Painting Counter Tops: Complete Tutorial

So before I give you the reveal I'm going to do ONE HUGE TUTORIAL!

So here it goes!

DAY 1:

I don't know if any have you have ever noticed or not when I've showed pictures of my kitchen... but my counter tops are 3 shades of ugly...

No they don't match... there is THREE different types of laminate in here?!?!

So I'm gonna remedy this problem!

Step One: Remove EVERYTHING off the counter tops

Step Two: Clean them REALLY well! {I used Mrs. Meyers in Lemon Verbena- it smells D-E-V-I-N-E}

Step Three: Tape off your counters, and sink. I kinda skimped on this. Since I'm using the same base color as my walls I only had to tape of the sink!

Step Four: Bust out the paint and get to painting. The base coat I'm using is the same color as my walls. {Which is good ol' fashioned Wal-Mart paint! Color: Cottonwood}

I painted two coats {letting them dry in between}

Already looking better and right now it's just beige and boring! Let it dry over night!

DAY 2:

Here comes the fun!

Step One: Turn on the radio to your favorite channel!

Step Two: Tape off your walls, cabinets, and sink.

Step Three: Gather Supplies

• Gloves
• Paint (I used Apple Barrel: Black, Antique White, and Burnt Umber Americana: Antique Maroon and Craft Smart: Tan)
• A Styrofoam Plate
• Tooth Brushes (one for each color paint you use, plus about five more... just in case they break)

Step Four: Pour a bit of each color onto the Styrofoam plate.

Step Five: Dip the tooth brush into a paint color.

Step Six: While holding the brush in one hand, lightly pull back on the top.

Step Seven: RELEASE!

Step Eight: Continue steps 5 - 8 using all of the different colors until you achieve desired effect.

{Preferably while dancing around like a complete lunatic to your favorite music... Trust me it looks better}

DAY 3:

Step One: Lightly spray the counter tops with Rustoleum American Accents Stone Spray Paint. {I used the color Sienna Stone} I went over the counter tops lightly to add some dimension.

{It looks splotchy in this pic for some reason. It's really not}

Step Two: Let the stone spray paint dry {for about 2 hours}.

Step Three: Next I layered on the Polyurethane. I used Minwax brand Fast Drying Polyurethane. I put on each coat with a soft bristle brush. {I did about 5 coats of Poly to make sure it was good and durable- Letting them dry in between coats.} 

{Check out that Microwave Reflection!}

{My bowl of eggs from MommaHen <3 Them!}

Check out that shine! I now have beautiful, matching, SHINY counter tops! And all for under $50!

I'm linking this tutorial up to the DIY Monthly Project! {Link up your project here}