Stained cabinets guide compares paint and stain for kitchen and bathroom cabinets including pros cons costs and types like gel stain or white paint.
Gel stain bathroom vanity.
I love love this java stain gel i did my bathroom vanity and i was wondering about the top coat you used.
And while it is cheaper than buying a new vanity it s not less than 20 which is what most blogs i read talked about.
Transforming my bathroom vanity with gel stain november 2 2015 with outdated hardware and a yellow ish finish all of my bathroom vanities needed a makeover seeing what an ordeal it was to paint my kitchen cabinets with oil paint however i was looking for an easy way out thank goodness i stumbled upon a new product called gel stain here is.
This post is part of a multi post series showing off the diy renovation of our office guest bathroom.
With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining.
All i did was apply gel stain to the vanity buy a coordinating mirror and change the decor.
I started small on the inside of the cabinet door.
If i liked the way it turned out i could go ahead and finish the cabinet.
I had some time on my hands and decided to try the gel stain finish on the bathroom vanity.
I am going to do all my oak cabinets in my whole house.
Im so excited to do that on my dresser.
Here s everything you need to gel stain.
I noticed in the after picture of the bathroom vanity that it looks like the gel stain didn t completely cover the wood underneath.
Below are the before and after pictures you can tell how dated the old oak cabinets look with the hanging mirror.
Thats awesome and gorgeous.
While gel stain does go on thick and sit on the surface of the wood i found that you can still see and feel the natural wood grain beneath unlike paint.
It just goes to show that a few little changes like gel staining bathroom cabinets can make a big difference.
Did you use the stain or gloss top coat.
The blogger recommended general finishes gel stain and emphasized this was the best brand of gel stain.
Sure if you have all these supplies to apply the gel stain correctly it will only cost you the can of gel stain but i personally did not have it all so it was pricey.
Staining a bathroom vanity with gel stain.
Find out which is better for the grade or type of wood like oak cedar and mahogany.
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
July 11 2015 at 8 02 am.
Here s how i updated a small dated bathroom vanity for well under a hundred bucks.
May 12 2014 by mandi.