Anywho, with us living on one income, the days of granite countertops 'because I want them and I want them now' are behind us. One day I will have those beauts...but that day is not today. So, I started searching Pinterest and 7 hours later am totally convinced that painting them could be a pretty sweet alternative. And if it doesn't work out, then we'll just replace them...eventually!
Here are some of my inspiration photos:
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These aren't painted countertops - just inspiration. And clearly, I'm leaning towards black countertops and more modern cabinet hardware. I know this isn't groundbreaking design here, but I just really want to make sure that black will work for me. I have been known to change my mind. Once or five times.
As far as how I'm going to do it, I was considering the Rustoleum Countertop Transformations product but was looking here and there are terrible reviews. However, I also found this blog post that has a great tutorial - and you get to use a blow torch.
Hmmmm.....
Blow Torch...COUNT. ME. IN. And...if they end up horrible, it just helps bump 'New Counter Tops' up to #1 on the 'To Do' list...it's a win/win!
ReplyDeleteI too have been toying with the idea of DIY'ing my kitchen. I want to paint the cabinets. You go first with the countertops!
ReplyDeleteI love the last picture with the white sub-way tiles. I would love to remodel our kitchen also, but since I don't think I'll ever remodel again, I want to make sure that it looks great, but not so stylish that it will look dated in 10 years. I've also looked at kitchen countertops for our Vancouver home. I don't think our kitchen is big enough for an island like shown in the 3rd pic.
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