Dark Brown Painted Oak Kitchen Cabinets Before And After
Camila Farah
Take these dark wood kitchen cabinets for example which got a much needed makeover inspired by fixer upper.
Here are the cabinets after they were painted. Doused in a cool blue wash and a warm brown glaze the cabinets now make the kitchen worth bragging about. It s dark with only one small window above the sink and the brown countertops leave a lot to be desired. I absolutely love how light and bright our kitchen is now.
The kitchen felt truly cave like before but painting the cabinets in an off white lighter than the desired final look then glazing them with a soft gray brown glaze made it feel welcoming and open. Feb 9 2019 before after. I decided on a two tone look with the bottom cabinets black. Our kitchen is like so many it s filled with 80 s oak cabinets okay veneer cabinets and soffits which make the room appear smaller.
We knew that a good portion of our kitchen was already going to be quite white with our remaining upper cabinets that are painted white plank walls white subway tile white farm house sink window trim and white quartz counters i love some contrast personality and charm in my kitchen so going with this beautiful dark gray on the lower cabinets makes all the white pop out and be even. When we decided to upgrade the cabinets with a soffit i quickly realized that the heavy grain of the painted oak would look a lot different than the painted smooth mdf that was used for the. Soapy water wipe down of cabinets. Fake a splurge photo by julian wass.
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This is one of the most important steps to updating your kitchen on a budget. 20 year old oak cabinets treated with briwax tudor brown. I kept telling myself i m crazy that gel stains are supposed to be for chairs or tables or cabinets but i just couldn t take the pink beige anymore when the alternative was to paint them or replace them. Rub on briwax and buff off.Dark and dated kitchen. Last spring i painted my cabinets as part of the one room challenge 6 week room makeover. I m writing this post black kitchen cabinets the ugly truth as my 18 month review. The traditional wood cabinets and rustic hardware of this victorian era foursquare were unspectacular.
We have updated our kitchen and you can see the full diy kitchen makeover reveal now. When choosing a wall color keep in mind the color of your cabinets and choose accordingly so they don t clash my personal preference is to stay neutral. Kitchen cabinet makeover with only paint we ll never get over the miraculous power of a paint job.
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