She used a gel stain in a gorgeous dark color and used ... coat of a polycrylic clear topcoat to seal everything in. Her kitchen cabinets look like an original dark wood and it only took a few ...

"The original kitchen cabinets were still in place and covered in a splotchy dark gel stain," Waller says. "Not only did the old stain make this already dark room look like a cavern, but the dark ...