Painting Kitchen Cabinets With a Black Glaze

Applying a glaze to your cabinets gives them an antique appearance and creates a new look in your kitchen for a fraction of the cost of new cabinets. You can glaze cabinets with gray or brown, but a black glaze gives a more elegant, dramatic effect. The glaze forms a translucent layer over the existing paint, accenting ridges and edges, creating a feeling of depth and a dark, aged appearance. Use a black glaze on light-colored cabinets, such as white or ivory, to get the most dramatic effect.

Screwdriver
Plastic bag
Black paint
Glaze
Plastic container
Paint stirrer
Rags
Small paintbrush

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the doors and cabinet hardware from your cabinets. Wash all surfaces of the cabinets with a mild soap-and-water solution to remove dust, dirt and grease. Dry the cabinets thoroughly before applying glaze.
- 2
  Pour paint and glaze into a plastic mixing container. Use 3 parts black paint to 1 part glaze for an intense look. Adjust the measurements depending on the appearance you are trying to achieve. Stir the mixture with a wooden paint stirrer.
- 3
  Wipe the glaze on the cabinets with a rag. Rub the glaze into the wood. Use a small paintbrush to get into ridges of trim and moldings, if necessary, to accentuate details. Work on small sections at a time so the glaze doesn’t dry before you are able to wipe it off.
- 4
  Wipe the glaze off with a clean rag, leaving the intensity you prefer. Continue with all sections of the cabinets.
- 5
  Replace the cabinet doors when the glaze is dry. Reattach hardware to the cabinets.

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