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Lime washed oak kitchen cabinets.
Unlike paint liming cabinets using something like this liming wax from briwax lets some of the wood grain show.
When used on open grained wood such as oak chestnut and ash liming has a pleasing effect but it s not so good with pine.
The look of whitewash cabinets can brighten a room without using paint and allow the wood s natural grain to show through.
Be sure to cover the entire surface of the wood.
Wipe in the direction of the grain pressing firmly and working the wax into it for a textured look.
Painting of course is always an option but here s another.
Purchase lime wax at your local hardware store and apply it to your oak wood item with a clean cloth.
Certain wood types like pine are better suited to whitewashing techniques but cabinets made of oak can also be whitewashed through a process called pickling.
The best paint for kitchen cabinets can give your kitchen a whole new look in just a few hours go on give it a go.
Wipe lime wax onto the wood using a cheesecloth.
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Blame it on the 80s but lots of homes have honey colored oak cabinets.
Waxing brought new life to cabinets where finish was worn.