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Cheeks24
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My countertop transformation!
Well, I finally did it! Let me preface by saying that this process takes an entire week so it's best to do it right before you go away. We were in Viriginia for the week so this was the perfect time to do it. Our kitchen isn't finished yet, but this was step one and I wanted to share since I know a lot of people wanted to see the results!
When we bought the house, it had a lot of pink. We were able to get rid of a lot, but the rest is stuff that would cost us a lot of money to replace - i.e. our pink counters. For our kitchen we need to remove the linoleum floor, remove the wallpaper, paint and tile the backsplash. We had talked about getting granite now, but we eventually want to redo the kitchen and just don't have the funds for an entire new kitchen right now. I came across Countertop Transformation here on LIF, which is available at Lowes for $250. It comes with a lot stuff, but you will need to buy other things such as specific paint rollers, painter's tape, paint trays, etc. You must watch the DVD that comes with it to really understand the work that goes into it. I did our counters the day before we left for a week vacation because you need a full 7 days for it to cure. Here are pics of our kitchen before.
The first night, I had to sand down the countertops with a diamond embeded sanding tool, basically scrapping off all the gloss. After that I painted each section with the black bonding paint, followed by the wetting agent, which was pretty much a glue. After the glue came the decorative chips that you spray all over (with a special contraption) covering all the black. This needs to sit for 12 hours/overnight to set/dry. This is what it looked like that night.
The next morning I had to sand down the decorative chips again, vaccuum everything up, then applied the gloss. After this we left for vacation and came home to brand new countertops!! They look amazing. I'm so happy with how they came out and can't wait to do the rest of the kitchen.
Next up is adding drywall to the holes in our walls that was covered by pink formica, followed by glass tile backsplash.
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Mrs213
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Re: My countertop transformation!
looks pretty good for paint! does it come in other colors?
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| Posted 4/25/10 4:11 PM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Posted by staceyums81
looks pretty good for paint! does it come in other colors?
Yes, it comes in a few colors. I liked the black since it would go well with our light cabinets.
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| Posted 4/25/10 4:15 PM |
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Mrs007
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Re: My countertop transformation!
wow it came out great! 
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| Posted 4/25/10 10:54 PM |
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rileysmama
needing a vacation..!
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Re: My countertop transformation!
wow - you can't even tell!
amazing!
good work!
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| Posted 4/25/10 11:00 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: My countertop transformation!
WOW...it looks great!
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| Posted 4/25/10 11:12 PM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: My countertop transformation!
it looks AWESOME! You would never know they were just refinished countertops!!!!!
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| Posted 4/26/10 12:28 AM |
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thewinterone
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Looks great!
My house unfortunately came with a pink floor, counters and back splash too.
Thanks for showing something to consider.
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| Posted 4/26/10 3:07 AM |
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rose825
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Re: My countertop transformation!
looks great!
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| Posted 4/26/10 5:55 AM |
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CallaLily
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Wow! Looks terrific! You did an amazing job! I need to look into this. We have pink counters too
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| Posted 4/26/10 8:13 AM |
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neener1211
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Looks great!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 4/26/10 8:52 AM |
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christy811
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Re: My countertop transformation!
WOW! Great Job
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| Posted 4/26/10 8:58 AM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Thank you!
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| Posted 4/26/10 9:31 AM |
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Nifheim
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Re: My countertop transformation!
awesome! If we do your mini makeover i am definitely doing this!
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| Posted 4/26/10 9:38 AM |
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Katareen
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Re: My countertop transformation!
WOW--this looks great!! Thanks so much for sharing...after reading about this I was wondering how the finished product would look!
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| Posted 4/26/10 9:44 AM |
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laurabora
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Wow, that's neat! Great job!
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| Posted 4/26/10 9:48 AM |
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JldDolphin
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Re: My countertop transformation!
It looks awesome! Thanks for sharing the whole process. We might do this on my mom's counter tops.
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| Posted 4/26/10 9:51 AM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Looks amazing
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| Posted 4/26/10 9:56 AM |
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Jenn627
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Re: My countertop transformation!
You did a fantastic job!!! They look like new countertops! You must have the patience of a saint, and good idea doing it before you went away!!!!
It looks great!!!
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| Posted 4/26/10 10:26 AM |
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MrsRitaB
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Re: My countertop transformation!
looks great
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| Posted 4/26/10 10:27 AM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Thank you!
I forgot to mention that the decorative chips go everywhere! I thought I would be really careful and just used painters tape to protect the cabinets and such, but when I sprayed the wetting agent, it got on the walls and cabinets to the decorative chips stuck. I didn't care much about the walls because it's wallpaper that will be ripped off anyway, but I had to scrape the chips off the cabinets. The chips also got into the cabinets and drawers. It's a big mess, so use plastic to protect stuff!
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| Posted 4/26/10 11:33 AM |
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Nik211
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Re: My countertop transformation!
it looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 4/26/10 2:09 PM |
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Cpt2007
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Re: My countertop transformation!
it looks incredible!! Can't wait to see the rest!
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| Posted 4/26/10 2:20 PM |
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Pray4Baby2010
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Re: My countertop transformation!
Mici you did an incredible job!!!!!!!!!!!! They look great!
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| Posted 4/26/10 3:54 PM |
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bonch20
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Re: My countertop transformation!
so pretty, thanks for sharing!!
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