Bye Bye Golden Oak

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    One of the most common requests lately is to help clients rid their homes of the golden oak. I have been painting stair railings, distressing furniture, and coming up with creative ways to remove, or cover this common wood stain. I think the most overwhelming place I see it is in kitchen cabinets. It’s frustrating when the cabinets are in great shape, but the home owner simply hates the  way they look.

    Here are a few things to remember when painting or complimenting the golden grain:

    •  sand all surfaces to give the finish a “tooth”, this is crucial to a proper adhesion of the primer coat.

    • let the primer coat cure (dry and adhere)) for at least 24 hours. I have found, the longer, the better.

    • if painting a dark color, or red, tinting primer to a generic gray will help reduce the number of final paint coats.

    • REMEMBER: when ever you paint oak, the grain will rise and be visible under all paint. the lighter the paint color, the more it will show.

    • always topcoat paint with a Polyacrylic or similar product for durability.

    • if you are not up to painting your golden oak cabinetry, another solution is to paint the walls a compliment to the golden color. Some paint colors that work well are Svelte Sage, and Techno Gray by Sherwin Williams. These colors have green undertones which are a compliment to the yellow of the oak.

     

    Good luck with your project!

     

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