Faqs-Your Questions Answered

Alright, I've responded to these 3 questions plenty times individually that I figured it was fourth dimension to dedicate a post service to them!  Here are the 3 most mutual questions that come upward to my inbox as well as their answers.

1)  What is your pigment color?

The argue I don't actually direct keep this readily posted is that I made it up!  I mixed colors until I got what I liked.  I've looked on some of my pigment chips as well as Sherwin Williams #6107 Nomadic Desert as well as #6108 Latte are really close.  It's sort of correct inward betwixt those two, thence either 1 would belike endure a pretty unopen match.

Or, here's a photograph of the formula if you're interested. *Note*:  This formula is for a v GALLON bucket.  It volition bespeak to endure adjusted if y'all desire 1 gallon.

It tin accept on a dozen dissimilar looks depending on the lighting, but the sample inward that photograph is pretty spot-on.

2)  Where did y'all larn your curtains?

I made them!   I bought the bulk of the stuff at the Ballard Outlet, clearanced out for $5/yard.  

Not certain what they called it, but the maker is Waverly as well as y'all direct keep ii choices...  the indoor/outdoor stuff blend is called "Tucker Resist" as well as the cotton wool blend is called "Willamsburg."  They are both the same pattern, merely dissimilar stuff content.  Mine is the Tucker Resist.  It's a fleck stiffer than the other would be, but I similar the trunk that adds, as well as it's also less expensive than the other.  I also direct keep these hanging inward our breakfast nook, thence I don't worry if whatever nutrient happens to larn slung on it, I tin scrub it off  :)  It comes inward several dissimilar colors.  

Here is where I bought a fleck extra that I needed, but if y'all merely do a search amongst the designing elevate it's pretty tardily to find.  This site was the best bargain I could honor at the time, but that was over a twelvemonth agone thence I don't know if that's however the case. (notice that their prices are past times the HALF yard, double it for a yard)  

My stuff is the Ebony colorway, as well as Miss Mustard Seed has the same designing inward the indigo color.  Beautiful!

3) What sort of glaze did y'all role on your kitchen cabinets as well as how did y'all apply it?

Unfortunately, that projection was pre-blogging thence I don't direct keep photos of the process, but I tin tell y'all a lilliputian fleck well-nigh what I did.  

I purchased the glaze from a local pigment shop as well as the color was ?.  I merely dug the tin out of the garage as well as wouldn't y'all know it...I think the color elevate got cutting off.  I actually think it was "Deep Umber" though.  I don't know if that's a readily available glaze color or merely available from the shop where I bought it.  Van Dyke Brown is also a really pop as well as practiced glaze color.

Just a lilliputian background, the pigment I used was Behr's Cottage White as well as I used the Paint+Primer, without whatever sanding, merely a practiced wiping downwards of the woods earlier I painted.  Take into consideration that the complete on my stained woods was aging as well as wasn't super slick.  I would recommend paradigm several scraps of woods as well as thence glazing your samples.   I didn't do this earlier paw as well as I was surprised at how much the glaze changed the pigment color.  My pigment color changed from white to a actually warm creamy color (I loathe to tell almost hinting at a yellowish cream, but it actually is).  

In hind-sight, I belike would direct keep merely used a tiny brush as well as applied some glaze to the nooks as well as crannies rather than glazing the entire piece, but it's upward to y'all as well as the await you're going for.  The glaze also accented all of the grain of the oak, which wasn't every bit apparent amongst the pigment only. I similar that, but if that's non the await y'all desire thence y'all should belike skip the glaze.

For the glazing process, I used a foam brush to pigment a coat of glaze over the entire piece, as well as thence chop-chop wiped it downwards amongst a cloth.  That didn't take away every bit much of the glaze every bit I wanted to, thence I also had a rag nearby soaked amongst mineral spirits that I used for a mo wipe-down.  That actually helped take away the bulk of the glaze, merely leaving a hint behind.  Even amongst all of the wiping, your pigment color volition however endure dissimilar than what y'all started with.  I didn't wipe off every bit much inward the crevices as well as roughly the cut back where I wanted to a greater extent than exceptional to show.  There's non a correct or incorrect means to do it, but play roughly until y'all larn the sum of glaze as well as await y'all want, as well as thence do all of your other pieces precisely the same way.  If you're lucky plenty to direct keep a partner, it actually industrial plant best if the same someone does all of the wiping thence the await volition endure uniform.

After glazing, I allow it sit down for a piece (I can't think if it was merely a few hours or a day).  It takes days as well as days for a glaze to fully dry, but it tin however endure a lilliputian tacky when y'all position your poly give coat on.  The poly volition assist seal everything as well as assist it to dry out to a greater extent than quickly.

I used the polyurethane inward a spray tin every bit a give coat.  From what I've read it may direct keep a style to yellowish over fourth dimension on low-cal colors.  I haven't noticed it changing from the master warm creamy color yet, but don't direct keep an master sample to compare it to.   "Polycrylic", which is water-based, is what y'all actually should role for a give coat on low-cal colors.  I took a small cutting as well as used the polyurethane because it was inward a spray can, but I knew I was taking a adventure of the color changing over time.  

I'm really happy amongst how everything has held up.  The entirely spot I've had to touching on upward is the corner of the cabinet frame where nosotros continue the trash can...with my finger as well as nails scaping that a hundred times a day, it gets a fleck chipped.

Now, accept all of that advice or move out it...I'm non a professional person as well as every bit this was my kickoff fourth dimension paradigm cabinets as well as glazing, I was kind-of winging it.  If anyone else has tips on glazing, delight move out them inward the comments!

So at that spot y'all direct keep it!  When I larn roughly to it, I'll add together a FAQ page to my header amongst these answers posted.  Feel gratuitous to enquire if there's anything else y'all bespeak to know!

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