Kitchen Cabinets

Glazing Kitchen Cabinets - The Step By Step Guide

Whether you desire to add character or appeal to your already painted kitchen cabinets, or you just want to darken up stained wood cabinetries, furnishing them with a regal and antique look with the use of color and some techniques is pretty easy. The following are the simple steps for glazing kitchen cabinets.

Things to Use

In general, you are not required to remove the hinges and doors. This actually depends on your preference if you don’t mind a little glaze of gloss over your hinges.

For this project, you will need:

• Several brushes
• Oil or water based glaze
• Stain, paint or colorant
• Plenty of lint-free rags
• Paint thinner

Steps to Take

1. If you want to darken your light colored, wood stained cabinetry, it’s best to use oil-based glaze. The glaze is a clear substance in which you combine color. It gives a lucid look and stays wet until you achieve your desired effect.

2. Mix some oil stain in your preferred color to the glaze. You must experiment a little with various mixes and apply it on the interior of the scrap wood or cabinet doors to determine the look you want to pull off in glazing kitchen cabinets. Use the “apply and wipe” technique together with the natural flow in the grain of wood.

3. Take off all the cabinet knobs and pulls. Remove the drawers since they are easier to glaze when they are lined up or placed along your countertops. Clean them using denatured alcohol.

4. Apply the glaze in the right amount using a natural bristle brush. You can then wipe it off with clean, lint-free rags until you attain your desired effect. Make sure that you work on one section at a time and stand back once in while to ensure that the glazing is consistent.

Tips and Tricks

• It’s best to select colors darker than your kitchen cabinets.
• Different from oil based glaze, the acrylic glaze is milky and dries out clear. Remember that it darkens a bit when drying out.
• Don’t get frustrated when you mess up a section since you can always redo it by applying hot water and wiping the fresh glaze with a rag so you can start over again.
• Wiping off any excess glaze when glazing kitchen cabinets will push the remainder in edges and corners of the cabinet frames and will result in a hand-rubbed look.
• Keep in mind that you are not trying to achieve perfect uniformity, but a naturally aged and charming cabinet look.

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