You can paint your existing laminate countertop to look like marble for a fraction of the cost.
Can you paint marble table.
The following steps will show you how to paint a faux carrara marble table.
Liquid starch is a much more dense liquid and will often allow for the paint to sit at the top allowing for you to dip an item into it for marbling.
If you have a marble table top or counters this will work great for that too.
Marble comes in many different colors including gold black brown and blue.
I painted and applied a transfer to the marble then sealed it.
Now for the fun stuff.
Make sure that there aren t any glossy spots left in the marble the paint won t stick to it.
And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish.
Prep work using a 36 grit sandpaper gently remove the glossy finish.
How to marble paint countertops.
You can also switch out the water and use the liquid starch instead.
Here annie has chosen paris grey.
You can alsoyou can thin your paint a bit with equal parts water.
There is no doubt that painting over marble can be challenging but only if you do it the old fashioned way with hours of preliminary sanding.
Using this method to paint marble isn t limited to just window sills.
Painting marble isn t something everyone will want to do but it s a brilliant way to update a piece if you don t like the colour.
Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.
Cultured marble countertops do contain marble dust but they re not natural stone.
While this project looks difficult it s actually quite basic you just need some paint a handful of tools and a smidgen of patience.
They re actually closer to fiberglass or resin which means that if the surface is discolored scratched or you re just sick of it you can paint over it in good conscience.
And you don t have to be an artist for it to look nice either.
I then sponged completely over the entire table with white paint.