Cerused White Oak Kitchen Cabinets

Cerusing is a time honored french finish technique in which the open grain of oak is filled with a contrasting white pigment.

Cerused white oak kitchen cabinets.

The cerused oak island and dry bar complement the white cabinets in this kitchen. Cerused wood is available in multiple furniture styles including headboards tables lamps and of course cabinets both kitchen and bathroom. If you want to ceruse light colored bare hardwood. White macauba quartzite countertops and backsplash by marble america.

Then you can use iron acetate made by soaking steel wool in vinegar to get the oak to that blackish color. You first need to strip off strip off the existing finish. 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. Lock in the glaze with another coat of 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. 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. 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. 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.

A lovely rustic modern kitchen in cerused rift sawn oak cabinetry by studio dearborn. Quarter sawn white oak with a cerused technique is making a comeback. I totally love how soft it makes the cabinets look. Cerused white oak cabinets wet bar glass cabinet doors wine cooler granite counter tops led lighting.

The classic white cerused wood finish isn t noticeable when applied to bare light colored hardwoods like poplar or woods painted white or cream. What i love the most is the texture that you can see and touch. Apply a finish then apply a white glaze worked into the grain lines. Once cerused such wood quickly becomes a dramatic conversation piece in any room.

The stain and colors of the white pigments can be mixed and matched to create unique color combinations. Stools by emeco 1951 counter stool. Garrison pendant lights by arteriors.