Gel Stain Bathroom Vanity

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.

I love love this java stain gel i did my bathroom vanity and i was wondering about the top coat you used. The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid. July 11 2015 at 8 02 am. Staining a bathroom vanity with gel stain.

This post is part of a multi post series showing off the diy renovation of our office guest bathroom. Transforming my bathroom vanity with gel stain november 2 2015 with outdated hardware and a yellow ish finish all of my bathroom vanities needed a makeover seeing what an ordeal it was to paint my kitchen cabinets with oil paint however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. May 12 2014 by mandi. Here s everything you need to gel stain.

Here s how i updated a small dated bathroom vanity for well under a hundred bucks. I am going to do all my oak cabinets in my whole house. Stained cabinets guide compares paint and stain for kitchen and bathroom cabinets including pros cons costs and types like gel stain or white paint. With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining.

Is that how the entire finished project looks. The blogger recommended general finishes gel stain and emphasized this was the best brand of gel stain. All i did was apply gel stain to the vanity buy a coordinating mirror and change the decor. I started small on the inside of the cabinet door.

It looks streaked and the light wood color is apparent. If i liked the way it turned out i could go ahead and finish the cabinet. I noticed in the after picture of the bathroom vanity that it looks like the gel stain didn t completely cover the wood underneath. Thats awesome and gorgeous.

Did you use the stain or gloss top coat. Find out which is better for the grade or type of wood like oak cedar and mahogany. I had some time on my hands and decided to try the gel stain finish on the bathroom vanity. Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.

Sure if you have all these supplies to apply the gel stain correctly it will only cost you the can of gel stain but i personally did not have it all so it was pricey. Im so excited to do that on my dresser.