Lime Wash Wood Kitchen Cabinets

Wipe down and repeat these steps as necessary until the cabinet and frame are very clean.

Lime wash wood kitchen cabinets.

This gorgeous ornate hand carved cabinet has been sitting in my store for months. Blame it on the 80s but lots of homes have honey colored oak cabinets. Don t forget to address the sides of each drawer and door while you re wiping. Apply the degreaser to the front and the back of each cabinet as well as to the frames.

Wood lovers look away. Apply liming wax to clean wood. Feb 26 2015 explore michael timmons s board limed oak kitchen on pinterest. Get the insides too.

Wipe each one down with your cloth. See more ideas about oak kitchen oak kitchen cabinets kitchen. Cabinet has a roomy interior with a center shelf for all your storage needs. Vacuum the wood adjacent areas and floor to get rid of any sawdust.

Yes somewhere deep inside is a wood loving lady. W x 15 75 in. Creating a lime wash over finished wood. Unlike paint liming cabinets using something like this liming wax from briwax lets some of the wood grain show through but tones down the honey color you see on so much 80s oak cabinetry.

If you haven t got any offcuts test on an area that doesn t show in the first instance. Interior of the cabinet drawers as well as the back have a natural wood finish. Wipe over with a tack cloth to remove. We used the color wash watered down paint to adjust a previous stain that hadn t been finished sealed but it works with raw wood as well.

We used varathane ultimate wood stain in sun bleached and varathane wood grain enhancer in white for a very subtle lime wash white washed wood textured look on this console table that dean built. Solid mango wood chest is hand painted with an antique finish and a lime wash. You could also try using both the white wood grain enhancer and the black to create a layered look. In the days before furniture finishes were developed a common way to preserve wood was to wash it with a mixture of lime and water.

Especially with black you may need to have an area where you can test how much water to add to the paint to get the color intensity you want. I know i. I had been secretly hoping someone would purchase it as is because i hated to paint it. Before you start treating the wood use rags and a heavy duty degreaser to clean the doors.

Using your cleaner of choice spray or wipe cabinet fronts one at a time. D x 35 5 in.