What can be done with white tile kitchen counters other than remove
by
Cris
+9
I have a friend on a very tight budget who would like to cheer up her kitchen starting
with cracked and ugly ceramic tile. The dark cabinets can be painted to brighten up the
space but counter top not so much. Please help.
with cracked and ugly ceramic tile. The dark cabinets can be painted to brighten up the
space but counter top not so much. Please help.
8 answers
-
She could break apart the tile and make a mosaic counter. She could probably easily get her hands on some cool pieces of tile to add especially if she was just going to break them up anyway. She could glue/screw/secure a piece of wood on top of the tile counter and trim it out in the front and sides and make a counter top out of that- stain/paint/seal it. She could fill in the grout lines as best she can and cover the entire top with brown kraft paper then seal it with floor grade poly. We did that over ugly formica countertops. It was great.
Scottie Vosburgh
on Jan 03, 2015
-
Would love to see a picture of Scottie's kraft paper countertops.I agree with her,to remove the broken tiles,replace with similar size tiles,Paint all the tiles with gripper primer and then paint the color of her choice on the tiles and grout.I think an enamel paint would be the way to go,hopefully a special top coat will not be necessary,would check with someone at the paint store that seems to know what he is talking about.you can also just do a small section first to see if you like the results!
Funnygirl
on Jan 03, 2015
- See 2 previous
-
I just finished redoing mine last year because I could not afford to replace it. I lightly sanded it down. Painted ii with smooth sponge roller and took small kitchen sponges and 4 colors of craft paint and began dabbing the colors on to give it a marbleized look and top coated 4 times with Mini Wax indoor/outdoor spar polyurethane. It turned out so well that co workers have asked for the instructions. It has held up thru all kitchen wear and tear and still looks great. Total cost - about $20.00
Vickie Johnson
on Jan 04, 2015
-
Thanks for the suggestions,I will pass them on to my friend.
Cris
on Jan 04, 2015
-
She could always cover them in Cotact Paper, as long as nothing hot is used on them.
Audrey
on Jan 04, 2015
-
She could always cover them in Cotact Paper, as long as nothing hot is used on them.
Audrey
on Jan 04, 2015
-
My sister in law covered hers with a great contact paper, and it looks so nice, and you can change it when you get tired of it, making a new look whenever.
Lynn Rainsford
on Jan 08, 2015
-
Sort of hard to believe contact paper sticks well enough but thank you Audrey and Lynn I will pass it on.
Cris
on Jan 08, 2015
Sign Up to Answer
Related Discussions
Suggested Project Book
