Painted Formica Counter Tops Part Deux
But the orange cabinets and white formica counter tops had to go.
So what is a girl on a budget to do?? Paint them!!
Here it the best "before" I have:
(What can I say, Hannah likes rich fabrics like her Mommy)
I taped, and laid newspaper everywhere, then spray painted grey primer.
Let it dry.
Then used Rustoleum's stone spray in Mineral Brown. It has an amazing texture. (It sounds kind of crazy when it splatters the surface)
After:
("Ahhhhh, much better")
A closeup.
After the stone spray was dry, I used an old toothbrush and splattered antique gold randomly.
Then sealed it with 3 coats polyurethane in high gloss. There are lots of sites out there that claim to properly seal the surface you have to use marine varnish, or a sealant that is used for restaurant bars. If you will apply multiple thick coats of poly and let them thoroughly dry between it will be very durable. And remember, the higher the sheen the harder it will cure.
I am pretty rough on counter tops, always doing some sort of project (painting, sewing, cutting, gluing), and they have held up. I wouldn't try put something super hot or sharp on here, though.
Comments
pk @ room remix
Thank you for coming by!
Your neighbor
{on Frisco/McKinney border},
Melis ;)
~Sara
and, the cabinets are just way too cool.
Thanks for sharing!
Terrie
from Oklahoma
Emily
Michelle@Spend-a-Buck
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
*hugs*deb
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Also, how did you splatter the paint? What kind of antique gold did you use? A craft paint?
Thanks so much for your help! Your blog has made a change possible for me!
Can you email me? jamyrbz@gmail.com
I am trying to give a new face to my rental apartament kitchen! It is so boring! Therefore, I loved this style and color you made your cabintes and I want to stone paint as well. Could you detail the colors you used and if you sealed them afterwards?
You can email me at: teachercy@hotmail.com
I appreciate your help!
And you did a great job!
Thank you again,
Cynthia