Stained Red Oak Kitchen Cabinets

Below are examples of a few cabinet door styles made from glacial northern red oak and stained with differing amounts of minwax golden oak.

Stained red oak kitchen cabinets.

Featuring rustic wood grains this wood is characterized by stark lines points and arches. Brighten up a room with darkly stained red oak flooring with antique colors and decor. Further red oak furnishing comes in a variety of textures each of which is stained evenly. The first coat was allowed to dry for an additional 6 hours then the second coat was applied.

The regal oak collection introduces elegance to economy in kitchen cabinets and the result is striking. Remove cabinet doors drawers knobs and hinges stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides. Many characteristics show including mineral streaks ray flecks and pin or closed knots. The bottom row of cabinet doors were finished exactly like the top row with the exception of each coat.

We re sharing our best tips and a detailed step by step tutorial for staining cabinets or re staining your existing cabinetry. Red oak is a dense heavy wood that is very hard with an open grain pattern and textured surface. Each coat was allowed to soak in for 15 minutes than wiped dry with a clean rag. Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping.

Don t get me wrong i love painted cabinets. Red oak ranges in color from white and cream to a warm pale brown tinted with red. One of the first things we did in our home before we moved in was to paint the cabinets. We also had that darned arched top to consider as well which meant it was drinking painting time.

Red oak cabinets are among the most popular choices. For red oak that has been colored with darker stains go with antique white walls or light grey cabinets to keep the room from getting too dark. Oak kitchen with arched door style and strong stain colour in this next kitchen the countertop and backsplash were reasonably updated but didn t work well with the strong red of the cabinets. While so many are dreaming of freshly painted cabinets and an all white kitchen stained cabinets everywhere are screaming look at me i see you stained cabinets and i must say i m crushing hard.

I also had a client paint their oak cabinets and fill in the entire bulkhead area and finished it with mouldings for a full height custom look read more about crown mouldings and valances for your kitchen cabinets on this post cost details how to update your kitchen on a budget. The top row of cabinet doors are stained with two coats of minwax golden oak. Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed. The face frames stiles and rails of this collection are constructed of solid oak while the raised panels are oak veneered which gives more stability to the door panel making it less likely to warp or crack.