I would love to have stained concrete or granite or Corian or insert any other high end counter top finish but it just wasn't in the budget. So, I was browsing my favorite retail store, Lowe's, when I see that Rustoleum makes a counter top paint just for ugly outdated laminate counters. Sold. It was only $20.00 so we figured we might as well give it a shot. I mean, whats the worse that could happen right? We could have ugly yellow counters or worse case, we could have ugly counters that actually matched the space. So, after watching a You Tube video or 200, we go for it. The directions are simple. Ventilate your area-- Yeah, don't skip this part. This paint is oil based and has some wicked fumes. Tape off the areas you don't want to paint. Sand down the surface lightly to remove any stuff that isn't supposed to be there, like tons of wall paint because I'm the worst painter in the world. Clean them with a damp lint free cloth then roll it on with a foam roller. Flat parts first, then vertical surfaces. I let my brush get too dry and it pulled the foam off onto the surface. I was kicking myself that I screwed it up. So, we let it dry a bit and I sanded the rough spots off and put a new coat on top. It totally fixed the problem. They look great! Pictures in the reveal coming up next. Ok, I feel like Ryan Seacrest teasing you about the reveal.
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