Thanks, alku05 and bill for the clarification. I have been reading up more on through body porcelain and I guess its not really what we want for the wall. One more q-is glazed ceramic ok for shower wall? It turns out that the Keraben tile we picked is a glazed ceramic tile(NOT porcelain as the tile shop said) and the technical data says that the water absorption is greater than 10%. Wouldn't such high water absorption rate make it bad for showers? The other tile we were considering is a Florida Renaissance tile that is also a glazed ceramic. I can't find the water absorption rate listed anywhere for that. So the basic question is can a glazed ceramic tile be used for walls? Thank you for any input-I am going crazy trying to sort through the terminology here. Vinaya

I took the doors down, and the handles off, I did leave the hinges on( lazy I know but you are only swiping glaze and I was careful) I cleaned them with ammonia and water with a drop of dawn. A professional painter may recommend something different but it worked for me. The gel stain was Minwax. I used Aged Oak (medium warm brown) which I think would be a nice color and would consider for my own green buffet. I did thin down the glaze slightly with regular paint thinner so it wasn't so gel like and it moved around longer. I think if you wanted to go with the gel I would thin it a bit too, it'll spread faster aqnd give you more working time. My first coat was Aged Oak slapped on lightly and evenly. It did change the red hue from red to a red brown, but when I wiped off it left barely no noticable difference in the original color of the red or if it did it was so subtle I didn't see it. I would slap on glaze/gel over entire door. With old towel wipe off everything but what you want to remain in crevices and let dry. You can always go over them again if you want them darker or browner. I would say offhand maybe 1 minute to slap on, three minutes to wipe off and finish? Dab with towel in hard to reach corners. My process was two parts, one for the brown glaze, one for the mahogany. Then I did do one coat of poly. I'd say you could do it in a weekend. Thursday night wipe down cabinets, take down doors and hardware, set up work area. Friday glaze and let dry(I would do the cabinet face frame too just in case there is a slight tone difference- after the glazing just wipe it completely off) Saturday poly. Sunday morn rehang doors. I did mine over Martin Luther King weekend. It went fast. If you have some old painted boards do a few practice slap on's and wipe off's. Plus you'll be able to see if the wiped off glaze does leave any noticable color behind. If you have painted cabinets then you certainly have the skills for this, it's just a more one door at a time project, than painting all the cabinets all the same color, each door is it's own project.

Thanks Linda and Barnmom! : ) Well it didn't fit in my slow cooker so I just put it in the oven in a roasting pan with some onions and a little water and put foil over the top. I'm going to add some seasoned sweet potatoes. Nothing fancy but it's a good ham (already sampled it lol) so I think it will be ok. It's not spiral cut. I didn't know those dry out faster so I just lucked out. The brand I wanted didn't have any spiral cut ones. Yes I kinda needed my oven for other things but I think it will work out. Bless you both for taking time out to reply.

Wow...unbelievable Before and After, Twg7590 ! Beautiful, simply beautiful. Blondie2007, Using Twg's pic you've seen what some white paint (any shade of white) can do with a little prep work, patience and time. It's really not hard. And the end results are 9 times out of 10 so worth it! Actually, the hardest part for me when painting anything is the preparation (prep-removing hardware, door fronts, good cleaning, light sanding, good primer, etc.) of the item so that I get a really good, long-lasting, durable painted item. Personally, if you aren't happy with what you have, paint it! What have you got to lose? *smile* And there are so many people here who really know their stuff when it comes to painting and glazing cabinets so you'll be in great hands should you need some help or encouragement along the way.