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Glaze is a semi-clear coating that's often applied on top of kitchen cabinets—preferably ones that have been freshly painted or stained—to enhance architectural details like corners and molding with subtle shading. Learn how to glaze kitchen cabinets with these steps and achieve a trendy vintage vibe this weekend.
Besides, do you glaze inside of cabinets?
You will usually only glaze the doors and drawer faces of the cabinet and not any pieces on the inside. This keeps the cabinets looking clean and finished even though they have an antique look.
- Clean cabinets very well and remove hardware.
- If you purchased the clear glaze in order to custom mix your own color do that first.
- Apply the glaze with a sponge brush.
- Paint the glaze on a few cabinet doors or drawers at a time.
- Go back with a damp (NOT wet) cloth and remove all of the excess glaze.
Simply so, can you glaze stained cabinets?
You can use a glaze to add color effects to a finished piece of wood; however, applying glaze to unfinished wood isn't recommended, even if the wood is stained. You can apply gel stain over stained, unfinished wood, though, to deepen the color.
Glazing gives an antique look to kitchen cabinets. It can also add depth, interest and "pop" to cabinets. Proponents of glazed kitchen cabinets note that glaze highlights the underlying base color of the cabinets and accents all surface details. Glaze contributes to an Old World, country or rustic look in a kitchen.