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Special Effects
What level of antiquing is appropriate for your cabinets?
Use this guide to choose
Delicate Antiquing
A delicately antiqued finish will have some catches and mild distressing that will be accented by glazing. There will be a noticeable build-up of glazing in the corners but it will appear to be evenly applied. An edge may be slightly worn and a joint may have a hairline crack. The look will suggest neglect rather than hard wear.
Always have your cabinet dealer request a sample front for your approval prior to ordering
Series: 15
Wood: Paint Grade
Finish Sheen: Low
Special Finish: Delicate Antiquing
Door Design: 36
Framing: Standard
Edge: A
Raise: P106
Drawer Design: 1
Framing: None
Edge: A
Raise: None
4-1/4″ wide stiles left and right with flutes in stiles center.
Primitive Antiquing
This finish should make cabinets look as if they were left in the barn for a couple of decades and only recently discovered. The faces will be heavily distressed and gouged with cracked joints and edges that are worn away as if actually cut by a tool or even a friendly rodent’s teeth. A paint finish will be heavily glazed over a worn-through paint color; the finish will be blotchy, even dirty looking. Stain colors will show significant variation as if age has faded parts of the stain and darkened others. Wormholes and surface scratches will be deep.
Always have your cabinet dealer request a sample front for your approval prior to ordering
Series: 151
Wood: Mahogany
Special Finish: Primative Antiquing
Door Design: 62
Framing: Square
Edge: A
Raise: None
Drawer Design: 1
Framing: Square
Edge: A
Raise: None
4-1/4″ wide stiles left and right with flutes in stiles center.
Dramatic Antiquing
The distressing of these cabinets will be very heavy. There will be deep wormholes, cracks at the joins that appear slightly open. Some corners will be rounded, glazing will be heavily applied and some panels may appear to be split. Painted cabinets will have the paint substantially worn through to the darkened wood beneath, particularly around the pulls and where cabinet doors would have been kicked closed. These cabinets will look as if they. have been used very hard, if not abused.
Always have your cabinet dealer request a sample front for your approval prior to ordering
Series: 15
Wood: Knotty Pine
Finish Sheen: Low
Special Finish: Dramatic Antiquing
Door Design: 11
Framing: Square
Edge: A
Raise: None
Drawer Design: 11
Framing: None
Edge: A
Raise: None
4-1/4″ wide stiles left and right with flutes in stiles center.
Defined Antiquing
Defined antiquing will have noticeable scratches and distressing. The corners and edges will be rounded and show some wear through to the darkened wood beneath. Joints will show deep cracking and there will be an uneven buildup of glazing in the corners and on the flat surfaces of the cabinets. These cabinets will look more like they were old cabinets, refinished at some time in the past, and now showing heavy use once again.
Always have your cabinet dealer request a sample front for your approval prior to ordering
Series: 15
Wood: Paint Grade
Color: 932 Antique with Slate Glaze
Finish Sheen: Low
Special Finish: Defined Antiquing
Door Design: 36
Framing: Standard
Edge: A
Raise: P106
Drawer Design: 1
Framing: None
Edge: A
Raise: None
4-1/4″ wide stiles left and right with flutes in stiles center.
Other Special Effects
Cotswold – A Cotswold look can be achieved with any paint, stain, or glaze, but it must be on inset doors and drawers. The edges of the doors and drawers will be severely rounded and made to appear uneven as if the cabinets have been in use for generations. The last cost of finish is a low sheen topcoat
Bavarian – This is a special finish for pine. The doors and drawers are rounded and worn and finished surfaces are all heavily distressed. Door joints are embossed to give the appearance. of pegs. After staining, a dark glaze is applied and very unevenly wiped, leaving large amounts in the corners and crevices. The goal is. to have the cabinets look like very old and worn antiques. The last coat of finish is a low sheen topcoat.
Aged Furniture – This finish employs the techniques used by furniture manufacturers to replicate fine antiques. Depending upon a client’s wishes, glazing, distressing, brush glazing, spattering, or fly specking and highlighting may be used. The process always begins with stain. Sudbury Cabinet Company must always produce a sample for the client’s approval. Too much is left to chance and interpretation without. the signed sample.
Worming – This finish is used most commonly on Knotty Cherry, White Oak, Quartersawn White Oak, and Pine. Simulated wormholes and lines are cut into the finished surfaces, and then the cabinets are mildly distressed. The markings are accented by using a dark glaze. The last coat of finish is. alow sheen topcoat.
Normandy – This is a paint finish, usually a lighter color, mildly distressed, and worn. Some wood might be exposed, but very little. Glazing is used to accent the defects and color, then paint. This look is intended. to remind one of the good pieces of furniture slightly. neglected but still very useful. Something you. might find in a country home or cottage.
Newburyport – This finish is only done on paint grade material and is used to simulate cabinets that were originally stained, then painted after years. of use, repainted after more years of use, and now continue to be used in further generations. The wood is stained, then painted, then painted again. The finish is scraped, scratched, distressed, and worn through one or two coats of paint to reveal the finish beneath. Wear is accented around the pulls and edges. Finally, glazing is used to further muddy and age the finish and then a low sheen topcoat is sprayed on.
Distressed – A process of mechanically damaging the wood surface with dents and small cuts. Some joints are gouged to make them appear cracked and edges are cut to simulate aging.
Worn – When referring to a painted surface, it means that the paint has been rubbed or scraped through to the wood below. When referring to the wood itself, it means that the wood will actually be worn away leaving a rounded or broken corner or edge. Worn doors, when inset, will no longer have even gaps between. the doors and the frame.
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