Cerused Oak Kitchen Cabinets

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

Cerused oak kitchen cabinets.

All our kitchen cabinets are fully assembled and in stock ready for shipping to your home. South barry avenue mamaroneck. What i love the most is the texture that you can see and touch. 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.

In addition some oak furniture is made from wood that is cross cut to highlight the grain pattern. Dating way back to the 1500s ceruse white lead was originally used in cosmetics until furniture makers discovered that it worked beautifully as an overlay on porous woods. A lovely rustic modern kitchen in cerused rift sawn oak cabinetry by studio dearborn. The stain and colors of the white pigments can be mixed and matched to create unique color combinations.

Cerusing is a time honored french finish technique in which the open grain of oak is filled with a contrasting white pigment. Kitchen renovation kitchen projects before after kitchen sweet home oak cabinets home remodeling cerused oak quarter sawn white oak walker woodworking. 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. After you brush one to two.

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. 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. Oak s highly visible grain makes it one of the surfaces for the finish.

Stools by emeco 1951 counter stool. White macauba quartzite countertops and backsplash by marble america. Quarter sawn white oak with a cerused technique is making a comeback. 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.

Once cerused such wood quickly becomes a dramatic conversation piece in any room.