Staining Oak Cabinets Dark

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Staining oak cabinets dark.

I was able to replace the old brass door hinges with new ones of the same brand amerock in my case. I overshot and they re quite dark but they do look nice with the floors now which the very yellow golden oak stain did not i picked oil rubbed bronze hardware for both the top and bottoms. Feb 22 2019 explore lisa s board staining oak cabinets on pinterest. Stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides.

Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed. A dingy kitchen can be quickly brightened and overhauled by simply changing up the cabinets. He loves it so much. My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post.

Paint the stain on with a paintbrush or a rag using even strokes always working in the same direction as the grain. 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. Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials. Changing the kitchen cabinets from dark to light can be a tedious process.

Let the stain sit for 10 minutes so. The color soaked in well so i only needed 2 coats. Starting with orange oak the only way to get gray and not mud is to paint them. He should marry it.

Choose a dark color stain to color the oak. Stripping to bare wood beyond hugely labor intensive will make the gray go over the raw pink nature of red oak so you get a pink gray more kin to the 80 s pink whitewash g technique than the current fad of gray stain. Luckily you can stain oak to look as dark as possible. Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping.