In my case it was one door and three drawers.
Gel stain to darken cabinets.
I used about half a quart of varathane gel stain by rustoleum in the color dark walnut.
The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid.
Gel stain is particularly forgiving with splotch prone woods like birch cherry maple and pine.
Remove all the knobs and take apart any removable parts of the cabinets.
Apply the stain with a brush.
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.
First remove the drawer faces and cabinet doors.
I watched youtube videos i read blogs and i realized that the results were spectacular and that very easily i could achieve this amazing dark java look.
Updating cabinets with gel stain step 1 clean the cabinets.
If you ve decided to darken your cabinets lets go over the steps i suggest you follow.
You may be wondering how to use gel stain on your cabinets like i did and become overwhelmed by all the tutorials out there.
These varieties tend to absorb thin traditional stains unevenly looking messy and unfinished no.
Tip make sure to label the location of each door or drawer so you don t forget where it came from later.