Refinishing the cabinets

One of the things we really didn't like about the new house was the cabinets. They were too much of a honey color for our liking. We did some research into having them chemically stripped, but it was going to be a bunch of money and they couldn't guarantee that it was going to take all the finish off. So we decided that we could do it ourselves.

We rounded up the usual suspects (Josh and Jess Smith) and started sanding like fools. Susie and Jess took the doors outside while Josh and i worked on the cabinets themselves.

It didn't take long before everything was covered in sawdust, but amazingly, we finished sanding in one Saturday.

After the first sanding the oak looked great.

So i put on some wood conditioner and the first coat of Varathane Dark Walnut stain. The first cabinet turned out just like we had envisioned, but somewhere along the way they got darker and darker.


To be continued ...