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Paint a Laminate Countertop Using a Rag Roll Refinishing Technique
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A pleasant accent is created in a family room by painting
a laminate countertop to achieve a faux stone finish. |
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A woman from Colorado sent this picture of her first attempt at painting laminate counter tops. The counter was in a recreation/family room and used as a bar. Because the Formica laminate had such a high gloss, the bar became the focal point of the room, which was not what the owner wanted. She decided to try the easiest of the faux finishes demonstrated on the DVD and created a faux stone countertop. The woman was so excited about her work that she has been painting counter tops for several of her friends and she has also used the rag rolling technique
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One of the wonderful things about rag rolling is you really can not go wrong and if you think you have made a mistake you simply let the area dry and paint right back over it. Rag rolling disguises poor condition counter tops very well because it has such a random design. You should consider this technique if you have walls in your home that are far from perfect. It is so fast and easy to do and the effect is always very attractive.
To achieve a faux stone countertop, try rag rolling several colors of a similar shade. You will impress yourself by what you can do with this simple effect. |
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Painting Laminate Counter Tops Started Here |
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| When I began painting counter tops I had no idea how creative you could be with paint. Though this was the first countertop I ever painted, I remember it most because the transformation was outstanding. I am sorry that I do not have better snap shots of the kitchen counter top because it was extremely distressed all around, and not in a good way. |
As they say, it is amazing what you can do with paint, and how something this depressing could become a very charming little kitchen.
You will notice that there is an aluminum strip on the edge of the counter and quite often, corners and joints had aluminum joining strips too. This was very common of melamine counters of the 1950’s. These strips can be painted right over also. Providing you use the correct materials, it will not come off. |
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Close Up |
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The cabinets were cleaned and painted and what a difference that made! The linoleum floor had to stay, so the colors for the counter were chosen to compliment the floor. Even after the first step of the painting process, there was a huge improvement. Several shades of green were rag rolled and the counters were sealed.
I worked overtime on this one, but I now know what products work best and if I were to do this kitchen over again today, it would probably take me one third of the time to complete. |
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Painting counter tops has become very popular but be assured, as with anything, there is a right and a wrong way to do it. I have refined my process over many years and have implemented some techniques I learned while furniture refinishing. These simple little tricks of the trade make the difference between counter tops that are obviously painted and a beautifully faux finished counter tops that look like REAL marble, stone or granite. Many, many people ask me, “That’s PAINT?” You are going to get the same reaction when you have finished painting counter tops in your home. |
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Painting Laminate Counter Tops Made EASY |
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Before – White, burnt countertop |
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Rag rolling is one of the easiest faux finishes to create, is very effective and covers defects in your Formica countertop very well. The great thing about it is, you can choose to use one color over your base coat (below) or add more colors which will result in beautiful stone faux counter tops. This example shows how a stone faux finish disguised a burn that penetrated the entire laminate. You would never know it was ever there. |
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After - Faux rag roll counter top |
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A countertop makeover need not be a nerve-wracking experience, especially when you have an easy design readily available such as this rag roll faux finish. It really is very effective and you will cover a large area in a short time. When you have completed your countertop makeover, you will be ready to rag roll an entire room.
This sample counter top had a white base and was ragged with a silver paint for a very
subtle effect. |
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Rag Roll Painting Tips & Techniques |
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