Antiquing Glaze for Painted Cabinets

Painted kitchen cabinets are popular in many homes. One way that homeowners make their kitchen cabinets unique is by antiquing them. There are several ways a homeowner can antique painted cabinets. Sanding the corners of the cabinets will make the cabinets antique looking but will remove some of the protective finish that is important for kitchen cabinets. Antiquing glaze eliminates this problem. Antiquing glaze is applied directly over painted cabinets with a rag or sponge.

Screwdriver
Antiquing glaze
Latex paint
Clean rags
Painted practice board

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the painted cabinet doors and the cabinet hardware with a screwdriver.
- 2
  Mix 1 part antiquing glaze with 1 part latex paint. If you want the glaze to be darker, make it 3 parts paint to 1 part glaze; if you want the glaze to be lighter, mix 3 parts glaze with 1 part paint.
- 3
  Dip a clean rag into the glaze mixture. Practice your glazing technique on a painted board. Move the rag in circles or straight lines. Either way, you should get the glaze mixture into the corners and cracks on the board. Use a dry rag to wipe away the excess glaze mixture. This should leave you with an antiqued look. Leave enough of the glaze mixture in the cracks to achieve the look you want.
- 4
  Glaze the cabinets and cabinet doors. Use the technique you practiced on the painted board to apply the glaze mixture. Work in small sections. Allow the glazed cabinets to dry overnight.
- 5
  Reattach the hardware and doors with a screwdriver.

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