Best Paint For Cabinets

Beyond just the type of formula we would beed, I really need some help picking out the best paint for cabinets to make our kitchen look like the gorgeous room in these pictures.  Our new builder suggested that we take some time to look into painting kitchen cabinets so that we can reuse our old units and save some money.  We are wanting a lot of other custom work done like a similar marble subway tile backsplash, concrete countertops and paneled ceiling so, in order to stay on budget, we need to do our best to cut some corners elsewhere.  He said he would help me pick some colors out, but does anybody on here have any experience with deciding what kind of paint to use on kitchen cabinets to recreate these photos.

When it comes to selecting the best paint for cabinets, I always suggest finding a shade and a formula that will withstand the wear and tear that your family will bring to them (whatever that may be).  If you don't use your kitchen a ton (or very harshly) then go ahead and move forward with painting kitchen cabinets white like in this gorgeous seaside retreat, because it looks so beautiful. But if your family is like mine (a bunch of monsters haha), you may want to go with a shade that is a bit darker in a formula that is super durable.  The best brand of paint for kitchen cabinets that I have come across is Benjamin Moore, both due to their shade range as well as their unique formulas designed specifically for high traffic areas like this. 

In my personal and professional opinion, I think that the best paint for cabinets is a soft dove grey color.  I know that this is probably considered an unconventional choice, but hear me out here.  Refinishing kitchen cabinets is a great way to revamp old units for a fraction of the price of replacing them, but you have to do a great job or choose a fantastic paint or else they can tend to look a bit blah or, even worse, wear down quickly.  Grey paint covers just about any color better than white will even though its still gives that bright look to the room.  Not only that, but gray kitchen cabinets are super on trend this year and I anticipate them remaining popular well into 2020 and beyond.

I did so much research trying to find the best paint for cabinets before we finally settled on the Benjamin Moore kitchen paint shade that we used in our home.  As you can see, we transformed the look of our old stained cabinetry by upgrading the kitchen cabinet paint colors to this mixture of distressed grey shades.  Yes, it is certainly a unique look, but I think that it looks so fantastic against the gorgeous black marble countertops and backsplash.  The rest of the home is done in a grey and black palette, so this seemed like the perfect way to tie all of the living areas together.  I definitely think that the charcoal grey shade we chose was the best paint for kitchen cabinets because it hides every scuff and ding, and actually cleans up very well. 

Does anybody know what is the best paint for cabinets if you want to do them in a super bright color like this?  I know that this deep indigo is somewhat of an unconventional color to use in such a major living area, but I absolutely love how the blue kitchen cabinets look in this space.  Combined with the simple dark plank flooring, awesome patterned backsplash, and neutral marble countertops, it is a very unique look that actually does not look overwhelming to me.  Once I went down the rabbit hole of painting kitchen cabinets ideas, I was inspired by so many colors and designs but this is the one that really stuck with me.

If you are battling trying to figure out the best paint for cabinets, my advice is to just stick with a simple white shade and then experiment with a contrasting color on the islands. It is much easier to swap out the shade on a smaller unit like an island and potential buyers tend not to be that turned off by a smaller area painted in one of those popular kitchen paint colors 2019 that they may not be in to.  This home that we just listed is a great example of how to completely change the look of the kitchen with paint, without going too far and too trendy.  They started by painting cabinets white, then swapped out the backsplash and countertops to complete the look.