Is it possible to paint kitchen countertops

On the other hand if your countertops are in bad shape they might not improve too much, even with hefty coats of paint. Painting is more affordable than replacing, but painting countertops is not always as cheap as people assume.

Melamine countertop paints are far from cheap, plus you will need to purchase trisodium phosphate to prep and clean your countertop surfaces. You will also need to purchase primer, topcoat and sandpaper. Once you add up the costs and the time it takes to paint countertops it becomes an investment you need to be sure about. Get estimates on all options, including wholesale countertops, before diving into the project. Here is a brief overview explaining how to paint your countertops using Giani granite-look alike paint.

Remove all grease, and dirt using a scouring pad. Make sure to clean, rinse well with water and repeat several times. It is very subtle. But I do, especially against the white range, white cabinets, and white backsplash areas. The other issue I have noticed is that there are a few areas where you can see light scratches on the countertop finish when the light hits it.

This is primarily an issue in the area where the kids like to do craft projects and is only noticeable when the light hits at a certain angle. This is an extreme close-up of some of the scratches. They are really hard to capture in a photo but hopefully, you can get the idea. I know that sounds like a lame answer, but it is true. Using a certain kind of paint is not the key to painting countertops so they last. I used a combination of leftover wall paint and acrylic craft paint and both were great.

You absolutely do not need to buy a special countertop painting kit unless you really want to. The paint is simply the color — the sealer is the actual finish that takes all of the abuse. This is the primer I use for almost everything because it sticks to anything. Resin is a thick clear finish that you pour on rather than brushing on.

It gives the finished project a glossy, three dimensional look that more closely mimics the look of a true solid countertop. When the light from the window hits the countertop, it shines through the layers of the finish rather than simply bouncing off.

Working with this type of pour-on finish is more difficult than simply painting on a top coat and has a bit of a learning curve, but the finished look is so worth it. Several people share their after photos in the product reviews on Amazon if you are looking for more examples and they are all amazing. First of all, if I had it to do all over again, I would most definitely still paint my countertops.

Changing the dated laminate without the expense of actually replacing the countertops was completely worth it. And I would also use the same resin sealer. Once the sealer was added, the shine and dimension really softened the color variation in the paint finish.

The marbling of the final countertops is a lot more subtle than I would have liked. In fact to make things even easier, I would love to try using marble contact paper instead of paint. I know, I know, nothing says classy like a contact paper countertop, but I think it could be a beautiful, inexpensive solution. There is some really gorgeous contact paper available these days that looks very similar to Carrara marble. That way the paper does the hard work of mimicking a true marble finish and the resin takes care of making everything durable and shiny.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of our painted laminate countertops nearly three years later. If you have other questions I did not address, be sure to let me know in the comments.

You can see the entire kitchen reveal here including info on all of the DIY projects involved. Hi Carrie. I would like to use this method in my kitchen but my counters have a lip that goes up the wall about 2 inches… how will the self leveling resin work on this?

Hmm, I think it would be possible to use the resin on a vertical lip, but probably very difficult. It is much harder to get the resin to stay in place on vertical surfaces and it will definitely drip down some onto your counter which may or may not level out well.

If I were you, I would probably skip the resin on the lip. You might even be able to paint everything the same way and then just use the resin for the flat part of the countertop and use a glossy poly to seal the lip.

I have a four-inch backsplash on my countertops. I used Giani epoxy resin. You can also buy a marble kit, but I already had primer and paint. The videos for the Giani marble kit are great to teach you how to marble. I had tried Parks Super Glaze Epoxy before.

Parks was pretty finicky. Giani was much more user friendly. You roll it on and it covered my round edges and my backsplash perfectly. I love that stuff.

Did the Giant resin drip down the sides of your countertops like the resin from the post? I am going to put in a counter eventually My appliances and sink will be here Saturday and my newly painted counters will be ready to go.

Getting ready to do my counters. My summer project. I sure want to make it last longer than a year though. Just me and my hub. What about hot crock pots etc.? Hi Deana! We had no issues with our crock pot on the counter — I would use a trivet for any hot pans, though.

We have just started to redo our kitchen. We were indecisive for a year about painting them. I want white, hubs wants anything but. Just yesterday we went and got oak to do crown molding on the top of them and got that installed. But now I have to sand and stain all that. I wish I had just started painting them white when he was away lol. Your kitchen looks really good. Love the counter tops. Haha, maybe gray or black would be a good compromise? I think wood cabinets are beautiful too, though!

Painting the countertop is such an interesting idea. It also seems like a great way to test a color palette without committing to the expense of new stone tops and hoping it looks as nice as you imagined. Thank you for the information. I want to paint our cabinets. I am just scared to start. I also want to replace the counter tops Perhaps I could try painting them like you did.

I am contemplating painting my cabinets. If you still really LOVE the look and durability of epoxy and the ease of a kit, you might want to consider this kit.

I LOVE the look of cement countertops. There are some really great videos on Youtube that show just how to coat your coutertops in cement like this one:. So again… I passed. That brings us back to plain old paint, but what type of paint?

In the end, I found that to get the best results, chalk paint was the one to go with! This is because with chalk paint you can:. For this particular project, I decided to use paint from Dixie Belle Paint! Dixie Belle Paint was perfect for this job because I really wanted my counters to have some shimmer without looking like I had put sparkles on it!

Dixie Bell Paint even has metallic tinted chalk paint which is so hard to find! The colors were exactly what I was looking for too! HOW do you make painted countertops look like marble, granite, or just some sort of natural stone?

One common technqiue for making countertops look like marble is to use a paint brush to draw the veins, then spray with water to cause it to run, and then spread it out to look like veins even more. Add some paint to a plate, and then pick up a few pieces of paper towel that you scrunch up into a ball. Then dip that paper towel into the paint and tap it onto the countertop! After a few minutes of doing that, the paper towel gets more saturated and naturally unwinds a bit. After I finished applying that on all my countertops, I went and did another round with the Moonshine Metallics Paint in Silver Bullet.

If your house is like mine, the hardest part will be taking everything off the counter so you can paint them! Painted countertop durability is important! The last thing you want is for your beautiful work to get ruined! Think of it this way — when a professional stains a piece of furniture, they then add coats of poly on top of it and then sand it and polish it so that the furniture will hod up to years of use. So be sure to take the time to add on a few coats of clear gloss on top. The scrubbing will eventually wear through the coats so the more you have the better!