Here is a good one. I live in a mobile home and have been painting the walls. It's working out well. They are awful dark paneling. I use TSP, sand the grooves to help remove the stain, and then 2 coats of primer followed by 1 or 2 coats of SW paint. I am fine with the process and it's working well.

But now to the kitchen. They cupboards and drawers (32 of them!) are made of the same paneling material minus the grooves. The TSP and elbow grease remove the shine and take the surface down to the thin wood underneath to some degree. So I am playing with the idea of really going after it with TSP and then wiping on a colored stain to give it a weathered grainy colored look. I am really dreading the painting process on the cupboards as I don't have the space to apply all the coats to the drawers and cupboards to let them dry out between so many applications.

If I were to stain though, what would I put on to seal it so that they can be wiped easily? Normally, I would put a semi-gloss on it.

I am just looking for something I can wipe on and go for a more rustic look to save huge headache and time. I got the idea from a kitchen in a magazine where the cupboards were a textured look and thought with some igenuity, I might get the same look.

Any ideas?

TIA!