White Oak Cabinets… Are They Ruined?
White Oat Cabinets… Ruined?!
HELP! I had my cabinets installed and was thrilled with them. Met with my painter last week and he showed me three stain samples. We agreed on the middle stain and he got to work.
Arrived Monday to all of the cabinets stained but also sealed with a super high gloss polyurethane finish to them. We never once discussed any kind of sealant and I definitely never agreed to a high gloss finish.
I was very clear from the beginning that I wanted the finished cabinets to look as close as possible to the unstained/unsealed wood. I also provided several inspiration photos. However the sample we agreed upon and the finished product are two totally different things.
What can be done?! The high gloss makes the cabinets feel incredibly cheap (1980’s kitchen vibes). I paid a fortune for custom rift cut white oak… and I am so upset with the finished product.
Including 1. inspo photos
the finished cabinet next to the agreed stain sample.
unstained raw wood cabinets
Hoping my painter can sand them and refinish them. Any suggestions on stain or sealants? Any insight about matte versus satin finish would be greatly appreciated.