The easy to use gel stain completely transforms oak cabinets.
Before and after gel stain honey oak cabinets.
The quart of poly cost 28 50 with shipping the rough cost to refinish the cabinets with gel stain was.
After reading many posts in this forum as well as others i convinced my wife that this will be a cost efficient solution to our kitchen upgrade budget restrictions.
The only reason we are leaning away from painting is that the kitchen and the rest of the house has the same honey oak wood trim baseboards stairs etc.
These varieties tend to absorb thin traditional stains unevenly looking messy and unfinished no.
This oak kitchen had an arched door profile but no exposed hinges which made me super happy.
As of right now i am fearful that i have destroyed my kitchen cabinets.
Doorways from the kitchen into other rooms are trimmed in oak as well.
I also had old oak cabinets with a veneer side.
We tested a few different colors amount of coats and.
My first 1 2 pint of gel stain was 14 48 with shipping.
I followed youtuber pete b n his exact directions n used same brush to paint on the gel stain n let me tell you it came out perfect n i never did this before.
All information i have found stated that previous finishing is preventing the stain from drying.
The quart that i bought to finish the project was 27 50 with shipping.
Check out these amazing before and after pictures for how to refinish cabinets darker.
Gel stain is a great way to update salvaged or thrifted finds too.
Hands down general finishes gel stain is the best brand for diy projects.
If you re still not 100 sure what to do let s look at some examples oak cabinets with arched door style and hidden hinges.
My husband and i have been debating whether or not to paint our arched honey oak cabinets from 1972.
I did all of my kitchen cabinets with the java gel stain followed directions and after 4 days they are still sticky.
Check out the before and after here.
See more ideas about gel stain stain staining wood.
The honey oak seemed economical but the stained oak ended up looking luxe.
Aug 4 2016 explore kimberly merck s board gel stain over golden oak on pinterest.
I used general finishes java gel stain n also used antique walnut.
Looking for a thrifty way to update kitchen cabinets.
To see some gel stain before and after projects on pinterest click here.