A Counter Top Make Over With Paint That Will Wow You
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Victoria Larsen Stencils
(IC: professional)
This easy tutorial will show you how you too can give your formica counter tops a new and exiting finish with just paint, a stencil and varnish.
Being a stencil designer and faux finish artist, I could see past my nasty, stained, white counter tops to what they "Could be". So I began by scrubbing them sparkling clean, wiping with pure white vinegar (which slightly etches the surface), then priming them as a pre-prep for my painted finish.
Poorly installed, this counter top had very obvious seams that I hated!
Using standard acrylic paint, I first painted the entire counter top brown. Step two was to add variation of color which I did with cream colored paint in various areas. Notice how the color was applied almost as marble would look. I only slightly blended these lines, being sure to leave strong division between the colors.
Using our Faux Granite Effects stencil, I laid the stencil over the surface and stenciled granite spots using a small roller over the stencil. I lifted the stencil then slightly blurred the spots with a sponge.
My next step was to add veining and what would appear to be "mica" flakes. Do this by using a small liner brush (a very thin, pointed bristle artists brush) to create squiggled lines here and there over the surface.
The transformation was so pleasing! No more white, nasty counter tops!
With a beautiful new finish on my counters, I now had to think of how I was going to deal with those nasty little ivy tiles above the counter that made the kitchen look out dated. Watch for that project!
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Published June 16th, 2014 1:46 PM
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Felicitas Felix Loranger on Oct 27, 2016Thank you very much !
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Clergylady on Aug 28, 2018
Looks great and quite doable.
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Was it a laminate counter top?? Tks.