Won't Wait For An Update Vanity
by
Ogmichelle45
1994 was a great year for mauve and blue. 2017 looking to stay trendy with grey's and blacks, and wanting to lean towards elegance and not pop art. I've never been accused of being patient but I did get ahead of myself and caused my better half more work and he already works to hard! I'm committed to showing you what I did in a few hours in the day that caused a chain of events!
Might I mention that my Master bedroom looks like a motel room with the lay out of the bathroom. It was the only point that I wasn't thrilled with but we got 2.5 acres on a private lane in the woods so I guess you have to decide if its a deal breaker. A header will go across the top in hopes of making it less of a motel feel. If I were into the farmhouse look I would simply put a sliding barn door across. (Still looking for inspiration. )
This is the 1994 Counter top (Formica)
Remove the contractor mirror! Replace with a frame mirror when project finished. My hubby was at work so I didnt remove the sink but if you have help remove sink. I knew my new sink would cover the paint.
A good use for store plastic bags!
You can get a "sponge" from the paint department OR like me you have a bag full of store bags an ready to get the project going and not want to run to town I just bunched one bag at a time in my hand to get the effect I wanted. Practice on cardboard if this is your first time doing the "sponge effect".
I used steel wool to lightly clean the surface and it sands it enough to help the paint adhere. I have had this done for 6 months and no problem! The other house its been 2 years! This is Acrylic paint and one bottle is under 3.00
I used 3 colors but I used only 1/4 of the paint.
I based coat the counter with one coat of grey. My vanity is white so I also taped up some plastic to protect the white.
Look at the ugly knobs and traditional faucet! Okay we are ready to dab on the paint with our trash bags!
Dab a dooooooo!
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I did mine with four colors and an almond base coat.
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Looks great! Did you use an epoxy? What did you use to seal it?
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Would like to frame our mirror but it has a metal strip along bottom, how do you compensate for this? Are corners miter?
Looks good. Do you think you can use that Enviro tex on a kitchen counter with the withstand heat? Thanks
How do you get it on the "back Splash" Doesn't it run off???