Kitchen Paint

For the Trade

Start with how hard the walls need to work and how quickly the job has to turn round. For a busy kitchen, washable kitchen paint is usually the first filter. After that, the finish matters. A flatter look hides more, while a tougher sheen takes more wiping without looking tired too quickly. Kitchen paint white still gets specified a lot because it keeps touch-up simple. Darker colours can show scuffs sooner. Trade kitchen paint is worth paying attention to when you want fewer call-backs. Cheaper paint often looks fine on day one, then starts showing every mark once the room is back in use.

Kitchen Paint Types and Layouts

If you’re narrowing down kitchen paint, the first split is usually between washable kitchen paint and the tougher wipeable or scrubbable grades. Washable stock suits normal domestic wear and keeps the job economical.

Once the walls will take regular grease or hand marks, wipeable kitchen paint or scrubbable kitchen paint is the better call. It stands up to more cleaning before the finish starts to look tired.

Durable kitchen paint and hard wearing kitchen paint sit in the same bracket for heavier use. You usually give up a bit of price for that extra resistance. Trade kitchen paint is the one to reach for when you want a steadier finish and fewer call-backs.

If you’re comparing it with the rest of the Interior Paint & Surface Preparation range, this is the bit that usually decides the spec.

What to Check Before You Buy

Coverage and recoat time only mean much once you know what you’re painting over. New plaster usually drinks the first coat, so spread rate matters less than getting the system right. Bare masonry can do the same. Previously painted walls are more about adhesion and how many coats you’ll need to even it out.

That is where kitchen paint choice changes. It is not just the finish. It is how forgiving it is on the substrate. If the room needs a tougher moisture-resistant spec, Bathroom Paint is the closer call. If you are working over fitted units or finished floors, Drop Cloth is worth having down. The mess usually slows you up more than the paint.

Useful Alongside Kitchen Paint

Once you’ve picked the kitchen paint, the next call is what the wall is going over and what needs tidying around it. Fresh plaster, old paint and patched areas usually need different prep and primer/undercoat. Get that wrong and you’ll be chasing patchiness or poor hold on the first coat.

Around sinks, hobs and trim, the finish has to work with the rest of the room. That’s where interior wood / trim paint comes in, rather than trying to make one product cover everything. Keep the prep right and the topcoat does its job. Skip it, and even good kitchen paint can look tired fast.