Chalk Paint On Laminate Countertops

This is the easiest diy project ever.

Chalk paint on laminate countertops.

Since a lot of people are interested in this topic i m sharing a post that i originally published september 2014. Functional and fun reply delete. Here is the before leftover from the granite job. If you have laminate countertops in need of some love and like the look of slate then keep reading.

Yes chalkboard paint not to be confused with chalk paint. After painting my cabinets i started thinking about painting my counter tops. All it requires is some paint and a brush. How to paint laminate countertops to look like stone replacing laminate countertops with stone can be quite pricey but they can be redesigned for half the cost with some paint and a bit of patience.

I searched the internet to see if anyone had tried this but i wasn t able to find anything. There are a ton of kits and products out there for painting countertops but i decided to keep it simple and just use chalkboard paint. Of course the buzz is all about the faux granite kits. Also i could write my coffee or my wine and a directional arrow in chalk to prevent mixups or have an ongoing shopping list on the backsplash.

Here is the freshed up after. I m thinking about painting my laminate kitchen countertops and chalk paint is much more appealing to me than the faux granite stuff i ve seen. In the end we decided just to paint them since neither of us wanted to put in the time or effort to rip out and replace the counters or risk the concrete layer cracking and flaking off. Let s talk chalk paint.

Not only can your counters be a different color but they can even look like an entirely new material. Make your old laminate countertops look like stone by painting them we ll show you how. Are stone kitchen countertops out of your budget. I wasn t apposed to going that route but what i really wanted to do is paint them with annie sloan chalk paint.