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Post by zuke on Jun 20, 2024 23:03:51 GMT
One of our neighbors used a counter spray paint that she got from Lowe’s 12 years ago. The paint had small flecks in it so it ‘s not like flat paint.
I can’t find any that are like that.
Theres a lot of different brands out there. I’m not into painting lines to look like marble. The stone look, granite look etc are what I’m looking for. I will be painting over laminate or linoleum but we’re not sure.
Has anyone redone their kitchen counter like this.
My neighbors is still beautiful after 12 years!!!
Thanks
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 20, 2024 23:08:06 GMT
Ha, my dad did it over 20 years ago, and it looked crap! But it was a DIY on-the-cheap job, so don't let that put you off. They do it often on all of the home reno shows, and it looks amazingly good. Are you going to do it yourself, or get it professionally done?
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Post by Lexica on Jun 20, 2024 23:54:59 GMT
Rustoleum sells countertop kits for redoing your older countertops. I considered it at my .old house, but didn’t end up doing it because I didn’t know anyone who had used it and didn’t want to end up with a disaster that I would have to totally replace.
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Post by tmarschall on Jun 21, 2024 0:02:50 GMT
I did. Twice. And believe it or not I didn't use the kits from the big box store...I used acrylic craft paint! The first time I did a solid bright blue. The 2nd time I used a combination of browns, blacks, cream and copper with a sponge or a wet crumpled paper towel to look like granite. The key is to let it dry completely and then do many coats of poly over it, also making it sure to dry completely between coats. It looked amazing and was surprisingly durable. Also. I used a countertop primer. I may have sanded a bit before that.
It sounds crazy but my counter tops were old and ugly and I felt like I had nothing to lose.
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Post by zuke on Jun 21, 2024 10:18:41 GMT
Are you going to do it yourself, or get it professionally done? We're going to do it ourselves. My neighbors looked awesome! |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 21, 2024 10:23:31 GMT
I hope you are able to share the before and after photos!  |
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Post by zuke on Jun 21, 2024 10:25:20 GMT
I did. Twice. And believe it or not I didn't use the kits from the big box store...I used acrylic craft paint! The first time I did a solid bright blue. The 2nd time I used a combination of browns, blacks, cream and copper with a sponge or a wet crumpled paper towel to look like granite. The key is to let it dry completely and then do many coats of poly over it, also making it sure to dry completely between coats. It looked amazing and was surprisingly durable. Also. I used a countertop primer. I may have sanded a bit before that. It sounds crazy but my counter tops were old and ugly and I felt like I had nothing to lose. My counters are about 25 years old. The color has come out of areas that get used a lot and gets wiped down more than areas that aren't used. It's so ugly. We can't afford to replace them with new counters at this point. I think that whatever I do, it will look better tan what it looks like now! I watched a video from one of the kit brands. They showed you step by step of what to do. I can definitely do what you did. It's exactly what they did in the video. Kuddo's to you for trying it and succeeding! |
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Post by Lexica on Jun 21, 2024 15:42:14 GMT
Please let us know how it works out for you. My original plan in this house was to change out the countertops for a white quartz or something similar, but the budget for upgrades was eaten up the exorbant cost of something else. If yours turn out well, I may consider doing mine too. I don’t know why I didn’t start out testing those kits on an old wooden tv tray to see what I would be getting into.
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