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Paint
Tips
Kitchen
paint requires selections that are hard working and
focus on stain and grease resistance as well as washability.
Practical choices include durable paints that feature
low sheen, semi-gloss or gloss sheens. |
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Depending upon your individual color
preferences, kitchens offer an ideal opportunity to let your
color imagination
soar!
Color: For
those homeowners that prefer bright colors, kitchens offer
a blank canvas for applying colorful paint and wallpaper
border combinations to wall coverings (see our Digital
Color Wheel tool).
Add new life to worn or dated cabinets by applying a complementary
paint color to update the existing appearance.
 Neutral Tones: "Color
conservative" folks
may opt to inject a soft palette of personality with the
clever addition of painted stencil borders and motifs (including
currently popular themes such as garden and natural designs)
that coordinate with existing
kitchen themes.
Paint Techniques: Consider coordinating
a decorative paint treatment, such as ragging, combing,
etc. (see Decorative
Techniques) with a contemporary wallpaper border. Or,
if you love the look of decorative paint but lack the time
to
complete such a project, explore the possibility of adding
a "faux" wallpaper border (that mimics decorative
paint techniques) to a painted, solid color wall.
 Additional Decorative Ideas:
- Add color and pattern to a plain, white tile backsplash by applying color with a freehand or stenciled painted design.
- Inject a splash of color to ordinary beadboarding with the clever application of paint.
- Camouflage a damaged floor by selecting colors that are prevalent within your kitchen color scheme and painting a "faux" tile design.
- Unify a mismatched dinette set by painting the table and chairs using one cohesive color.
- Customize furnishings by applying a whimsical stamp or stencil to seats or seatbacks.
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