How To Distress Kitchen Cabinets

I did not actually distress my cabinets.
How to distress kitchen cabinets. Cabinets can remain hanging on the wall but it may be more convenient to take them down for this. Once your cabinets are clean and thoroughly dry the process can begin. However these cabinets are over 20 years old so they were already worn.
Then use a cloth to rub a stain or glaze into the surface of the wood adding more layers until you re satisfied with the color. Not to worry if you re not experienced at hanging cabinets. Bust out the antiquing glaze.
Then clean the cabinets with a damp cloth. I knew the glaze would get into the grain so i decided that alone would give them enough of a distressed look. Leave them where they are if that s the case or you ll just make more work for yourself.
My distressed cabinets give a fresh new look to my old dark ugly cabin. When you re finished apply a few coats of acrylic or latex paint. Repeat this same method of distressing around areas that would see the most use like the edges opposite of the hinges.
Wipe down all of your cabinets with a tack cloth and then a damp rag. Taking doors off and removing drawers can make it easier to distress the cabinet faces and the. Make sure you sand down sharp edges so they appear more rounded.
Make sure all traces of dust are gone. This distresing technique is quicker and easier than distressing the whole cabinet surface. These cabinets have a wood grain.