The two most popular glaze combinations are white glaze on white painted cabinets and a dark glaze on stained cabinets.
Glazing over stained cabinets.
Glazing is a highly controllable way of adding the antiquing or metallic look between layers of paint and the finish coat.
It is an easy job usually requiring less than a weekend to complete and by following a few steps you will have great looking cabinets.
Glazing kitchen cabinets is also known as antiquing.
Today i m sharing our adventures in glazing the bathroom cabinet.
It can only be done on painted cabinets because stained cabinets will repel the glaze mixture and will therefore show no effect.
Glaze however can let the grain show through.
Once painted or stained allow the cabinet doors drawers and cabinets to dry for at least 24 hours before moving on.
Glazing over honey oak stained cabinets.
Step 4 glaze comes in two different formulas.
Glazing can give an antiquated look to your cabinets create depth in the finish or make a stain look darker.
There are a number of shades of glaze including such glazes as mocha bronze nickel vanilla coffee caramel and tea.
When you stain the wood absorbs the stain and that has a profound impact on how much color gets taken in and where it lodges but with glaze you have almost complete control over where the color goes and how much stays on.
For an antique look decorators use dark pigmented glaze on white cabinets.
You can change the tone of your cabinets without the hassle of.
Honey oak cabinets have a lovely open grain that is rendered invisible if coated with solid color paint.
Using a gel stain as the glaze requires minimal work and maximum results.
Glazing cabinets is an easy way to update the look and feel of your space.
How to glaze over polyurethane on cabinets.
Find out which is better for the grade or type of wood like oak cedar and mahogany.
I love the deep rich tones of the wood after glazing it.
This is the process of artificially aging the way a cabinet looks by applying a glaze to make a weathered appearance.