Kitchen cabinets cabinets kitchen painting staining start by sanding and conditioning the wood then stain.
Wood stain cabinets. Staining kitchen cabinets is an easy inexpensive method for turning a worn outdated kitchen into something beautiful and warm and modern. Regardless of birch or oak make sure you prepare the wood properly. Often times these are painted but stain looks great on them. While stain enhances the wood s natural beauty it also highlights flaws in the grain especially if the cabinets are made from certain types of wood such as cherry birch fir.
Use scraps of wood to raise doors and cabinets above the surface. Use scraps of wood to raise doors and cabinets above the surface. After that s dry put on two coats of polyurethane and your cabinets will look just as good as any professional could have done for you. If the cabinet and doors feature inset paneling and other details opt for a small brush capable of reaching all the little.
Birch cabinets have a fine grain. If you put a cherry stain on the birch will look like cherry. When you buy your unfinished cabinets you will most likely buy either birch or oak.