Has anyone around here stained their kitchen cabinets?

[Grandma Lewis]

I have done this, and I think the difficulty factor decreases with how much you hate the old cabinets.

Seriously, as you take the cabinet doors off the hinges, number them so you can put them back on the same way they were. My cabinets were custom made (meaning the original owner made them himself and he was no cabinet maker) and the doors were not interchangeable. Getting them back up was like a jig saw puzzle.

[jnjlind]

We are in the process of re-doing our cabinets. My DH has gotten everything sanded. Know we just need to stain them. It is taking forever though! My DH has mumbled quite a few times under his breath about it being easier to have bought new cabinets. I'm sure they will be beautiful when they are finished but I'm pretty sure we will never do it again.

[shannondw1]

WOW..I want to do this too! I'm pretty good at doing the DIY painting and just recently stained our coffee table and yes it was a total PITB..but worth it. Now I recall watching HGTV and they did a segment on staining cabinets and the gal (Lisa LaPorta) used a sanding agent just wiped it on the cabinets real good and then wiped on the stain. I have the same light honey cabinets and the lady first posted and I too and wanting to update to a darker color. We recently had my SIL do concrete countertops (OMG BEAUTIFUL!) and I'm dying to finish the rest of the kitchen!!