based formula. It’s a durable paint that stands up to heavy use - and perfect for areas that are cleaned frequently.

Your kitchen cabinets are prone to dirt, grease, food spills, and marks from sticky fingers. The best kitchen cabinet paint cleans easily while retaining a beautiful finish.

Our #1 pick for professional cabinet painting is Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel. It’s available in satin, gloss, and semi-gloss sheens.

Best Paint For Kitchen Cabinets: Colors and Combinations

Cabinets are a focal point in your kitchen. So our advice is to base your choice of cabinet colors around the atmosphere you want to create in your kitchen.

Sherwin-Williams Emerald uses a white base. Therefore, we can accomplish custom tints in the colors of your choosing.

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Whites

White is considered timeless because it never goes out of fashion.

It also makes a small kitchen appear larger. Furthermore, white offers a fresh, bright, clean look that’s appealing where food is prepared and served.

Blues

Colors are scientifically proven to affect brain function and change your mood.

For instance, varying shades of blue promote communication, trust, and loyalty; increase efficiency and creativity, or provide a natural calming feel.

Greens

Earth shades, such as warm greens and browns, are reflective of nature.

Using a combination of these kitchen cabinet paint colors makes the room a harmonious, tranquil, relaxing space in which to spend time.

Reds and Oranges

Perhaps your kitchen is always a hive of activity, and you want to reflect this characteristic.

Going for bright colors such as reds and oranges stimulates appetite, energy, and enthusiasm.

Grays and Blacks

Black and any shade of gray speak elegance or utility, depending on the surrounding decor.

Choosing one color for the upper cabinets and a contrasting one for the lower cabinets is a classy way to achieve style in your kitchen.

Best Paint Sheens for Kitchen Cabinets

Gloss or semi-gloss sheens are best for painting the exterior of cabinet doors and drawers. Higher-gloss finishes are much easier to clean without dulling the color and stand up better to daily use.

If you choose to paint the interiors of drawers and cabinets, we recommend an eggshell or satin finish. These finishes can better handle the weight and movement of dishware, utensils, pots, and pans.

Paint the Walls and Cabinets to Revitalize Your Kitchen

Even the best paint for kitchen cabinets can’t mend the flaws or lack of personality of your kitchen walls and nearby surfaces. Freshly painted walls will elevate the overall results one-hundred percent.

Interior painting of walls and ceilings requires a different type of paint product and finish. But you can still mix and match walls and cabinet colors to your liking. Take advantage of Kimberly Painting’s free color consultation for guidance in color selection.

We have helped homeowners in Atlanta achieve stunning new looks in their kitchens for years. One of our most requested services is painting kitchen cabinets.

Contact us to schedule a free onsite proposal. Transform your kitchen at a fraction of the price of cabinet replacement and kitchen makeovers.