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Tired of Your Old Countertops? Don’t Have the Cash to Update Them? I Have the Solution

 

Not many people know that counter tops can be painted. For approximately $100 in paint supplies you can create the look of granite or marble very easily and quickly. You do not have to be a master painter by any means but you do have to be careful what you use and of course the surface has to be prepared to paint.  I created the a unique painting process called Countertop Transfauxmations and it proved to be so successful and a great way to save on a huge kitchen remodel that I made a DVD to teach you how to do this yourself.

 

Over the years, I have faux painted so many different Formica countertops. Just about every color, from dark purple and yellow to light green with sparkles. Even textured Formica.  My process covers every color Formica and will also cover nicks, chips burns and scratches.
(Feel free to look at the wonderful before and after pictures my customers have sent in to my website, www.byyoullc.com )

 

This is a four step process that can be completed in about a weekend. As you are using regular paint, your color options are limitless and for the biggest concern of all, this is extremely durable. In fact, the countertop in my own kitchen was refinished three and a half years ago and it is still in the same condition as when I first did it. I painted the counter top a beautiful faux granite. I started out with a dark brown base and added beige, bronze and white. I painted the dark wood cabinets white, changed the hardware and we later changed the sink and stove to white. It is a great kitchen and very workable so for us, there is no need to change it. Our three children were three, (twins) and five years old when the counters were refinished and they have really held up to family wear and tear…not to mention the parties and gatherings at our home.

 

Countertop Transfauxmations was featured on The Rachael Ray Show earlier this year in a quick budget kitchen makeover.  I have heard so many times, “This is too good to be true.†But you can see for yourself at www.byyoull.com.

 

I know this might be a little nerve wrecking for some so with your DVD demo. I provide a full color manual to keep with you while you work so you will not forget the details. There is also a full shopping list of materials, which you can buy at most paint stores. I am always happy to answer questions so feel free to email me at michaela@countertoptransfauxmations.com

 

Happy painting and I wish you much luck selling your home.

 

About the Author

I am a faux painter with a passion for home improvement. I enjoy a DIY challenge love to learn new skills to ‘get a job done.’
I am a wife and a mother of three children - twin boy and girl and older boy. I grew up in the UK and moved to the United States in 1991 to study Interior Design. Later, I met my husband on a blind date (yes, blind dates do sometimes work.) I then put my decorating skills and love of faux painting to work and started a small painting and decorating company which is now BY YOU LLC. During these early years of painting murals and faux finishing walls, I came up with a unique painting process to refinish old Formica countertops to look like granite or marble. This was such a huge moneysaving process, not to mention durable and easy to do, that I made a DVD to teach home owners how to create the look of granite or marble on their out dated counters. I am now marketing my DVD, Countertop Transfauxmations internationally, through my website, www.byyoullc.com. I also enjoy the great outdoors, when I have time, riding bikes with my kids, cooking (especially soups) reading and exercising. My home is my castle, I love people to visit and I am extremely fortunate that I have a career centred on home.

Having a problem with kitchen granite color with rest of kitchen.?

Dark wood cabinets. Black custom hood. Dark green granite that looks like black from a distance. Stainless sink is out of question. Walls faux finished with warm sienna brown, golden undertones. Husband likes oil rubbed bronze faucets. Think it is all going too dark. What do you think?
I should have elaborated a little more: the color of the granite is verde peacock, which has rich caramel color and some black along with the green.
Changed to golden waves granite. The answers here convinced me I was going "too dark." I think this will be a better mix of colors.

Its always nice if the cabinets contrast with the countertops a few shades. With dark wood cabinets youll need to go very dark or use one of the lighter mid tones of granite, something with a creamy more marble like look, with umber and then the bronze faucets will work. Otherwise with the dark green the red in the bronze will contrast too much. Id recommend used a aged pewter finish if you keep the dark green counters..I hope that anwers your question. Try to be patient with each other, remodeling is challenging for couples.

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