Cabinets

I have been working on my new cabinets.
Somehow I preferred them painted and antiqued,
even though not everybody agreed upon that decision.


Oh well, I threw myself into the unknown,
and started with priming everything.
Second, I painted everything in a cream color,
I did two coats.
After letting it dry overnight,
I mixed my glaze.


1/4 gallon clear glaze,
mixed with "a little bit" very dark brown paint,
all water based, and a little messy...


I started with the doors.
the glaze dries VERY quickly,
so you have to work fast!


Smear the glaze on a small area,
rub it off with a cloth,
leaving the glaze in cracks, corners and uneven areas.


Even on plain flat areas,
it will give a somewhat "dirty" look.
Be careful about overlapping,
you might get unexpected surprises...
I will recommend playing with the technic a little,
before starting a larger project.

You have to be prepared
to except the result as somewhat uncontrollable,
or paint it, and try again..


I loved mine,
have fun testing the technic on yours....

Endelig fant jeg en snekker som kunne bygge skap i "game" rommet vårt.
Han var slettes ikke enig i at jeg ville male dem,
og prøvde å overbevise meg gang etter gang....
Trenden her er tre (gjerne beiset, uff),
lyst, mørkt eller aller helst mellombrunt...
Vel, jeg ville prøve ut noe annet,
først maling, så transparent glasur
mikset med en mørkere maling (slumpet).
Resultat og teknikk er vist over.
Jeg er veldig fornøyd selv, men det er jo en smaksak..
Kan forresten opplyse om at snekkeren likte det veldig godt,
og ville gjerne vite hvordan jeg hadde gått frem....hm..