With the next set of cabinet doors i hand sanded lightly and then used a paint stripper at the moment i don t quite remember the name of the brand i purchased at home depot.
Grey stained oak cabinets before and after.
Here was my cabinet before staining.
The only negative was that the hinges were slightly exposed but it s no biggie as you wouldn t see much of them once they were painted a darker colour.
Oak cabinet update idea.
Change the hardware more often than not cabinets from the 80s and 90s don t have hardware handles or knobs.
Oak cabinets are durable and can be stained to match a variety of interiors.
Over time your oak cabinets may get scratched or become discolored or you may decide you want a slightly darker look.
I had scrubbed it with the krud cutter.
In these photos it looks just slightly gray.
I have tackled a great deal of oak cabinet client projects so i thought i would share some tips and tricks for painting oak cabinets that i have learned along the way if you re looking to give yours a refresh.
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Gray over orange is just ugly mud colored.
My most popular post by far has been how to paint your cabinets like a professional as a result i have gotten a lot of questions specifically about how to paint oak cabinets.
We re sharing our best tips and a detailed step by step tutorial for staining cabinets or re staining your existing cabinetry.
As you can see the cabinets just look beat up.
I still feel like after three years we re still cleaning up the grime and this project was no exception.
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.
I have done similar work on staining cabinets from oak to a darker stain and the first time i experienced the peeling upon applying the second quote.
We bought a foreclosure and it was evident the house was not cared for for quite awhile.
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.
And after i chose benjamin moore chelsea gray for the cabinets.
Diy network how to restain wood cabinets.
Before we had decent bones with the solid oak cabinets shaker style doors.
Starting with orange oak the only way to get gray and not mud is to paint them.
Nov 29 2018 explore sheila eicholtz s board gray stained cabinets on pinterest.