Grey Stained Oak Cabinets Before And After

After 7 years of living with them we finally made the decision to get them reglazed in a light gray.

Grey stained oak cabinets before and after.

Gray over orange is just ugly mud colored. To get what you want you have to start with a. Oak cabinet update idea. In these photos it looks just slightly gray.

Change the hardware more often than not cabinets from the 80s and 90s don t have hardware handles or knobs. Bright paint and new hardware photo by courtesy of cherished bliss. Over time your oak cabinets may get scratched or become discolored or you may decide you want a slightly darker look. The red walls and brown cabinets featured in the original kitchen left the room feeling dark.

And after i chose benjamin moore chelsea gray for the cabinets. See more ideas about kitchen remodel kitchen design new kitchen. 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. Before we had decent bones with the solid oak cabinets shaker style doors.

I d love to give you a how to on staining oak cabinets but i d rather leave it to the pros hgtv how to restain wood cabinets. Dull doors in a dark kitchen photo by courtesy of cherished bliss. Oak cabinets are durable and can be stained to match a variety of interiors. These oak cabinets were in fine condition but ultimately fell flat literally.

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. Try lighter colors that reflect natural light leaving the room feeling brighter and more welcoming. Starting with orange oak the only way to get gray and not mud is to paint them. Diy network how to restain wood cabinets.

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. Painting the cabinets white and adding a textured backsplash helped open up the room. Getting to this point has required hours and hours of painful brainpower over three years during which time i ve asked more people than i have fingers and toes their opinion on oak painted oak stained oak orange cabinets gray cabinets white cabinets dirty cabinets and beveled cabinets. 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.

The cabinets were such great workmanship custom made and all real solid oak.