Another QS Oak cabinet question..
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I asked a question a few weeks ago about island legs, now this one is about the island back. My island is 9ft long and will be QS White Oak. This is similar to how it will be constructed..
My island will have a couch backed up to it about 5/6 ft away, so I really don't think the back of it will be very visable. I also plan to use stools with backs. I priced out doing a face frame and panels... Over $1000. I would have to cut from other areas that I truly don't want to cut from, so it's not an option to me. Would it look horrible to do flat sawn white oak stained the same color?? I can't imagine it would because there Would always be something in front of it. My backup plan would be that if it looked cheap I could always order a QS Oak face frame and instead of ordering doors with it just let the plywood be recessed??? If that makes sense? I'm ordering from Conestoga so a lot of options, if anyone has ideas please share!!!
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Comments (2)I wouldn't caulk that at all. Whoever told you hasn't dealt with humidity or movement. When you paint your cabinets, there is a space there, anyway. Use an angled brush and paint along it, but let the crack be. I've gone so far as to take a dry brush (and a toothpick, once) to make certain the paint didn't clog that crack. If paint doesn't fill the crack, it's not going to crack. Caulk would become a serious mess. To answer your question re: paintable caulk, read the labels. They clearly say Paintable or not. As far as primer? Get the Insel-x STIX. It's also been purchased by BM. It was made by the same people as Cabinet Coat, so they're good companions. It makes for a very buttery soft paint job. Excellent choice on Cabinet Coat. Couldn't do better as far as durability, no matter what other brands claim. This stuff dries hard as a ROCK....See MoreHow will QS oak cabinets look with another type of wood for trim?
Comments (9)I had the same thought that Palimpset expressed...Our 'paint grade' cabinet doors are poplar, and we had them up for awhile before painting them. Their grain is not subtle with fairly strong dark and light variation, and is definitely greenish combined with an ashy light color. I don't know for sure how they'd stain, but I'm guessing it'd be a challenge to get them to go with other stained woods, especially the fir. We were tentatively planning to have QS oak cabinets when we were also planning painted trim. As soon as my dh decided to use our own fir trees for our trim, I just couldn't imagine the mission-stained QS oak with the golden/orangish/reddish tones of the fir. I see the oak as a cooler brown...more true brown...and was afraid it would really clash with the fir. Our architect friend agreed. We strongly considered cherry, before deciding on fir, since we'd done cherry in our last house and wanted to try something new and different. Cherry is so lovely with fir, because they both have some of the same tones, and both darken, but cherry gets a little darker and richer, IMO. I agree with Palimpset again that Craftsman/Mission furniture and cabinets were also done in cherry and it makes a gorgeous look. I have visited custom furniture stores that specialize in that look and have seen marvelous examples of both oak and cherry. The door style and surrounding environment should keep the cherry from looking contemporary. All of this is just a collection of my thoughts on the subject...Not to say I am totally against the use of the oak with the fir. Robin_D got plain sawn oak cabinets stained a dark color to go with the original, decades old dark-stained fir in her Craftsman home. Very beautiful. Another thought if you really would prefer to do more QS Oak throughout the house is to combine the oak and painted. Painted doors and QSO trim, or vice-versa. Or all painted in rooms like kitchen, laundry, and bedrooms, with oak in the public/main rooms. That's often how the houses were done originally....See MoreAnother 80's Oak Cabinet question
Comments (5)Definitely chrome or brushed nickel instead of white (IMHO). We had 80's oak cabinets and white appliances in a previous home. We replaced the original brass knobs with white ones. They made the the oak cabinets look more dated by standing out (not in a good way :) A few years later, we did a minor redo. I lightly sanded the cabinets and stained them a few shades darker and replaced the white knobs with brushed nickel. MUCH better....See MoreHave your QS oak cabs darkened over time?
Comments (15)White oak is one of the woods that will oxidize to black given enough time and air exposure. (can't speak to red oak...) But if you keep the air away, like under a finish, then it keeps a very consistent color longer. Oak is not prone to sun-darkening as cherry is famous for doing. The finish on the wood can change color. Oil varnish is noteworthy for yellowing(ambering?) and old-formula lacquers would often go greenish. I finished my own white oak cabinets, and used pore filler, gel stain, shellac, and a single wiped-on top coat of gel varnish for wear. This was done in 2006 and I can't say I detect any darkening yet. Casey...See Moreweaver2
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