Cerused White Oak Kitchen Cabinets

Once cerused such wood quickly becomes a dramatic conversation piece in any room.

Cerused white oak kitchen cabinets.

In addition oak is a less expensive wood than some other types of typical woods used for kitchen cabinetry like cherry or maple and cerusing the oak in gives a stunning custom finish that can be used to create many different types of kitchen aesthetics depending on whether your taste is modern country traditional farmhouse and industrial. Cerused wood is available in multiple furniture styles including headboards tables lamps and of course cabinets both kitchen and bathroom. Stools by emeco 1951 counter stool. Oak is a favorite wood for cerusing because its heavy grain and open cellular structure means that it takes the diluted paint or liming wax easily.

Cerused means that the oak floor cabinet has lime or wax applied into the grain of the wood to give it a little depth and contrast. The classic white cerused wood finish isn t noticeable when applied to bare light colored hardwoods like poplar or woods painted white or cream. White macauba quartzite countertops and backsplash by marble america. Cerused white oak cabinets wet bar glass cabinet doors wine cooler granite counter tops led lighting.

You first need to strip off strip off the existing finish. The best part is that the toxic lead ingredient has been removed and now contains a liming wax which is a mix of clear wax white liming paste and paint. If you want to ceruse light colored bare hardwood. The stain and colors of the white pigments can be mixed and matched to create unique color combinations.

Lock in the glaze with another coat of finish. Garrison pendant lights by arteriors. A lovely rustic modern kitchen in cerused rift sawn oak cabinetry by studio dearborn. 2 sourc e what i like about this picture is that you can see the lime or wax in the grain of the cabinets.

In addition some oak furniture is made from wood that is cross cut to highlight the grain pattern. Quarter sawn white oak with a cerused technique is making a comeback. Apply a finish then apply a white glaze worked into the grain lines. The cerused oak island and dry bar complement the white cabinets in this kitchen.

Description adding the technique known as ceruse refers to applying a white fill material to a natural door and then wiping it off on the open grain of oak creating a cabinet finish with an aged look that is on trend for today s design schemes. What i love the most is the texture that you can see and touch. Cerusing is a time honored french finish technique in which the open grain of oak is filled with a contrasting white pigment.