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we have a 18 year old house with huge kitchen that has golden oak cabinets. I
want to do a designer kitchen and add granite and fancy appliances, but I dont
see ANY designers using golden oak cabinets. What do you recommend to have
the cabinets mimic another "high-end" wood - should we paint or??? We could
afford to replace them but it seems wasteful since they are functional ( just a bit
ugly!)

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Hi Barb
Nice to hear from you.
What a great question.
And now that I think about it, I never see designers using oak cabinets today.
Unfortunatley oak is oak and cannot be made to look like another wood unless you want to totally cover the cabinets in a colored laquer or paint.
If you go the laquer route, you will need a pro.
Painting can be done by anyone.
And it would be a shame to just replace them.
Good Luck and a great question
Regards
Eileen

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