I love my cabinets....really, I do. But that icky black stuff was pretty scary. Murphy's oil soap and lots of scrubbing actually removed the black gunk (and left me with a wierd popping noise in my shoulder).
Now, in place of gunk, I have exposed wood. Eventually, I want to strip and refinish all the cabinets. In the meantime I need to protect them from accumulating more gunk. Any ideas ?
Added 6/30/05
Scott, here's the closeups of the hardware. I don't know if they are original, but they're very old. I can see baseboards on the back of the floor cabinets which makes me think they were added after the house was built, but who knows :-)
There are lots thing available in the market to protect the wooden cabinets..!!! The laminate coat is necessary for the extra gloss and safety..!!
Posted by: White Kitchen Cabinets | April 29, 2011 at 07:10 AM
Your kitchen is beautiful and I love this receiver. My kitchen has no room for the refrigerator, it was originally in the basement, then he is sitting in front of a little cute broom closet.
Posted by: Kitchen cabinets | February 22, 2011 at 01:19 PM
Thanks for adding those pictures for me.
I think that older hardware like that in good working condition adds so much more than reproductions do. Maybe I should keep my mouth shut though because the latter pays my bills... haha..
Posted by: Scott | July 01, 2005 at 02:17 AM
Your kitchen is lovely, and I adore that sink. My kitchen also has no place for the fridge, it originally was in the basement, so it's sitting in front of a cute little broom closet :P
Posted by: Mandaliet | June 30, 2005 at 08:15 PM
Are those hinges the originals? They look great!!
If you don't mind I'd love a close up picture of the knobs and cabinet hinges.
I sell new hardware for a living but I love to see older stuff.
Great blog by the way!!!
Posted by: Scott | June 30, 2005 at 06:59 AM
So maybe use the mineral spirits to clean off the old finish and then apply the wax and buff ? Thanks for the suggestions, I'm sure I'll be into a lot of trial and error.
Posted by: Susan | June 28, 2005 at 07:02 PM
Sounds like you had a finish that was deteriorating. Mineral spirits is a good way to get rid of that.
Posted by: StuccoHouse | June 28, 2005 at 03:10 PM
Try floor wax or paste wax. Minwax sells it in smaller cans or big gallons. Just rub on, wait and buff. Makes a great protective coat.
Posted by: ben | June 28, 2005 at 09:19 AM