While gel stain does go on thick and sit on the surface of the wood i found that you can still see and feel the natural wood grain beneath unlike paint.
Gel stain bathroom vanity.
The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid.
Did you use the stain or gloss top coat.
I noticed in the after picture of the bathroom vanity that it looks like the gel stain didn t completely cover the wood underneath.
Transforming my bathroom vanity with gel stain november 2 2015 with outdated hardware and a yellow ish finish all of my bathroom vanities needed a makeover seeing what an ordeal it was to paint my kitchen cabinets with oil paint however i was looking for an easy way out thank goodness i stumbled upon a new product called gel stain here is.
I had some time on my hands and decided to try the gel stain finish on the bathroom vanity.
Below are the before and after pictures you can tell how dated the old oak cabinets look with the hanging mirror.
Find out which is better for the grade or type of wood like oak cedar and mahogany.
Stained cabinets guide compares paint and stain for kitchen and bathroom cabinets including pros cons costs and types like gel stain or white paint.
July 11 2015 at 8 02 am.
I started small on the inside of the cabinet door.
Im so excited to do that on my dresser.
All i did was apply gel stain to the vanity buy a coordinating mirror and change the decor.
I am going to do all my oak cabinets in my whole house.
Here s how i updated a small dated bathroom vanity for well under a hundred bucks.
And while it is cheaper than buying a new vanity it s not less than 20 which is what most blogs i read talked about.
Thats awesome and gorgeous.
Staining a bathroom vanity with gel stain.
It looks streaked and the light wood color is apparent.
With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining.
May 12 2014 by mandi.
The blogger recommended general finishes gel stain and emphasized this was the best brand of gel stain.
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
If i liked the way it turned out i could go ahead and finish the cabinet.
Here s everything you need to gel stain.
Is that how the entire finished project looks.
I love love this java stain gel i did my bathroom vanity and i was wondering about the top coat you used.