Countertop Quick Fix! Chalk Paint

4 Materials
$85
3 Hours
Easy

This is such an amazing transformation of a countertop quick fix with chalk paint.

Our newlyweds Emily and Kevin have been fixing up their cute love nest!


First Emily started by painting this small master bedroom room grey. I was like no…don’t paint the small room grey it will make it feel even smaller but I was wrong!


It looks amazing!


Fixing the countertops with chalk paint

Emily needed a quick fix for her kitchen countertops because she did not like the current laminate countertops. Nor did she like the color of the back splash. With very little money she decided to paint the countertops with black chalkpaint.


Then to complete the look she painted the backsplash tiles with grey paint.

It is amazing to see the difference! Here are are the Laminate countertops after quick fix with chalk paint.

Don’t you love the idea of countertop quick fix?


I wish I would have known about this years ago when we had a house with laminate countertops.


The combination of black countertops and white cabinets is just beautiful.

Years ago I had a kitchen that had dark wood and black cabinets. I painted some of the cabinets white and it looked amazing!


You can see a closeup of the backsplash tiles that used to be beige and now are painted grey. Such a inexpensive way to update an older kitchen with just paint!

The black chalkboard painted countertops just make the white cabinets pop!


The countertops now really look like soapstone!

How to quick fix counter tops with chalk paint

Here is what she used- Rustoleum chalkboard paint with a roller brush.


Paint 3 coats and let dry In between coats.

Then she waxed and buffed to protect the paint finish.


Emily used Minwax finishing paste and then buffed the counters with Ryobi orbital buffer.

This is such a cute old fashioned kitchen. Emily bought some hanging baskets to store things above the little oven and cabinets.

Chalkboard painted counter tops


We love quick fixes with chalk paint in our family!

I have used chalk paint on my master bathroom vanity, chalk painted a black entertainment center duck egg blue and chalk painted my mom’s bedroom furniture a pretty soft grey for a French look!

Emily says she loves them and are holding up great! Yeah for countertop quick fix chalk paint!


She makes sure to use a cutting board so as not to scratch the paint with sharp knives.


I love how it looks!!


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  • Rustoleum chalk paint   (Lowes)
  • Roller Brush   (Lowes)
  • Min wax   (Lowes)
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  • Jenny Jenny on Aug 08, 2022

    Did you sand or prep the surface before painting?

  • Why use chalkboard paint and not just chalk paint?

  • Cathie Cathie on Aug 07, 2023

    The article says chalk paint but the photo shows chalkboard paint and they are not the same product??

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  • Brenda Brenda on Oct 30, 2021

    This is so cute. She did a great job

  • Tawny Leste-Carlson Tawny Leste-Carlson on Nov 27, 2021

    I LOVE THIS and I can't wait to do this to the ugly, pale pink counters in my new home! I actually grabbed that same can of chalkboard paint at the paint exchange for free but didn't have a clue what I woulddo with it lol. I'm thinking I'll probably need more but it's so cheap at Walmart. Thank you for such an easy, but beautiful idea!!!

    • Karins Kottage Karins Kottage on Nov 27, 2021

      I am so happy to hear that this inspired you! Post pictures when you have completed your counters… I would love to see the transformation:)

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