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These are the best paint finishes for dark colours in a kitchen, according to experts – hide fingerprints by picking a practical finish

Kitchen with black cabinets.

A dark kitchen offers endless inspiration for creating cosy, welcoming places to cook, dine and host. Choosing a statement hue for your walls or cabinetry can be daunting, not least because you'll need to know what the best paint finish is for dark colours.

Whether you're opting for charcoal, navy, emerald green or pure black with your dark kitchen ideas, you'll want to ensure you choose the right paint finish so that your kitchen looks polished and streak-free. A kitchen is a high-traffic space that endures a lot of fingerprints and scrubbing and this tends to show up more on darker colours, so the paint finish will have a big impact.

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