Glazing is a matter of personal preference, but cabinet finishes are trending towards cleaner looks. However, we are on the east coast and atill do a good amount of glazing. Almost all of our stains are glazed and about 60% of our painted finishes, most with a light pearlescent tone to it, and a VERY light hand. It's done to add depth of color, not an aged look, and lately, never on oak. The issue you may have is that you are dealing with oak cabinets. Oak has grain pores which will collect glaze, hence the dirty and country look. But even without glaze the doors may not have a clean, modern look. Painted oak looks like painted oak, which, by it's nature looks more rustic and country. And if the doors have dated architecture, like arches, that just magnifies the challenge. Good luck with whatevr you decide to do.

I just had my cabinet doors done in Benjamin Moore "lambskin." It's a creamy off white color and I love it. My painter said he thinks BM paints are the best out there. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

The cream-colored cabinets in the bathroom I just moved into had a "glaze" that was so poorly done, it just looks like pin stripes around the borders. Has nothing to do with a distressed antique look that was probably the intent. I am going to try to match the paint to remove the pin-stripes or paint the whole cabinet over. When I was shopping around for new cabinets at my old house, samples of glazing were very varied. Most did not really look distressed or antiqued --they just looked multi-colored.

luckyblueeye- so is the trim the same base paint as what's on the cabinets? Looks fine in this pic. I have found a pretty good "antique" white to coord. Mayonaisse BM.