Simple Painting Kitchen Countertops
Use a small foam roller to roll a coat of oil based primer over the counters don t forget to do the edges as well.
Simple painting kitchen countertops. Acrylic paint dries to provide the hard surface needed for heavy use areas like countertops while water based acrylic paint cleans up with water and is low on odors. I painted my kitchen countertops this weekend. An easy and fun project for do it yourselfers painting kitchen countertops is a cost effective way to make a statement in the kitchen.
I don t have any posts on painting countertops but you can click on any of those projects from this post and be taken to the bloggers that give detailed instructions you can follow. I m not even going to try to make a pun about this. Restore your laminate countertops and give your kitchen or bathroom a whole new look with this simple paint project.
This will help roughen up the slick laminate surface and help the primer and paint stick. If you haven t been reading this blog long you may not remember my kitchen story from when we first moved. This kitchen had perfectly serviceable laminate countertops but the owner wanted a more luxurious look.
But her renovation costs mainly were appliances and paint. Either way you ll want to create proper ventilation in your kitchen while painting. Shortly after moving in i experimented with countertop paint in my kitchen.
Expert advice from bob vila the most trusted name in home improvement home. Faux granite is one of the most forgiving of all decorative painting projects the mottled look is easy to get using sponges and a dabbing motion and you can just keep going until it looks right. Lightly sand the entire countertop with 100 150 grit sandpaper.
The first step in the actual painting process is sanding. She got new apppliances and sink faucet and we made new curtains. We re did my sister s kitchen.