Ideal kitchen paint

[lizziecupcakes]

Hi all,
I am moving onto my kitchen. The walls are gypsum plaster by the pervious owner and painted. They’re in good condition. No damp issues. We had some chasing because of some new electrical wiring and we patched this up. It’s all ready to be painted on - all the walls.

It’s currently a yellowing off-white and we will be going with white kitchen walls (if’s a NW facing kitchen too). Lots of windows.

We’ve cleaned the walls thoroughly with sugar soap and let it dry for a few days too.

We are on a budget so farrow and ball and the like arent options, but since i used dulux’s cheapo non-trade matt emulsion white paint in my bedroom, I realised I should go for something a bit better. Thanks all for helping me with that rookie mistake!

Plus, because it’s the kitchen I want to make sure it is a good quality kitchen paint.

I’ve narrowed my options down to the following (photos attached) - dulux trade white matt emulsion (it says it’s suitable for kitchens), or the dulux easy care (non-trade).

Do you all have a preference out of the two? (They’re within my budget). And any tips for painting kitchens? We cook a lot including rice and pasta and have a 60L extractor fan in there.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Cubist]

In a well ventilated/extractor equipped kitchen I would keep it cheap, cheerful and grease resistant - even boiling a pan can transfer oily deposits that will cling to nearby paintwork.

 

[lizziecupcakes]

Thank you! The walls were gross!! It took ages to clean with sugar soap. It’s 24 years of yuck lol.

 

[stuart45]

Crown clean extreme is another good kitchen paint.

 

[montyjohn]

In my last house (1950's cavity brick walls, gypsum plaster) I used Dulux easy care pretty much everywhere and it was very good. Kids with greasy hands, kitchen fats, bathroom moisture or whatever really did clean off easily.

Not sure I would want to use it with solid walls even with gypsum plaster. Gypsum does breath, just nowhere near as much as lime. Easycare paint however, is like wrapping your walls in clingfilm.

Personally I would go with a more breathable paint and just accept it will need washing and repainting more often. If the walls in the kitchen are particularly sheltered form weather maybe I would consider it in your case due to the gypsum, but I would probably seek lots of opinions first before deciding what to do.

 

[paulc]

Just to throw an alternative in to the mix - Polished lime (Venetian) plaster. Once waxed and polished, it shrugs off most things and is easy to keep clean. Did mine about ten years ago, and it is still looking good. North facing, so needed a light colour, hence a very pale yellow on the walls and just a hint of blue on the ceiling.