Showing posts with label faux granite counter tops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label faux granite counter tops. Show all posts

Saturday, November 8, 2014

How to Faux Finish Your Formica Counter Tops to Look Like Granite

The inside of my home was pretty plain when I moved in and I've been dying to do something about it! Now, come on.....I'm a stencil designer... I can't even force myself to have a plain home for too long! Because I took all spring and summer to improve my yard and gardens, it took until now to begin to work on the inside.

I began in my kitchen. This was a room I didn't want to even hang out in! Blah and boring!

I started out with the cabinets,  staining them to a luscious dark coffee color. That change alone changed the feel of the room, giving it a much more elegant feel.





Do you see those plain counter tops? They needed a new color and textural view. I made mine look like real granite with just primer, paint and varnish!


It's easy to do. Click the link to see the detailed, step by step!