| If you plan to integrate a classic look or character to | | | | simultaneously with the natural wood grain. |
| your installed and painted kitchen cabinets, or you | | | | 3. Remove all the pulls and knobs of the cabinet. You |
| desire to make your stained wood cabinets darker, | | | | should also take the drawers out since you can glaze |
| giving them an antique and old appearance with the | | | | them easily when they are positioned along your |
| help of colorant then glazing methods is quite easy. | | | | countertops or when they are strategically lined up. |
| Read on to learn about the proven steps in glazing | | | | Apply denatured alcohol to the wood to clean them. |
| kitchen cabinets. | | | | 4. In adequate amounts, apply the glaze with the use |
| Materials | | | | of natural bristle brush. Then, use the lint-free rags to |
| Normally, you don't need to take the doors and hinges | | | | wipe the glaze off efficiently until you achieve your |
| off. This relies on your personal choice if small | | | | preferred look. Ensure that you focus on one section |
| amounts of glaze or colorant on your hinges does not | | | | at a time. Take a break, stand back from time to time |
| bother you. | | | | and make sure that your glazing is consistent. |
| - The materials for this task are: | | | | Things to Remember |
| - Some brushes | | | | - Go for paints, stains, and other dyes that are darker |
| - Water based or oil glaze | | | | than the current color of your kitchen cabinets. |
| - Paint, colorants or stain | | | | - Distinct from oil based glaze substances, the acrylic |
| - Some lint-free rags | | | | glaze is creamy and clear when completely dry. Keep |
| - Paint thinner What to Do | | | | in mind that the colorants become darker while drying |
| 1. Light colored wood stained cabinets can be | | | | out. |
| darkened by making use of oil-based glaze. If you are | | | | - Messing up a section in your glazing project should |
| not very familiar with glaze, it is a clear substance in | | | | not affect you. The good news is that you can start |
| which you mix color. It provides a simple look and | | | | again by using a rag to wipe the fresh glaze with hot |
| remains wet until you attain your preferred glazed | | | | water. |
| effect. | | | | - When you smear any excess glaze, the extra glaze |
| 2. Combine the oil stain in your chosen color to glaze. | | | | will be pushed in corners ad edges of the frames of |
| Make several different mixes and apply them first on | | | | the cabinets that will result to hand-rubbed appearance. |
| the inside of the scrap cabinet doors or wood to find | | | | - When glazing kitchen cabinets don't aim for |
| out what mix will suit your taste in glazing kitchen | | | | uniformity, seek for a naturally old and charismatic |
| cabinets. Do the "apply and wipe" method | | | | cabinetry look. |