Wall Paint in the Kitchen: Ideas & Tips
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In recent years, the kitchen has evolved from a pure workspace to one of the most important rooms in our houses and flats. Open kitchens, country kitchens, wooden kitchens or modern kitchens: There are many different tastes and different designs. The wall paint in the kitchen is an important topic and can easily give a room a completely new expression.
Painting the kitchen: Ideas from our community
Tips for colour design in the kitchen
The best colour shade for your kitchenwall paints depends primarily on the colour of your kitchen cabinets and worktop, as well as the rest of the furnishings. However, the room size and layout can also be decisive. Below, we have a few tips for you on how you can easily give your kitchen walls a new coat of paint.
Wall paint for the small kitchen
Not every kitchen has the same prerequisites. Kitchens are often rather small and perhaps also angled. This makes the right choice of colour shade particularly important. The wall paint for a small kitchen should not make the walls appear too dark and thus visually constrict the room. A light, friendly colour shade is recommended for very small kitchens. If the kitchen furniture is not exactly pure white, it can be a good idea to choose the wall paint in the same colour shade as the kitchen furniture. A tone-in-tone design can create visual space. You can also use pastel colours as wall paint to create a spacious overall impression and set accents.
White kitchen with a dark worktop
Are you looking for wall paint for your white kitchen with a dark worktop? You’re not alone. Kitchens with this colour combination are probably among the most popular, as they are simply timeless classics.
The worktop is often made of natural wood, sometimes plastic with a wood-effect finish. In both cases, white tones tinted with warm colours are recommended for the wall colour scheme. This is because these shades create a visual connection to the wood tones.
Sometimes, however, the dark worktop is anthracite. In this case, a friendly, light shade of grey on the walls would echo the colour of the worktop. Would you like a little more colour in the room? Then a lovely pink shade might be just right for your walls.
Wall paints for kitchens in neutral shades: grey, beige & cream
Pure white has long been banished from many kitchens. Kitchen furniture is now often in light, neutral shades such as grey, beige or cream.
A soft grey on the kitchen fronts is very popular, often combined with a dark grey worktop.
Pro tip: When choosing the wall paint in this case, make sure to check whether the grey of the kitchen furniture has brown, green or blue undertones. Then choose a grey shade with the same undertones for the walls. This way, you can perfectly match the wall paint in the kitchen to the kitchen furniture.
If your kitchen furniture is beige or cream, you have many options for your wall colour scheme. Particularly expressive shades such as a light blue or fresh green will accentuate the colour of the fronts. A friendly, light shade of red is also an extremely appetising colour that blends seamlessly into the overall look. Depending on the size of the room and its lighting, a tone-on-tone colour scheme based on the fronts of the kitchen units can look very appealing.
Wall paints for kitchens in bold colours
You'll find a wide selection of matching wall paints for bold-coloured kitchen furniture to create a real atmosphere in your kitchen. Just make sure you choose a rather restrained colour for the walls. A light grey background will stylishly highlight bright red kitchen fronts, while a warm creamy beige or very light brown will make them appear softer.
If you want to paint your walls white, opt for a tinted shade of white that isn't too stark. This is because pure white can make the red of your kitchen fronts appear unusually harsh. If your kitchen is a dark or olive green, choose a light shade from the same colour family for your walls. Pastel shades are generally a good choice for the kitchen if you have bright colours on your kitchen fronts.
As you can see, your ideas for painting your kitchen are endless! The most important thing is that your wall colour complements the rest of your kitchen and – depending on its location – your overall furnishings.
The Best Wall Paints for Your Kitchen
Wall paints in the kitchen need to meet very specific demands, as water and grease are frequently used there. This means not all paints are suitable for your kitchen. Wall paints in the kitchen should be washable, durable, and hard-wearing.
That's why we've developed the perfect paint for the job: our washable wall paintMissPompadour - The Functional Wall Paint! It certainly lives up to its name. It's resistant to knocks and bumps, completely washable, and even scrub-resistant. What's more, the many shades in which this superb wall paint is available offer fantastic vibrancy. Plus, it's easy to apply. All these qualities make MissPompadour - The Functional Wall Paint! the ideal wall paint for your kitchen.
If you're looking for tips on how to give your walls a fresh coat of paint, we have a detailed guide on painting walls just for you.
Other options for colour design in the kitchen
You don't have to paint your entire kitchen walls, because often a new colour shade on the tile backsplash above the worktop will change the overall impression of your kitchen. We explain the easiest way to achieve a beautiful result in our article Painting tiles in the kitchen and bathroom. Of course, you can also give the entire kitchen fronts a new colour shade - you can find out how this works in our article Painting kitchen furniture. We have also listed the colours you can use for your kitchen furniture.
As you can see, you don't necessarily have to change the wall paint in your kitchen, because with our colours you can simply paint everything!
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
Which colour is suitable for the kitchen?
Basically, all wall paints from our range are suitable for the kitchen. The extremely hard-wearing, water- and scuff-resistant wall paint MissPompadour - The Functional Wall Paint is particularly practical. It is a very resistant wall paint and makes your kitchen walls easy to wipe clean.
Which kitchen colour is modern?
There are no special kitchen colours that are currently in fashion. However, it is always important that your wall paint matches the kitchen furniture and, especially in open-plan kitchens, harmonises with the dining or living room.
Materials and tools for painting walls
The following tools will help you refresh your kitchen walls:
- Masking tape: Before you start painting, careful masking is key. Protect edges and smaller areas with our MissPompadour masking tape.
- Drop cloths or newspaper: Protect your floor from any stray paint splatters.
- Paint tray: Easily transfer paint and work comfortably with your roller. Use our sturdy paint tray for the perfect paint roller fit.
- Brush, roller: Use the durable paint roller with the matching roller handle. Use the For Painting - Fine MissPompadour Brush for effortless painting in corners.
