How to Do it Yourself Cabinet Refinishing
Cabinet refinishing will definitely give a new look to your kitchen or bathroom. These can be dressed up to give also a revitalized outlook. Highly skilled refinishers can give you the help to transform your outdated kitchen or bathroom cabinets with the new look you want. It can be done in less time than you would think of it.
You can definitely achieve the new look in your cabinets with no more scratches, marks or dents. You can also make your cabinet hardware pretty modern in look now.
With refinishing, you can have the option to copy the look of different types of wood even if your cabinets are made of oak, cherry, maple, pine or mahogany. A quality kitchen cabinet refinisher can do this at a factory finish costing you only around half the cost of replacing them with new ones.
There are also professional color consultants and designers to help you make a choice for color to paint or stain your cabinet and choosing the right ones.
Further, here are the necessary guides in doing refinishing cabinets for stain:
· First, you have to remove all doors and hardware.
· Choose to replace your current hardware or keep it.
· Better to use Klean Strip 3 chemical paint and stain stripper to remove existing varnish and stain. In doing this, be sure to protect yourself with proper ventilation by wearing a respirator.
· Surfaces must be sanded with appropriate sandpaper, then dust and sweep well.
· All cabinets must be washed with appropriate cleaner and or slovenal.
· Determine and select your stain color.
· The process now involves stain, seal, sand, varnish, sand and varnish.
· Finally, restore all doors and hardware.
A lot of decorative effects will evolve from cabinet refinishing, especially with paint. You can achieve a different color on the doors or a crackle finish if you wish to have that.
Here are some of the means to refinish your cabinets whether in the kitchen, bathroom or elsewhere like built-in cabinets:
Painting Cabinets brings new look and style to the once old look. You can use a tough scratch resistant finish for easy maintenance. This is cheaper than having a new set of wood cabinets or vanities.
· Glaze Use for Decorative Effect
This is used to highlight details and evolve a unique look in the cabinet. It is used over paint and it can make a newly painted cabinetry an aged look.
· Use of Crackle Finish to Cabinets
It can create a different kind of look to the cabinets. With the right choice of paint colors, it can create a bold statement or subtle change. You can also apply glazing and crackling for a perfectly new look to your cabinets.
· Cabinet Refacing
This involves the replacement of all doors and drawer fronts with new ones and installing a veneer of new wood over the existing cabinets.
By: Matthew Jaworski
About the Author:
Jaworski Coatings, Inc,
41375 Oberlin Elyria Rd.
Eylria, Ohio 44035
Toll Free Office 1-866-87-2114
Fax (440) 328-4539
41375 Oberlin Elyria Rd.
Eylria, Ohio 44035
Toll Free Office 1-866-87-2114
Fax (440) 328-4539
welovepainting@gmail.com
http://www.WeLovePainting.com
http://www.Cleveland-Ohio-Painting-Contractor.com
Categories: Crackle Tags: Bathroom Cabinets, Cabinet Hardware, Mahogany
Wood Console Tables – Distressing Gives Character
When decorating a home there is always a balance to be reached while choosing the right furniture. You want something that suits the style you are trying to create in your home, but you also need to make sure it is a functional piece of furniture that will fulfill any needs you may have in your home.
When you are creating a country theme to your home you will want to remove as many of the modern day items in the home as you can. How believable is an old country living room that has remote controls sitting all over the place? This does not mean you are not going to use any of these items; you just want a way to keep them out of the way, and from ruining the feel of the space.
This is where wood console tables end up being a godsend. Because wood console tables are not only tables to put the things on that can be seen in a home, but are generally made with drawers and shelves where you can tuck away things you would rather not have seen.
Sometimes you can luck out and find a perfect old country console table, but if you can’t or you don’t have the budget for one that has been distressed and given a country feel, it’s not too hard to take a plain console table and help it go country.
Start with unfinished wood console tables or one that you can take the current paint off of. If the table has any sort of finish, you will need to use a stripping agent to remove that before moving forward with this project.
Next you need to decide that final look you want for your table.
Cracking
One way to make wood console tables look old is to give them a cracked finish. Think about the look of an old table pulled out of a farm house after generations. The paint is starting to crack and break away from the surface. It used to be it took a lot of work to create this look, but not anymore. There are ‘crackle paints’ or crackle additives to add to paint that will make this finish happen very easily. Often all you have to do is apply 1-2 coats and you will have created an antique look with ease.
Distressed Painting
Another option is to create a distressed paint look on your wood console tables for added character. This is going to take a little more work and a few more supplies. You will need 1-2 colors of paint, a hammer, file, sandpaper and patience. First you need to have an unfinished table. If your table already is, great; if not, you need to strip it down before beginning.
Next, beat up the table. Yes, you read that right. There is no old country table that is in perfect condition, which means you need to use the file or sandpaper to rough up the edges. If you want it to look well used you can use the hammer to make a few dings.
If you are using one color of paint, you may want to water it down to create a more ‘whitewashed’ look while painting.
If you have two colors, you may instead want to put a coat of one color on and while it is still damp, drag the second color over the top of it. The resulting striped pattern will look as if this piece has been painted over itself over the years, a very handed-down look.
By: Jennifer Akre
About the Author:
Author Jennifer Akre is an owner of a wide variety of online specialty shops including that offer both items and information on how you can easily furnish and decorate your space. Whether it’s your living, bedroom, or even your deck or patio, there are many tips you can use to make those spots both functional and beautiful. Today, she offers advice on how to create a fabulous indoor area by using a couture console table and sparkling glass glass coffee tables to fill the room with style.
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Categories: Crackle Tags: Console Table, Generations, Shelves