Staining Bathroom Cabinets Darker
This post is part of a multi post series showing off the diy renovation of our office guest bathroom.
Staining bathroom cabinets darker. With the next set of cabinet doors i hand sanded lightly and then used a paint stripper at the moment i dont quite remember the name of the brand i purchased at home depot. This post has been a long time in the making. For an even darker look use the fine sandpaper and sand over the kitchen cabinet doors and frame.
I had thought about gel staining my cabinets for months and finally jumped in this winter. Maybe it was the winter boredom that seems to happen around january but whatever the case i set out to research this craze and update our bathroom. One mistake i see people do is to not stir their stain.
Heres how i updated a small dated bathroom vanity for well under a hundred bucks. How to gel stain cabinets the good the bad and the truth. Once its dry apply a protective coat such as polyurethane to seal in the stain and protect the cabinets from heavy kitchen.
This post contains amazon affiliate links. Before staining your cabinets a darker color it is important to know the construction of the cabinets and if the cabinet finish is sealed. Updating your kitchen from pale to dark cabinetry doesnt.
This is my very first staining project though ive got plenty of experience with painting wood so i followed the same steps demonstrated by jessie over at imperfectly polished. If the finish has a sealer youll need to determine. Wipe away the dust and apply a second coat of stain following the same instructions in step 2.
Gel stain is super thick. By lynette on march 4 2015 119 comments. As for application ill admit i totally.