Pickled Finish Kitchen Cabinets

Why not give your kitchen a whole new look by pickling cabinets.
Pickled finish kitchen cabinets. A light sanding and priming with an oil based primer and your good to go. If the finish is too damaged to repair with a touch up coat of fresh material or if the wood itself is stained or damaged there may be no alternative to stripping it. Pickling is a technique that refinishers use to lighten the natural color of wood usually oak to give it a washed out appearance.
Sometimes you want to give your kitchen a makeover but can t afford to buy all new cabinets. Painting pickled oak cabinets size. I loved it 20 years ago.
If some of the finish pulls away onto the rag and softens a bit it is oil based. Repeat this sequence working in patches to cover the entire bench evenly. Pickling your oak wood highlights the natural grain of your wood.
They do this by brushing on a white or light colored stain. We had sold our house a few years back where we had redone the kitchen 20 years prior in a pickled finish with brass hardware and rose laminate countertops. Create a clean country look that fits will in the decor of many homes.
You cabinets may have an oil based finish on them as you say they have yellowed over the years. Nov 21 2012 explore shirra bohlender s board pickled cabinets on pinterest. Pickling wood paneling or cabinets works on open pored woods such as oak and ash.
Then using a fresh rag wipe with the grain to remove the excess and expose the grain. In the following modern kitchen design we can see a somewhat more retro style ideal for smaller kitchens. In this case you can paint over these.