Blame it on the 80s but lots of homes have honey colored oak cabinets.
Lime washed oak kitchen cabinets.
The look of whitewash cabinets can brighten a room without using paint and allow the wood s natural grain to show through.
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Waxing brought new life to cabinets where finish was worn.
Wipe in the direction of the grain pressing firmly and working the wax into it for a textured look.
To lime wash wood you will need.
Purchase lime wax at your local hardware store and apply it to your oak wood item with a clean cloth.
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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.
One of the projects i ve gotten the most comments on is updating an oak kitchen where i did not paint the cabinets but rather used briwax on them i did this trick at both the skinny house and the split decision you can check out the waxing post here.
Be sure to cover the entire surface of the wood.
Unlike paint liming cabinets using something like this liming wax from briwax lets some of the wood grain show.
Painting of course is always an option but here s another.
Wipe lime wax onto the wood using a cheesecloth.
Feb 26 2015 explore michael timmons s board limed oak kitchen on pinterest.