Freshly Glazed Kitchen Island

I painted my kitchen cabinets last year. (read about it here).  I really wanted to paint them a color. Since we move every few years, I chose a nice safe espresso brown. I really love color, and I decided that if I  just painted the island and I could always paint it brown again before we sell.  

 If you've never used glaze before it is super easy and very forgiving and it only took about 1 1/2 hours. 

  Paint the base coat and let it dry. I spent the drying time on the phone w/ my hubby who was of course out of town, discussing whether or not my son broke his arm and whether or not I wanted to spend the night w/ 3 kids in the ER, but I recommend you skip that step.  

(like my stencil project)

Then mix the glaze according the mixing directions on the can (mine was 3 parts glaze 1 part paint). 

Tip: you don't need very much so just mix up a little bit.

 Then just brush on the glaze and then wipe off the glaze until you like the look.  Easy Peasy.

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