Cerused Oak Kitchen Cabinets

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Cerused oak kitchen cabinets.

White macauba quartzite countertops and backsplash by marble america. 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. Garrison pendant lights by arteriors. The stain and colors of the white pigments can be mixed and matched to create unique color combinations.

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. A lovely rustic modern kitchen in cerused rift sawn oak cabinetry by studio dearborn. 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. 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.

Kitchen renovation kitchen projects before after kitchen sweet home oak cabinets home remodeling cerused oak quarter sawn white oak walker woodworking. Once cerused such wood quickly becomes a dramatic conversation piece in any room. What i love the most is the texture that you can see and touch. All our kitchen cabinets are fully assembled and in stock ready for shipping to your home.

In addition some oak furniture is made from wood that is cross cut to highlight the grain pattern. The cerused oak island and dry bar complement the white cabinets in this kitchen. Stools by emeco 1951 counter stool. South barry avenue mamaroneck.

But you can ceruse any open grained hardwood i e those with large pores such as mahogany. Cerusing is a time honored french finish technique in which the open grain of oak is filled with a contrasting white pigment. 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. 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.

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.