Cerused Oak Kitchen Cabinets

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 oak kitchen cabinets.

Oak s highly visible grain makes it one of the surfaces for the finish. After you brush one to two. 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 quartersawn oak creating a cabinet finish with an aged look that is on trend for today s design schemes. Stools by emeco 1951 counter stool.

Once cerused such wood quickly becomes a dramatic conversation piece in any room. The regal oak collection introduces elegance to economy in kitchen cabinets and the result is striking. A lovely rustic modern kitchen in cerused rift sawn oak cabinetry by studio dearborn. These stylish kitchen cabinets feature solid oak face frames finished wood veneered sides all plywood drawer boxes high quality interiors solid oak drawer fronts and door faces and epoxy coated drawer guides.

Garrison pendant lights by arteriors. Cerusing is a time honored french finish technique in which the open grain of oak is filled with a contrasting white pigment. White macauba quartzite countertops and backsplash by marble america. Quarter sawn white oak with a cerused technique is making a comeback.

The face frames stiles and rails of this collection are constructed of solid oak while the raised panels are oak veneered which gives more stability to the door panel making it less likely to warp or crack. When applied to a wood such as oak the white pigment fills and reveals grain lines without affecting the overall color of the wood s finish. South barry avenue mamaroneck. 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.

What i love the most is the texture that you can see and touch. The stain and colors of the white pigments can be mixed and matched to create unique color combinations. All our kitchen cabinets are fully assembled and in stock ready for shipping to your home. The cerused oak island and dry bar complement the white cabinets in this kitchen.

But you can ceruse any open grained hardwood i e those with large pores such as mahogany.