Use 120 grit sandpaper to lightly sand the cabinets.
Grey stained cabinets before and after.
A light gray stain will give your cabinets character is unexpected and allows you to retain a soft light neutral look that easily works with many design styles finishes materials and colors.
Dark and dated kitchen.
The color soaked in well so i only needed 2 coats.
My house has maple trim baseboard door maple wooden arch in my living room plus maple kirchen cabinets.
Stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides.
Unless your cabinets are raw wood the existing finish must be removed before you can apply the new stain coat.
This kitchen has a lot of wood in it but because the cabinetry color is not a typical wood tone there s enough variation to keep it from appearing.
The traditional wood cabinets and rustic hardware of this victorian era foursquare were unspectacular.
We re sharing our best tips and a detailed step by step tutorial for staining cabinets or re staining your existing cabinetry.
Woodworkers love the lustrous finish that shows up when rubbing out the 2nd and 3rd coats.
But i do not want my trims or baseboard to pain white.
Gel stains produce a durable and beautiful hand rubbed finish and are heavy bodied very easy to apply.
They do not look old.
Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed.
Fake a splurge photo by julian wass.
Always sand in the direction of the wood grain.
I like grey and white kitchen cabinets.
Even the most outdated cabinets have the potential to be brought back to life.
To help you decide if you should take on the challenge we ve found 20 painted cabinet before and after photos that illustrate a complete transformation.
I feel like if paint my kitchen cabinets white they will not blend in with rest of my house and will look very much contrast.
We ve pulled together lots of stain color inspiration and instructions for achieve a beautiful stain finish whether for your kitchen cabinets or other cabinetry in your home.
There are two ways to go about it.
For the second sanding use 220 grit sandpaper.
Before you stain the cabinets it s important to remove all the doors and drawers to make sanding and applying the stain easier.
Nov 29 2018 explore sheila eicholtz s board gray stained cabinets on pinterest.
Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping.