Antique Glazed Kitchen Cabinets

Begin applying the glaze to the front or side of one cabinet in small circular motions until you ve covered the entire section.

Antique glazed kitchen cabinets.

The kitchen island serves as centerpiece with its beige granite countertop and dark warm wood paneled plinth and base. There are 4 primary ways to create an antiquing glaze for furniture or cabinets. The antique white paneled kitchen cabinets and glass framed display cabinets in this antique style kitchen match well with the small sandstone tiled backsplash and larger random coursed sandstone floor tiles. Add a small amount of antiquing glaze to a smooth clean rag.

Glazing is step 4 in distressing and antiquing kitchen cabinets. It can only be done on painted cabinets because stained cabinets will repel the glaze mixture and will therefore show no effect. The framed hawthorne maple antique white chocolate glaze cabinet has a five piece recessed center drawer front and 2 3 4 mitered solid maple stiles and rails with a recessed center panel door. It was originally designed for use as a music cabinet the fitted interior perfect for storing sheet music but is could be used for other small items.

The cabinet is quite compact fairly narrow and not particularly large so will suit a home with limited space. This is a charming little antique glazed cabinet which dates to the late 1800s. Glazing kitchen cabinets is also known as antiquing. This is the process of artificially aging the way a cabinet looks by applying a glaze to make a weathered appearance.

A small amount of glaze will go a very long way. Some people will glaze over surfaces coated with a polyurethane but i would not recommend this due to the lack of adhesion and long term wear.