I live on a limited income, but need to paint the countertops in my kitchen as they look disgusting. Any suggestions on how to do this DIY style?
Rust-Oleum Transformations has a lot of good reviews for painting countertops. You'll want to visit your local hardware store but before you can read reviews online and tutorials on YouTube.
Reference: www.diynetwork.com/
Example of a kit: www.homedepot.com/
You will need to clean it well then give it a light sanding with fine sandpaper. You'll need a primer before you paint it.
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How do I paint laminate kitchen countertops? Thank you.
By SHELLEY from Green Bay, WI
Ask at your local home improvement store. There is paint to do this. I saw a program on the Home and Garden channel one day a few years ago, showing how to paint counter tops so that they looked like granite.
I have a yellow kitchen and need to update my 1965 counter top. I want to paint it. How do I do it and should I do it in black with black and white cupboards?
They have kits to do this in Home Depot and similar stores with full instructions. The colors you chose would be fine.
It depends on what material your counter is. Formica? Stone? Laminate? because depending on the material, you can either just paint, prep and paint, or resurface.
Black and white would be awesome, especially if you could get a checkerboard floor going.
Painting your old laminate countertops gives your kitchen a brand new look without the expense of buying new countertops! Look below for first hand experience and step by step instructions for painting laminate countertops.
This is a page about crackle painting countertops. The crackle painting technique allows the base coat to show through a crazed top coat finish giving an aged cracked paint effect.
This is a page about painting a Formica countertop. Painting your old, outdated Formica countertops is a great way to update your kitchen.
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