How to Paint Your Countertops

Feb

2011

This is an idea linked up to my Blog Link Party a while ago from Kim at Seven Thirty Three.
She turned these green counters…

… into something very lovely!

All for only $35!

View the entire step by step process HERE

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Filed Under: DIY, Paint, Rooms of the House · Tagged With: kitchen, paint

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Lynn from For Love or Funny says:

February 15, 2011 at 1:55 pm

This is such a great idea…I wish I tried it before I bought new countertops!

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Marcie Chavez says:

February 15, 2011 at 2:18 pm

That's really neat! Does the paint chip easily, or has it been pretty durable?

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Kim @ seven thirty three says:

February 15, 2011 at 3:23 pm

Thanks for the feature Steph.

Update on the counters:
They have held up really well. I have not had any chipping or discoloration. Although in the first month or so we couldn't leave a curling iron or shaving creme bottle on it because it did leave a small imprint. Now that isn't a problem. I definitely WOULD NOT do this in my kitchen – way too much use and different items of different temperatures placed on it. But for my bath, it has worked perfectly!

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Niki says:

February 15, 2011 at 8:37 pm

Thanks for the tip!! What a great idea.

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shopannies says:

February 16, 2011 at 12:46 am

thanks for sharing I have often wondered if this was possible

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Kristi says:

February 27, 2011 at 2:14 am

I actually did do this 2 years ago on my kitchen counters (painted them to look like granite) and they have held up perfectly! You can find my step-by-step video on my blog (to get the granite look)
I am so not gentle with them! They are laminate so you can't put a hot pot directly on them anyway (will scorch) so that aspect didn't change with the painted part but I actually chop on mine & cut cookie dough & scrape bread dough off and nothing has chipped or discolored HTH someone who's thinking about it!
-Kristi
@ Creative Kristi

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