Is there any hope for this pickled oak cabinet kitchen?
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Pickled oak (yuck, yuck) kitchen help. Please!
Comments (19)Okay... am I the only one that thinks the kitchen looks good, with pickled oak cabinets and all? It really doesn't look that dated to me, with the exception of the light box over the island. In my previous kitchen we had honey stained oak cabinets that screamed 1980's and we paid someone to come in and paint them. The people we bought the house from kept the place filthy so we had to do a major degreasing treatment on the cabinets to get the new paint to stick. It really did look good. We had the painted cabinets for seven years and by the end there were plenty of chips and I would not call it the most durable solution (this is with one sweet demure little girl and one wild little boy). We had used oil paint on them, so perhaps a latex wouldn't chip as much?? I don't know. The oil paint was thick enough that the grain didn't really show up much. If it were me (and it is clearly not, so take it for what it is worth)... I would put my money into removing ceiling light box and perhaps a little work on the cabinetry on the fridge side. The cabinets above the ovens and the fridge being just 12" depth is not ideal, and fridge sticking so far out into the space is calling more than a little bit of attention to itself with the stainless front and black sides and top of fridge just inches above top of oven cabinetry. I would possibly put some money into this and live with the cabinets for a while. Sorry if this offends, just being honest as I see it and trying to help. I think your kitchen is really pretty and I bet with nice window treatments and bar stools, it will be a dream....See MorePickled oak cabinets and painting.
Comments (4)Here is what my mother had done to her pickled cabinets. The base is actually almost the exact same pinkish color that the cabinets originally had, but then they added an amber glaze (Sherwin-Williams). They finished with an acrylic top coat. You may be able to lightly sand your cabinets and go straight to the glaze and get a similar look....See MorePainting yucky pickled oak cabs
Comments (2)I'm in the midst of experimenting with Brushing Putty by Fine Paints of Europe for filling oak grain. I know that others on this forum have had luck with it. For example... (http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0122443613076.html) At first I didn't think it was working but have discovered the trick is painting on a liberal coat of the brushing putty and then when dry, sand with 220 followed by 320. Seems to be working like a charm on my oak doors and I'm going to try my oak boxes next. The caveat? It's wicked expensive!! Here's the website if you want to check it out. http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/brushing_putty.aspx...See MorePickled Oak?
Comments (10)Turning what you have into "limed" oak can be done, but it won't be done by the usual contractor, i.e. Cheap Charlie. You need a specialty paint finish artisan or cabinet maker. If those are factory finished cabinets, then getting the finish off to be able to change them will be expensive. It's tough and darn near impossible to do without a dip tank of very noxious chemicals. Painting them a light gray would be easier (and cheaper) to do than attempting to get them the limewashed oak color. Because even if you can get that top coat off, red oak is tricky to remove the red undertones that give it that pinky look that gives everyone that visceral backlash against the 80's. Sometimes bleaching can work. Sometimes using a greener tinted wash can work. It depends on the skill of the artist involved. It takes time. Time is money. Sometimes "saving" what's there is a lot more expensive than donating it and replacing it with something that suits your taste better....See Moredecoenthusiaste
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