satin is scrubbable, and I was told by the guy at the benjamin moore paint store that satin looks best on cabinets. I have heard the same from several other people...I think semi gloss will look too shiny. I just painted my upstairs oak bathroom vanity in benjamin moore advance satin and I think the sheen is perfect. I plan to do my kitchen cabinets in the same paint. good luck!

then find out that going from Eggshell or Flat finish to Satin finish changes lightness/darkness slightly? How are/have you dealt with this? Thanks. Direct short-n-sweet answer: Samples. Buy a quart of your chosen color in the brand, grade, sheen that you want. A quart or a gallon is the only way to preview what it's going to look like. More explanation if interested: There are a few assumptions you can make when trying to predict how gloss is going to affect color off from how it appears on a chip: Gloss makes color appear darker. Or could say richer, but 'richer' depends on who ya ask. If you've ever washed a chalkboard, that's kind of how it looks and feels. The black chalkboard is really an uber dark charcoal gray if you look at it closely, but when you hit it with a wet cloth, it turns jet black. Same with paint color. The element of gloss in paint permanently wets the pigment from a visual experience standpoint. Some people believe that gloss makes color appear lighter in color. That's not accurate. They call it 'lighter in color' because they don't know what else to call it. What they're experiencing and sensing is a slightly greater rebounding of light due to the sheen in the paint. The color isn't lighter, the glossier paint film is simply concentrating light and scattering and rebounding it to the eye at a different 'rate' than a less shiny film would. Gloss doesn't scatter light like a matte or flat, it concentrates and rebounds. That concentrating and rebounding is also why glare spots happen with wall paint and also why glossier paints show more wall imperfections - the gloss concentrates light, not so much scattering goin' on, so it's like a nano spotlight projection for each and every surface imperfection. Choosing higher gloss levels doesn't mean the paint film is going to literally reflect significantly more, or any 'useable', light into or thru a space; it's only paint film and paint film is a very poor reflector. However, many people think that glossy literally means 'more light' in the space -- it's a popular "color tip and trick". Like many color tips and tricks, it isn't exactly, completely accurate. On average, if the paint chips you are working with are 'fresh' you're not going to sense too much color variance from chip to flat, matte, or egg. Once you hit satin sheens, then slight color shift due to sheen start to be more noticeable. Also depends on what color - not necessarily what hue, rather what color. Lighter colors 'translate' far better thru various gloss levels than darker colors. Once you start working with colors with LRVs lower than 50, it's a bigger concern. Above that mid-value point, it can be an issue, but rarely much of an issue.

Please let me know your experience with the paint finish on either Brighton or Medallion kitchen cabinets? We are looking at both of these cabinets and one of my biggest concerns is the durability of their paint finish. Obviously want to avoid any paint chipping or rubbing off from regular use. Thank you!

If you're using the same color on the walls, trim and cabinets I definitely think you should use a different finishes. My last kitchen had White Dove in satin and it looked just fine. Bit of a sheen but not glossy and still cleaned really well. Most people use semi gloss because it cleans easily but I scrubbed my cabinets often and I never had an issue getting it clean and no paint fading.