This story originally appeared in american woodworker september 2005 issue 116.
Staining oak cabinets dark walnut.
Perhaps i would need to paint the island but i think it would add a nice touch to go with a different color.
I would like to stain my island white and am wondering if one can apply a light stain over a dark stain.
They came out very rustic which is fine for where i am using them.
Alder is one of our most common used hardwoods and makes a very warm elegant kitchen bath or study.
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You can see that this stain consistently pulls a brown hue with the exception of the red oak for obvious reasons.
Oak and wood cabinets how do decide whether to stain or paint.
I just refinished some older dark 70 s cabinets with walnut stain for my basement.
If you do do a total strip try out several stains in a hidden area like the back of a door.
Luckily you can stain oak to look as dark as possible.
Color consistency on alder is better than that of cherry or maple.
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My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post.
I know that 90 of you are cursing your 1990s oak cabinets while the remaining 10 love them and wouldn t let a lick of paint go near them.
I love oak cabinets.
They had dark stain embedded in the grain and it stands out a bit more than i wanted.
Alder is a soft closed grained hardwood which has almost the same grain and color characteristics as cherry.
I have medium oak cabinets and i am going to do them in a dark walnut stain.
I have oak cabinets in our home and i love them but not all oak or wood cabinets were.
However oak does have a very dramatic grain of the wood which can sometimes give even the darkest stain a streaky effect or the look of highlights.
He should marry it.
He loves it so much.
I tend to view special walnut as a lighter brown stain.
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