How To Gel Stain Oak Bathroom Cabinets

Oak was so much in vogue that in our guest bath i replaced the standard towel bar toilet paper holder and even the toilet seat with oak.

How to gel stain oak bathroom cabinets.

Using an clean rag we cut up an old t shirt apply the gel stain to the cabinet door. Follow along to learn how to stain cabinets for a new look on a small budget. Repeat with cabinet frame. Really work it into the grooves of the wood and make sure you apply it all over.

Beginning with the backside of the cabinet coat each cabinet lightly with the gel stain using an old cloth or foam. I was worried about the gel stain looking the same on the unfinished cabinet doors as the rest of the kitchen where the gel stain was resting on top of an oak finish. Maybe it was my oak cabinets but i have never had so much trouble getting something to look even. Gel stain dries pretty quickly so work on one door drawer or section of cabinet at a time.

In the darker rooms like the bathrooms in our house this worked out fine. Step 6 remove excess gel stain. Store your cloth or brush in a storage bag so you can use it. Instructions remove cabinet doors drawers knobs and hinges stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on.

So 80 s 90 s but way way out of style now. Wearing the gloves gently stir the gel stain. However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain. Wait 24 hours to recoat tip.

Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping.