Twenty-five years later I would still be working on my kitchen and golden oak would be back in style.😄😅

I don’t know why I got here but I just stayed because of the voice .. now I want to repaint my cabinets. Great job

Wes, I have a few things to say about your video - 1. You are clearly a very skilled a knowledgeable cabinet maker. Thanks for sharing a window into your work with a wider audience. 2. You are methodical, which helps those of us learning a new skill and makes the result more consistent. 3. Even if the technique isn't everyone's cup of tea, it's still quite cool to see how you can change the surface of wood this way. Creativity is so wonderful! Lastly, you are a class act; I paged through the comments and was so impressed with how many you answered personally, and how many you didn't respond to - because they were rude, or just trying to provoke. Class Act. Patient, friendly, methodical, and positive. Well done sir!

So I can now say I’ve met the “Bob Ross” of artistic cabinetry! Pleasant thorough instructions to listen to and follow 👍 Subbing just because of that and now I may just ceruse my cabinets instead of the Java Gel, that I intended too!

Many people get rid of oak cabinets because they want to update. Unfortunately, they have substandard particle board or laminate cabinets installed and remove solid oak which is more durable. The ceruse painting technique retains the beauty and grain of oak while updating the finish. Thanks for sharing this painting technique; it's a game changer.

You present your work like the Bob Ross of Furniture. A pleasure, good sir.

This was an "awesome" video. Unfortunately I cannot show this to my wife because she'll have me redoing our cabinets tomorrow LOL. I'm inspired to try this technique on a kitchen table which for me would be easier. Your videos are very thorough and you make for a great host!

I only wish I saw this video 25 yrs ago when I was teaching high school woodworking! I could have had a rainbow of different finishes displayed during our yearly show of student projects. Your video is a true gift to interested woodworking enthusiasts! A five shop pencil rating for sure!

Hey man! This is easy, thrifty, and adds an instant update. I love this kind of stuff. Repurposing allows for creative individuality.

Thank you for posting this video, I've done cerusing in different way, I like to share with everyone here: 1- After wire brushing, a complete sanding is done, making sure the hard grain is sanded smooth, this way, less sanding is required after glazing, it will reduce the chance of sanding through the base coat. 2- A primed surface is too porous and not ideal for a cerusing application, so a clear coat applied over the base coat crates a much smoother surface to do the glazing step, if this part is sprayed, it will usually lay on the hard surface and will not affect the soft grain, where the glaze will be collected. Old timers used to apply a size coat, which is a clear coat reduced to 50% of finishing material plus 50% thinner. A primed surface is good for other glazing techniques, like distressing, but generally not a good idea for cerusing. 3- An oil based glaze has more of open time, so cleaning is much more simpler and requires less sanding. In case of using a water based glaze, use retarder to have plenty of time to clean up the excess glaze. 4- Use a squeegee to clean the glaze, it will automatically leave the glaze into the grain, and the hard grain is left clean. 5- Apply two coats of clear coat, let it dry and cure completely, buff to desired sheen.

Wonderful, I've seen cerusing on new wood but after seeing this, my 40 year old kitchen will be getting a facelift! Thanks, Wes.

Outstanding, who could ever imagine this was possible with pine cabinets. Just add a modern cabinet handle and you got great solid made cabinets, and you saved thousands of $$$ - thank you Sir and God Bless

Great work, if you ever wanna film doing a whole kitchen, me casa is your casa.

It might not work for everybody but thanks for showing that you don’t have to go into moms 90’s oak kitchen and destroy it with a 10 pound sledge and bolt up the latest trend.

I watched so many videos to collect different ideas. This stands out better than all the vids i watched. Well done. This is absolutely stunning. Thank you for taking the time to make this vid! People like you is what make the internet so valuable!

Just finished 41 cabinets in my kitchen! Top cabinets are off-white with dark gray glaze; bottoms navy with pewter glaze. I did it in sections and it took 3 months. Definitely labor-intensive, but the difference is amazingly beautiful. Wish I could add photos of before and after. Thanks for the inspiration.

This guy sounds like the Bob Ross of wood working lol

I finally now know how to make my kitchen look like a tim burton film.

First off, you’re a precious, handsome man. Second, this is absolutely gorgeous. I have dated, oak cabinets from the 70’s. I was going to replace them but with the cost of wood so high now, I just found my new alternative. Thank you so much for sharing this! You are precise, clear, and very easy to follow. I just love this updated look. Thank you!

Oh my God that is beautiful! I've been thinking of painting my oak cabinets white but this method is truly gorgeous!

How adorable is this dude?! Cool-dad vibes.

I had never heard of ceruse. Thank you for teaching me this process and the proper term! You are informative and so very easy to watch and listen to! Blessings!

Stunning. I can’t wait to do my outdated kitchen like this. Way cheaper than new cabinets and much nicer!

This is exactly the type of finish I dreamed of for my future cabinet refinish but didn't know how it could be achieved. Thank you! It's fantastic!

Several re-questions and a quest?? I'm in, LET'S GO!!

I think my daughter and I are going to try this on an old oak table that needs a lot of love. So pretty!

That is AMAZING!!!! I love that this can even be done. Never mind "trends" I'm going to do what I like and what works best for my color scheme. I've hated golden oak my whole life, even more than maple. I can't wait to transform my cabinets into something beautiful!

Absolutely gorgeous! I LOVE seeing the wood grain throughout any paint job ir stain 🤍

Amazing this man would be a great teacher

I did this to my Golden Oak cabinets using a tinted Alabaster base with a blue grain glaze, came out great! Thank you!

I can listen to you all day….AWESOME VIDEO…..BEAUTIFUL WORK YOU DID….👍👍👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️

Love this! Been a Scenic painter all my life learned something new!! Just bought a home full of these cabinets from 1990. This is exactly what I'm going to do with them!! Thank you!

He sounds like Bob Ross, as satisfying to listen. And the finish is amazing!

The final product looks great however, the darker "stressed" look before the clean up sanding looks surprisingly good. Thanks for the great video.

Beautiful. I would love to see a whole kitchen done this way.

My hubs is gonna hate me for finding this!! I love it!! This will go great with my new floors!!! Love this idea!!

I have just bought a 1987 house with orange oak cabinets. I love this concept!

Thank you, sir! I love the finish and you showed all the steps. I think this will be useful to guitar builders as well.

A fine Bob Ross-esque ASMR vibe throughout. Love it. I have a pine dresser to convert just like this and now I know how to do it. Great job!

Super nice transformation and it goes nicely with your hair!

I don't have a golden oak kitchen but that finish is beautiful. I really appreciate that you pointed out the slight golden oak edge bleeding too! It's truly amazing what you can do so thank you Wes for sharing your knowledge and skills.

This man is the Bob Ross of refinishing

Wow! I really wanted to keep the wood grain but modernize our gold oak cabinets. I think I'll do our kitchen table too. Thank you for this!

Wes bless those artistic hands of yours that have serviced and given your clients beautiful work through the years

That's so cool! It almost looks like a pencil drawing of a cabinet on first glance

this is awesome, my father did my grandparents kitchen with white oak back in the early 80s and its so high quality it would be foolish to rip it out but it's kinda dated now. His panels are flat, 1 inch thick and he rounded the corners off about the curve of a quarter. All the grain is mirrored, panels are huge. I bet that kitchen would cost a fortune now. I'm fairly certain it's all solid core too, all his furniture is solid, no mdf. Ive never seen another kitchen like it. By the time I was old enough all we did was raised panel on every single job. I bet if we sell that house some idiot would rip that kitchen out. I think I'll try to replace it before that happens. move it.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I would not want my cabinets looking like that.

You're brilliant and so generous . Thank you so much for sharing this and spelling everything out. I am a hardcore DIY person and I have some 25-year-old solid dark walnut cabinet doors I want to redo with this kind of finish.. I wouldn't have dreamed that this is how to do it correctly. 🙂 The finish is beautiful and I'm so glad I now know how to do it right the first time. Thanks again!

Wonderful! Never knew about cerusing. Perfect compromise between staining and painting. I really dislike painting because you can’t see the wood grain. But this allows you to use color AND seethe grain. Thank you!!

Golden oak = orange. This is brilliant. Oak should be appreciated just change the colour over time and trend.

First of all, you’re a precious, handsome man! Second, I absolutely LOVE this. It’s gorgeous and I’m going to do it to my kitchen. I very much appreciate the complete tutorial here. Thank you so much for sharing!

Redoing kitchen cabinets this Summer to get rid of the 'frumpy' look of the old oak cabinets. This is definitely the answer I've been looking for!

My whole life I've seen either plain wood cabinets or thickly painted where it's just not worth the work to try to repair them. Or the real high end custom ones. This is the first time I have ever seen someone paint a cabinet and it actually turns out looking great. looks good

Amazing thank you. I'm in the resurfacing business but this is another level of detail I love and appreciate this type of work. I'll try it out.

Beautiful. Like the white black finish. This is what I would like for my kitchen. Gives it a farm house look.

Absolutely amazing 👏 You truly have an amazing talent and gift of teaching. May God continue to bless you richly ❤🧡💛💚💙🤞 Your light shines bright 🌞 and you've done this well!!

I am so excited about this! I have been wondering what to do with my old gold oak kitchen cabinets! Thank you!!!!

Great job, thanks for easy to follow instructions. I have a large kitchen in golden oak finish, this would take me about 1 year to complete and many beers.

I can not WAIT to start my cabinets!! I am 100% using this method!! I wanted to re-stain them because I love the oak look so this is PERFECT!! Thank you so much!

Wish wes was my woodshop teacher... this guy is awesome learned a great new way to paint a door. Thanks

Beautiful job, I don't understand why people get all caught up what's in style or out of style... do you boo whatever you like.

Love that technique. It came out beautiful

That is beautiful! Thank you for sharing! It’s a great way to repurpose cabinets instead of filling up the landfill 👍

I have 20 yr old oak cabinet's,what a great redo. Saves me money

I love this! I'm restoring an old oak washstand and I'm going to do this to it! I love the grain of oak and knew I didn't want to paint it white. I was wondering if I had to bleach it, but now I don't!!! You saved me from a step I know I would have hated! Just subscribed to see what else you can teach me to do!

So beautiful..... It would be a ton of work to do a kitchen, but.....worth it. Gray & white kitchen....😻

Thank you, Wes! Like so many other people, repurposing and refinishing this timeless wood species! Thanks!

Your video is absolutely perfect. You’ve set the bar for any how-to video. Excellent Excellent Excellent! Dave - Chicago remodeler 20+ years:)

The white is pretty but the black is my fav. I would like to see the oak cabinet done in black with white glaze.

I had never heard of ceruse before, love the look! Hubby and I are in the planning stages of renovating our kitchen and this would look great! Definitely going to get some test pieces to practice before making the final commitment for the entire kitchen. THANK YOU WES! YOU ARE AWESOME

My goodness... absolutely beautiful. That color is amazing. I want it for my next kitchen!

I wish I had seen this yesterday, right before I refinished an entire oak kitchen in bone white. I'm going to try this next! Beautiful!

I have no idea how this video ended up being suggested to me and I have no idea why I watched it, as I don’t even have oak cabinets, but this is gorgeous!!

I wish I had known this technique sooner, it looks amazing! I am refinishing some bathroom cabinets and drawers, looking to achieve a distressed looking using classic gray and white wash stain. I will have to try with the next project.

Love the finish it made such a huge difference and that would be a lot of work.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder it is all in what your preference is and how you willing to achieve that beauty within . Beautiful !!!

I should get my whole kitchen done by this time in 2025.... If I started today!

Folks, when you do this type of refinish, please do the inside of the panel too. Nothing looks worse than seeing a restrained or repainted cabinet and the inside is still original… also, keep in mind when you work on these cheap honey oak cabinets, the end caps of the cabinets are not solid wood, they are veneer and you can’t sand down veneer like solid wood.

I cannot wait to try this! Absolutely stunning, I can picture it now. I think this is exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you

Im an educator and I’m always up for learning something new!! WOW! What a transformation! This looks absolutely great! I just remodeled my whole living room area and was going to donate all my old oak end tables, I may just strap on my tool belt and try out this new trendy “ceruse” look. 😏. No guarantees my application will be as stunning as this man with all the confidence! Ladies, we love to decorate! We could use this on many of an item!! Just love this guy! … and his voice!!! He is great!👍 Thanks, Wes

May try that on a smaller project. I’d never make it through kitchen cabinets. I’d love to see completed cabinets.

I know it’s out of style, but I just bought my house that was built in 1976, and all the woodwork in the house is golden oak, and I love it. I’m not one to jump on the trend bus, because things come and go out of fashion so quickly that you have to constantly update to stay in fashion. It’s much easier for me to have a tried and true classic or vintage look. Also if I were to do that finish on my cabinets, I would have to remove all of the tile backsplash which is a sandstone color and I’d need new countertops after that. That’s a whole lot of work and a whole lot of money, and I don’t want my kitchen out of commission for longer than a day. I do love the look of an all black and white kitchen, with granite countertops and white subway tile backsplash and I saw one done with a black porcelain farmhouse sink that looked spectacular with all black appliances. It was gorgeous. But like I said the house is new to me and they kept it in excellent condition put new luxury vinyl flooring in all the main rooms and new Corelli countertops that are off white with small flecks of browns. All the kitchen and baths are golden oak as well and have the same sandstone tile and the floors are terracotta 12x12’s which I’m perfectly happy with. I may not win any hot trend awards but I’m a winner in my mind. I came from a 1950’s ranch house with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths in Long Beach California and I had just finished it’s complete remodel, though I went for restoring it to its original finishes and updated the bathrooms in black and white which came out beautifully. I sold that house in April of 2020 just as the lockdowns went into effect and I paid $301k for the house in 2010. I sold it for $649k and moved to the country in northeastern Texas, and bought a 4 bedroom 4 bath 2600 sq ft brick ranch house for $300k. I was able to pay off my old mortgage my second mortgage and pay for the new house in cash, and still had enough left over to buy new furniture and state of the art washer and dryer and pay for the arm and a leg cross country movers who did all the packing and moved me. I just couldn’t be happier and I love this part of Texas right on the red river and the Oklahoma border, it’s very lush and green here and people are really friendly.my lot is .67 of an acre in a nice tucked away part of town with all matching brick ranch homes and a private lake. I have 21 zones in my front yard irrigation system and a huge back yard that was all landscaped by the former owner who owns the city nursery. So it’s just stunning. I subscribed to your channel I really liked this tutorial and look forward to seeing more of your work. I sure could use your skills to do some custom cabinetry for me. Have a blessed day.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL! I will use this IDEA for my cabinets!Thank you SO MUCH!

Ive had this design in my head but never knew the name of the technique or that it had a name! So excited to try this finish on my dining table refinish project. Thankyou for sharing!

Gorgeous. I’d love to see the whole kitchen when done.

WOW! Learned something NEW! THANK YOU.

Gotta thank you. You just saved me a ton of money remodeling our kitchen....

I love everything you do... especially this one !! ... I have golden oak cabinets from the 80s and they are in desperate need of a facelift... thanks for sharing...

Id love to see this done with a color and a neutral tone. I can’t wait to do it myself someday.

I’ll so excited! I want to do this in my bathroom, because I’m redoing the color scheme and layout in there, with purchasing and planning having started a year ago, so I could afford to do it the way I want the FIRST time. Searched for a video to do the “ceruse” technique and found you on the FIRST try! Love your way of explaining the process, and I think I can actually do this myself, with time and patience. Hoping to go with an Deep Ocean Blue stain, with the white. Wish me luck!

This guy is the Bob Ross of cabinetry.

I am just now seeing this!!! I absolutely LOVE THIS!!! Thank you for sharing the how to and your knowledge!! Absolutely Stunning!!!!!

Hi Wes, This video has my mind racing on how to update my bathroom cabinets. Our golden oak bathroom cabinets are solid thick oak and in perfect condition. I would love to see a video showing a transformation to a white with sea foam green or peach color for updating a bathroom or even a gray glaze for a softer look.

I can't imagine how long it would take to do an entire kitchen (and I am the type who would have to do the backsides too) although it does look great!

I wouldn't call this a "simple DIY makeover"... LOL! BUT it is awesome!!! Who in the heck comes here to give this a 'thumbs down'? What is wrong with people??

Mr ! you're an inspiration to me , I love your ideas, thanks a million, and please keep up with your beutiful God! given ideas.

How many people are here to find out what ceruse is? 😂

Ignore trends and save a ton of money and time. Trends are created by the wealthy and corporations to get you to spend money on things you don't need in order to make them even more wealthy.

"You know you've been in the business for a long time when you start remodeling your own work." Thank you for helping me set a new goal, haha.

This is such a work of art! I love it. It would be intetesting to see a combination of white and blue.