PAINTING NEW WOOD TO MATCH OLD FINISH ON KITCHEN CABINETS
Nine years ago, I painted these kitchen cabinets to a special old finish. Before I painted, they were a white washed/pickled finish and the client wanted a major change.
Recently, my client called and said she had replaced her refrigerator and dishwasher cabinet fronts and they needed to be painted to match the cabinets.
Thank goodness, I keep a large notebook of clients' finishes and formulas.
Thank goodness, I keep a large notebook of clients' finishes and formulas.
On these cabinets, I used oil based products and those products age and amber, especially after nine years. So, I had to work with the new wood, just a little bit. After a few weeks I plan to look at them again to see if I need to age them a little bit more. IN THESE PICTURES, I HAD NOT SEALED THEM, YET. THE OIL BASED SEALER WILL AMBER RIGHT AWAY. IT WILL CHANGE AND DARKEN THE NEW PAINT. It will make the new paint match a little better. And, over time, the oil will darken more, hopefully, making the new cabinet fronts match the old.
When I first painted the cabinets, my client asked me to paint this stool with artwork and to match the cabinets. She thought grapes would be nice for the artwork.
They wanted a space for cookbooks and decorative dishes. So, they selected carefully which two cabinet doors to remove that would show and look the best. I told them I could build them a plate rack to go on the bottom shelf and they liked that idea. So, I did.
It's really easy to build a plate rack.
It looks nice in the middle of allll those closed cabinet doors. So,
It's really easy to build a plate rack.
It looks nice in the middle of allll those closed cabinet doors. So,
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HERE IS A LINK TO MY BUILDING A PLATE RACK TUTORIAL:
I would bet it's a real challenge to match old finishes with new especially after using an oil based product. The plate rack looks great.
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