I totally love how soft it makes the cabinets look.
Cerused white oak kitchen cabinets.
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.
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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 oak creating a cabinet finish with an aged look that is on trend for today s design schemes.
Cerused means that the oak floor cabinet has lime or wax applied into the grain of the wood to give it a little depth and contrast.
What i love the most is the texture that you can see and touch.
The stain and colors of the white pigments can be mixed and matched to create unique color combinations.
You first need to strip off strip off the existing finish.
In addition some oak furniture is made from wood that is cross cut to highlight the grain pattern.
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Then you can use iron acetate made by soaking steel wool in vinegar to get the oak to that blackish color.
The best part is that the toxic lead ingredient has been removed and now contains a liming wax which is a mix of clear wax white liming paste and paint.
Apply a finish then apply a white glaze worked into the grain lines.
2 sourc e what i like about this picture is that you can see the lime or wax in the grain of the cabinets.
Cerusing is a time honored french finish technique in which the open grain of oak is filled with a contrasting white pigment.
The cerused oak island and dry bar complement the white cabinets in this kitchen.
Quarter sawn white oak with a cerused technique is making a comeback.
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Cerused wood is available in multiple furniture styles including headboards tables lamps and of course cabinets both kitchen and bathroom.
How it is made.
If you want to ceruse light colored bare hardwood.
Lock in the glaze with another coat of finish.
A lovely rustic modern kitchen in cerused rift sawn oak cabinetry by studio dearborn.