• Clean Cabinets. Put on a pair of rubber gloves and wipe cabinet faces with a damp rag to remove surface dirt.
• Sand Edges. Using a sanding block wrapped in 80-grit sandpaper, sand raised edges and corners of each cabinet door and/or opening.
• Apply Antiquing Glaze.
• Smooth Finish.
• Darken Edges.
• Remove Excess Glaze.

How do you antique paint cabinets?

How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets to Look Antique

1. Deciding The Base Color:
2. Choosing The Antique Stain Color:
3. Clean The Cabinet:
4. Prep the doors.
5. Clean – Dampen some cotton rags and wipe the cabinet faces to remove any surface dirt.
6. Sand – Smooth down the cabinet surface until the wood underneath looks dull.
7. Sanding The Edges:
8. Paint The Base Color:

How do you antique white finish on wood?

How to do it

• Step 1 Prep the Surface. Place your piece on top of a drop cloth and lightly sand the wood to create a rough surface.
• Step 2 Apply Base Paint. Using your darkest shade of paint, apply a first coat to the furniture.
• Step 3 Create a Paint Wash.
• Step 4 Apply Top Layer.
• Step 5 Distress Edges.

What kind of paint do you use to paint cabinets?

Here are seven cabinet paint brands that you can count on to produce a rock-hard, smooth, self-leveling surface.

1. Farrow & Ball Full Gloss Paint.
2. Benjamin Moore Advance Interior Satin Paint.
3. Fine Paints of Europe Eurolux Acrylic Paint.
4. Valspar Cabinet Enamel Semi-Gloss Latex Interior Paint.