How do I repair, replace or renovate counter top inexpensively please?

Contact or mix of odd tiles or Stick on tiles......

Hello! Here are Hometalk’s variety of suggestions for painting your countertop — it is easier than imagined and there are some really beautiful outcomes!

http://www.hometalk.com/categories/painting-techniques/interior/countertops

Use a countertop restoration kit from Rustoleum or Gianni

What kind of countertop is it please?

You may want to try researching how well this solution works. http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/transformations/countertop-transformations

We used Giani countertop kit from Amazon. it is amazing!!!!!

Formica

Depending on where it is on the counter, you could cover the spot by gluing or screwing a wooden cutting board on top.

Paint it! Melamine paint. Inexpensive and looks great.

Rustoleum or contact paper if you're really in a pinch for money. Just try not to let the seams be where any water might accumulate. Is it just the one spot that is making you so unhappy? Someone suggested a cutting board screwed or glued over the bad spot. Fantastic idea! How about a marble slab? They won't always stay shiny and new but they're fantastic for setting something hot on, slicing, dicing.

I used granite looking contact paper and then applied 2 layers of clear gloss polyurethan.

Sand them and paint them. You can paint just about anything.

If it is a stain, try using Bar Keepers Friend , (found in by the comet) that stuff works like magic!

Magic eraser?