How To Paint Oak Cabinets Antique White
I was googling looking around for how people have transformed their 80 s 90 s oak into beautiful antique white.
How to paint oak cabinets antique white. This is the perfect opportunity to declutter. Painting oak cabinets white step one. Apply 1 coat and allow it to dry for 24 hours. Remove everything from your countertops cabinets and drawers.
Beeswax distressing produces a textured look with the wood or paint underneath showing through which gives them an antique look. Clean dampen some cotton rags and wipe the cabinet faces to remove any surface dirt. Remove the doors before you can really get started at all you have to remove all of the cabinet doors and. Clean the door again removing all trace.
Sand smooth down the cabinet surface until the wood underneath looks dull. Paint the cabinet boxes drawers and doors with the oil based primer using a nylon polyester brush. Glazing and distressing are two techniques that can also be used to give your cabinets an antique look. Be sure to paint in the direction of the grain of the wood.
This is exactly what i was looking for. Instructions gather your tools and materials. Vacuum cabinet boxes and degrease with tsp. To glaze your cabinets you ll create or choose a glaze mixture and brush it onto your cabinets using a paint brush or foam brush.
You ll need to repeat this process until you get your desired look. Beeswax is one of the best types to use but tinted wax is also available. Then wipe completely dry. I like to do the backs of the doors and drawers first.
It can take a while. Let them dry and then turn them over and prime the fronts. Store any hardware you re saving in labeled plastic bags. Remove and number doors and drawers.
Our new house has that same tall pantry next to the refrigerator with the dining door right there and more cabinets on the other side if the door.