A paint store or hardware supply store can suggest a line of products or colours to strip the pickled wash effect and new stains to apply.
Natural maple cabinets yellowing.
If you don t like the color of aged maple your easiest and most diy option would be to paint your cabinets.
A varnish is great for maple wood cabinets because it protects from age related yellowing which can be common in this type of wood.
Don t want to deal with yellowing at all.
Uv rays accelerate yellowing so if you can tint your windows or draw the blinds during most of the day it will ultimately help your white cabinets stay whiter.
That can counter the natural yellowing some but since it s a natural chemical part of how maple behaves you re not going to be able to 100 counteract that.
Therefore you have the cabinets according to your requirements.
I think you should keep your maple cabinets.
Here s an example of a brand new maple office cabinet below next to a drawer from a much older cabinet above.
All woods are photosensitive to a degree meaning that when exposed to uv light they can either get darker or lighter the second factor is the polyurethane which is the protective coating on the wood.
You can buy uv filtering blinds or permanent film to cut down on the fading caused by the sun.
Varnished maple cabinets will have better durability and heat resistance.
Matching natural maple finish to existing yellowing cabinets.
A water based acrylic is easy to apply and remains clear over time but it brings little depth to the grain a solvent based acrylic pops the figure but needs to be sprayed.
An acrylic is not only colorless but it also has a natural screening effect for blocking uv light which yellows maple.
If you wanted it to be an exact match i would also throw in a few drops of yellow ngr stain with some lacquer into the cup gun.
There are many things to think about when choosing cabinets.
Like maple cherry gets darker over time.
They look like they are in good shape due to maple being a hardwood.
That will also tend to change color as time go.
You will have the ability to acquire the cabinets of the color and sizes that you will need.
Well there a quite a few finish options that do not leave your with yellowing whites.
All natural cabinets will require a varnish as a finish should you decide to apply nothing else.
You can t simply begin building cabinets.
Fresh cut maple is light and bright and then takes on a deep honey color.