Staining Wood Cabinets

Before you stain the cabinets it s important to remove all the doors and drawers to make sanding and applying the stain easier.
Staining wood cabinets. Cover your work surface with a drop cloth and put on latex or nitrile gloves. There are two ways to go about it. Take the doors off the cabinets and remove all the hardware.
Unless your cabinets are raw wood the existing finish must be removed before you can apply the new stain coat. Gray wood tones with a very slight hint of warmth are stunning. When staining white the wood must be completely clean.
A coat of pre stain conditioner will help the wood absorb the stain more evenly. If you want to tone down your cabinets because they are too red or warm look for ash colored stains or even test the gray colors. All it takes is a little elbow grease and you ll have a whole new look for your kitchen.
After that s dry put on two coats of polyurethane and your cabinets will look just as good as any professional could have done for you. Use scraps of wood to raise the doors and cabinets above the work surface. In this home below the island was a dark stain and kitchen cabinets were painted a cream color.
Then wearing disposable latex gloves bunch up one of the rag squares you cut and use it to wipe on the conditioner. If you re only dealing with a few cabinets it may. Staining is a great way to get a fresh new real wood look to your kitchen cabinets you just can t get with paint.
It s easy and convenient and almost fool proof as a diy project.