We’ve ALMOST finished the master bathroom redo….searching for the perfect lamp and a few more finishing touches. Yay! We shared about some of the other parts of this redo here, here, here, here, and here.
I thought I would share what we did with the countertops. When we moved into Oak Cottage they were a horrible, dark shade of green formica. We painted them to look like a cream/golden marble. They have lasted for 17 years! But, as you can see below, there were some areas that had suffered a horrible fate. I have a feeling it was about the time that our daughters became old enough to paint their own nails and hadn’t quite become proficient with polish remover. Polish remover=death for ANY kind of paint.
This summer we re-did the master bath and decided that we wanted concrete counters. Instead of pouring them…we opted to paint the current ones to look like cement/concrete.
What do you think? We love them! It took me less than 1/2 a day.
You can read about the tutorial of how to go about painting countertops here.
Do you have any counters in your home that you would like to change?
Blessings~
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Nice job they look great
Thanks, Linda!
I love the look of them! You guys did a great job!!
Thank you so much….we are enjoying fresh, new counters!
They look just like concrete. Much easier than pouring that’s for sure. Really shows off the sink.
~Bliss~
Isn’t the sink great? It is from the late 1800′s and was in the cottage when we bought it. Score!
Very nice and unique idea and it has really worked for you. I think it does depend on the type of sink and obviously the bathroom decor for this to be a success but hats off to you.
Thanks, Alex. We’ve done this with all of our bathrooms….in different finishes, and it has worked with all of them.
Hope you have a great day!
Wow, your countertop looks wonderful! And you obviously know how to make it last!
Thanks, Sheila! We are enjoying it!
These look really great. I’d never though to paint countertops, but you make this option look good. Stopping over from Serenity Now.
So glad to have you, Kim….it’s a really easy way to completely change your counters….and inexpensive!
I really like it! What kind of paint did you use and how did you seal around the sink to prevent water under the paint? We might do this soon!
Haley~ I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint….I’ve also used acrylic, enamel….any will work.
You can caulk with clear caulk around the sink; or what we do is just let the polyurethane automatically seal it when we paint.
17 years?!!!????!!!! My eyes just crossed… thinking about that. I’ve got to go and read your tute on this. I’m assuming you used the same method for both. I’ve been living in this house fro 16 1/2 years…with out having the budget for new counter tops… all this time I could have painted something. FAUX! (not an expletive.)
Now… I’ve seen people paint counter tops and wondered how they held up over time.. But… 17 years is a pretty good track record if you ask me.
thanks for posting this at SNS… that’s how I found you!
Pat
Pat~ It’s a wonderful way to quickly and inexpensively redo counters. ALL of our counters in our whole home have been painted. The secret is putting several coats of polycrylic or polyurethane on them. We clean them with windex…it’s great!
I “accidentally” came across your website while searching for a picture of a heart-shaped pickle for my son (long story). BEST Google search I ever made! I LOVE all of yor photos and tips! I live in a 1950′s dormered cape on Long Island. The kitchen STILL has the original formica countertops. Can you say “ugly”? I just painted the kitchen walls a soothing blue-grey. I love your idea of painting the countertops! I noticed the instructions for painting over the bathroom counter. What paint did you use for the kitchen countertops? I also like your apothecary jars. I have a small mustard jar in the kitchen where I have a collection of “good fortune” from fortune cookies.
Thanks for your beautiful website.
Melissa
Melissa~ So glad to have you! It sounds like you have a wonderful home…..and countertops similar to ours!
ha! I have painted all of our countertops and used acrylic paint, chalk paint, enamel. The kitchen counters are painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and then sealed with polycrylic satin sealer. Can’t wait to hear about your countertops! Happy New Year…..
I love the look of the faux cement counters, did u add anything to them or is this just a grey paint. how do u get them to look more like real cement. Did u add any texturing or other paint colors.
thanks looks great
Kim~ I used a lighter shade of grey to add a few streaks here and there…just like cement normally has in it. That is the only technique I used…it was super easy! =)