Stripping to bare wood beyond hugely labor intensive will make the gray go over the raw pink nature of red oak so you get a pink gray more kin to the 80 s pink whitewash g technique than the current fad of gray stain.
Light grey grey stained oak cabinets.
For the lightest color on oak do not add stain at all.
In order to find the right wall color it s important to know what type of stained cabinets you have.
You can also refinish the inside of the drawers and backs of the doors if you want but.
This kitchen has a lot of wood in it but because the cabinetry color is not a typical wood tone there s enough variation to keep it from appearing.
Leave the cabinets natural for a soft honey color.
Dark espresso medium walnut cherry red toned and light yellow or orange toned oak maple.
General finishes gray gel stain.
To get what you want you have to start with a.
The cabinet stain color is custom with a gray washed finish.
The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat.
Starting with orange oak the only way to get gray and not mud is to paint them.
It has a slightly blue tint to it but the color is fairly consistent from one wood species to the next.
This cabinet looks great with the marble looking quartz countertop and slab backsplash.
A light gray stain will give your cabinets character is unexpected and allows you to retain a soft light neutral look that easily works with many design styles finishes materials and colors.
Gray over orange is just ugly mud colored.