They all have marble tops and fruitwood colored wood.
Can you paint over marble table.
I then sponged completely over the entire table with white paint.
January 20 2020 at 1 01 pm.
And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish.
Using an inspiration image of carrara marble as a guide i roughly drew out the veining lines with a medium paintbrush then immediately sponged over them with the dry side of my sponge blurring the veins see below.
Also be sure to use paintable caulking.
My walls are sage green same color as the carpet that you see.
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.
Sectional is deep burgundy.
In our case we painted over gross red porcelain tile.
We did sand the tile first and use a cleaner before painting.
It was really simple to rough up the surface with 100 grit sand paper.
There are tons of tutorials out there to duplicate the effect of faux marble and i tried a few different ways.
The following steps will show you how to paint a faux carrara marble table.
While this project looks difficult it s actually quite basic you just need some paint a handful of tools and a smidgen of patience.
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.
Cultured marble countertops do contain marble dust but they re not natural stone.
I don t like chalk paint and making them look older by antiquing them i want a modern look.
I have 3 of these this round one and 2 square end tables.
The coffee table with the lov.
One of the videos i watched was for a product called giani s countertop paint and it gave me a good idea of how to start the process being that i am impatient and didn t want to wait for it to ship to me and they don t carry that product at my local home depot or lowe s i.
With chalk paint you can cover marble in one or two coats with little to no sanding beforehand.
Be sure to keep lots of damp paper towels handy to help wipe away excess.
Now for the fun stuff.
I painted and applied a transfer to the marble then sealed it.
As you can see the marble was polished to a high gloss.
This is a super important step since cultured marble is a slick surface making it difficult for paint to adhere.