How to Make Oak Cabinets Look Like Cherry Cabinets

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Remove 1 door from your cabinetry at the hinges.

   You will use the back of this door to test your stain colors.
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   Step 2: Visit a hardware store and buy a cherry shade of gel stain

   Make sure the color is darker than your current oak color.
   
   If you are unsure of what color to use, buy small quantities of several gel stain colors and test them all out. , Make sure you also have paint thinner and several white rags. , Allow it to dry and set it on a table on a drop cloth.
   
   You can skip a few preparation steps on your test piece. , Use even strokes along the grain, coming toward you. ,, To achieve a darker color, apply another coat of stain on top of the first 1 and allow it to dry again. , Once you have chosen your stain color, you are ready to start with the preparation process.
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   Step 3: such as Old Master.

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   Step 4: Buy several white china bristle brushes in 1

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   Step 5: 1.5 and/or 2 inch (2.5

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   Step 6: 3.8 or 5 cm) sizes.

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   Step 7: Clean the back of your practice door.

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   Step 8: Apply a thin coat of gel stain with your white China bristle brush.

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   Step 9: Apply the second type of stain with another brush next to the other stain

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    Step 10: if you are comparing colors.

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    Step 11: Wait approximately 24 hours to see how the stain looks.

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    Step 12: Remove any colors of stain that you do not like with paint thinner and rags.

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