I just discovered a great product for refinishing cabinets, furniture, and anything else wood based. The product is
Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformations. It's a four step process that yields great results. I can't believe I'm just discovering this now! Check out the step by step transformation.
The cabinets before. We took off all the doors to make for an easier assembly line application through the steps. When refinishing it's common to sand down the surface first, but in this process there is a degreaser solution that is scrubbed on, then wiped off. It took a little elbow grease in some areas.
Tape off the remaining woodwork and repeat the same process.
The second step is to apply the primer base. This is a tinted base and will change depending on the overall color you selected. This product comes in 35 different shades ranging from light woods to dark woods. This primer base is great because it will cover up any previous color, paint, wood grain, or finish.
The third step is optional, a decorative glaze. The glaze really gave the wood some nice dimension and turned it from a flat brown color to a rich wood effect.
The final result was a rich, velvety, chocolate color. A very nice satin finish that is much nicer than any other process I have done before.
The final step is a top coat that seals in all the hard work we just put in. All thats left is to reattach that the doors and fixtures. Voila! A new kitchen in about 3 days time!
Seems simple enough but if you want someone to do all the dirty work, feel free to contact me!
Be Bold in your design decisions.
peace&love
Rebecca
