Cabinet Stain

Before you stain the cabinets it s important to remove all the doors and drawers to make sanding and applying the stain easier.
Cabinet stain. This kitchen has a lot of wood in it but because the cabinetry color is not a typical wood tone there s enough variation to keep it from appearing too woodsy. Stain cabinets if you love everything about your wood cabinets except for their color forget about spending a small fortune to replace them with a brand new set. The oak cabinet shown here will receive a red chestnut stain that darkens the wood and adds a warm red tone while bringing out the wood s natural beauty and pronounced grain.
A light gray stain will give your cabinets character is unexpected and allows you to retain a soft light neutral look that easily works with many design styles finishes materials and colors. Because of their link with these traditional wood types blonde stains will generally have an equally traditional look in your kitchen. Always sand in the direction of the wood grain.
The stain is then sprayed over the surface and wiped by hand so that it develops a beautiful transparent color that fully showcases the grain and character of the wood. With the right stain a sander and a rag your kitchen cabinets can be transformed in days. If you like this color palette but have more modern tastes you can bring this stain tone up to date by applying it to flat fronted cabinets.
Blonde stain tones are most often associated with oak or pine cabinets. Use 120 grit sandpaper to lightly sand the cabinets. For the second sanding use 220 grit sandpaper.