Saturday, February 27, 2010

I want to paint my kitchen ceiling. Is there a generally recommended color and gloss for kitchen ceilings?

Like the others have suggested, a while ceiling is the norm. Most paint manufacturers have a white paint called ';Ceiling White';, or a product like that. No matter what the wall or cabinet color, a white ceiling will do fine. It's also what people expect, so any other color will often catch peoples attention. In a kitchen what do you want people to notice? Usually that's a nice countertop, or cabinets, or may some other decoration, usually it's not the ceiling.





As for gloss level, that's a little more complex.





Paints are made with different levels of 'toughness', with flat paint being the least durable to scrubbing or cleaning. The higher the gloss/shine, the tougher the paint surface will be. The problem with gloss/semi-gloss surfaces is that they also show the wall 'flaws' more. A 'flat' paint hides bumps and dips better. However, in a kitchen, because of the moisture and grease from cooking, you'll want anything other than flat. This is mostly because the smoke, steam, etc., from cooking will eventually leave a grease or dirt layer on the walls and ceiling, and cleaning them will be much easier if the finish is not a flat finish. There is one new exception to that rule: Aura Paint, from Sherwin Williams is a whole new type of paint, flat finishes are scrubable, you can usually just use one coat, including their whites. It's about twice as expensive as 'normal' paints, but takes half the paint and less time than conventional products. I've used it in my house, including my kitchen and will now paint with nothing else.





Hope this helps. Good LuckI want to paint my kitchen ceiling. Is there a generally recommended color and gloss for kitchen ceilings?
Now days the trend is painting the ceiling soft whites or if you have tall ceilings people are painting the same colors as their walls ,or a hue lighter then the walls.





Also I would go with a flat white. Because you don't want to draw attention upwards.





Good luck.I want to paint my kitchen ceiling. Is there a generally recommended color and gloss for kitchen ceilings?
Typically you want to paint ceilings the brightest white you can find. You want to use semi-gloss instead of flat.





By doing both of these things the light will bounce off the ceiling and help brighten up the room.





Use a flat for the walls, since you dont want light reflecting of the side walls.
Ceilings are usually painted flat white. In my years as a painter I have had some clients who didn't want a harsh white. For them I did the ceilings in very light off whites with slight tints of blue, gray or pink. I always suggested a gray tinted off white but some clients had their own ideas. I never use ';ceiling paints.'; They never cover very well and usually roll out rough and lumpy. I use a good white wall paint. If you want a more washable surface you can use a matte finish. To S C, Aura is a Benjamin Moore product, not Sherwin Williams and it is not available everywhere. The Sherwin Williams paint you are thinking about is Duration. Duration interior paint is a washable flat paint. Everything I have heard about it is very good but I have never used it myself.
Either the same color as the walls or an off-white (we painted ours a color called Polar Bear - it's not as bluish white as pure untinted white). Use semigloss in the kithen, both on the ceilings and walls. This provides a better moisture barrier than flatter surfaces (like eggshell), because of all the steam and cooking vapors that are generated. And, it's easier to clean if something splatters or accumulates on it.
Usually ceilings are painted flat white. The white tends to make the room look bigger and the flat hides imperfections in the surface of the ceiling. If you happen to have a perfectly flat and smooth ceiling then you could do any gloss you want. The ceiling paints that go on a different color but then dry to a flat white are the easiest to use if you aren't an experienced painter since it allows you to clearly see where you have painted. If the ceiling is heavily stained (not unusual in kitchens where a lot of cooking is done) then I'd suggest first painting with a stain-blocking primer such as Kilz before using the final paint.

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