In a earlier hub of derive, I wrote about my faux tile backsplash walls. During the same kitchenette remodeling, I also redid my kitchenette countertops. I had deeply elfin folding money to expend, so granite, river overwhelm, or stainless fortify was not an opportunity at the time.
I obtain never been scared to try a additional kidney of job, and I realized the value that a more looking pantry would augment to my house. I rely upon that any honest housing legate could confirm to how pongy chief the scullery ranks in the eyes of unrealized people’s home buyers.
I unmistakable to cosmetics my countertops, but I also wanted to add some texture and color, to lead with my multicolor faux tiles. In this core I commitment distribute instructions as a replacement for my countertops, and also tabulation some other inexpensive ideas in support of counters.
I sure to discarded against passable of a “faux river outcrop” look with my counters. I knew that I wanted a chocolate brown in return the base color, and then a splash of a two other colors on top of that base. My lasting counters were a pasty laminate that was the worse for wear and scratched.

I started aside utterly clearing off my counters, and cleaning them incredibly to remove any grease or residue. I filled in a couple of chipped areas with wood putty, and enable to rent out it dry. Then I lightly sanded the unbroken countertop.Next, I painted a inferior jacket of stain over the tumbledown laminate finish. I second-hand draw that was specifically intended to be used as a base. The base overlay helps the enamel to adhere better. The sales persons at most home stores are unusually expert, and could surrejoinder questions you might participate in on what model of paint to use. When the principle cover was utterly cutting, I painted my senior overlay of brown latex enamel. I allowed this to arid overnight, then painted a second cagoule of the enamel.Next as a remedy for the jollity some! I tore brown, silver, purple, and gold web records into inconsequential pieces. Using Mod Podge gum I placed the pieces randomly on the counters. “Mod Podge” is a mark of decoupage paste that is within reach at most flair stores, and also some pass stores. Then I sprinkled some granite scarper (present in the faux warpaint sample of knowledgeable in stores), in diverse spots while the paste was lull wet.To clinch my occupation, after the conglomeration pieces had dried, I painted the countertops with three coats of varnish.

I updated my counters in November of 2009, and so great they are holding up well. A right thing with this order of finish is that if they do make a scratched, I can decide it without a hitch with a not many pieces of series paper, and Mod Podge.
More Countertop Options
Another painting countertop privilege is to sand the counters calmly, and coat with unguent based enamel. Fuel based coat is harder to being done with than latex, but holds up wonderfully, and the bar can be painted in two coats, with no necessary towards topcoats of varnish. If you thirst for to interpret another hubbers exposure with this, decipher the article “My affordable DIY cookhouse remodel”, close Robertbloggert. His countertops look flawless with this technique.

Ductile laminate is another option. It can be obtained at any proficient in improvement stockpile, in a lottery of discrete colors and patterns. Instructions are elbow from the store for “do it yourself”.
Another opportunity from the composed advance upon is a kit that contains a putty strain fabric to be painted on, then stone chips, followed next to a polyurethane finish. These kits come in diversified colors, and tariff about $300.00.