Home Interior: How To Paint Tile Countertops

This is SO bully for outdated kitchens in addition to bathrooms How To Paint Tile Countertops

Hey ya'll! As promised during in conclusion week's kitchen reveal, today I'm finally sharing how I painted the tile countertop that's inwards business office of our petty kitchen.

And I'm therefore excited.....this is a projection that I've been wanting to exercise for a truly long time!
Real talk: I've been karate chopping my tile countertop every fourth dimension I walk past times it for nearly a year. Virginia loathe countertop.

So, offset things first, a petty dorsum story.
When nosotros offset moved into this house, this is what the kitchen looked like. It wasn't perfect, but relative to the other options inwards our toll range, I was pretty excited. The countertops were granite tile, the cabinets were white, in addition to the floors were a dainty grayness tile.

All of the other houses inwards our toll attain had formica countertops, linoleum floors, or beige appliances. So, although this kitchen was pocket-size in addition to yet needed some work, I loved it.
This is truly the moving painting that was inwards the existent estate listing.

The exclusively matter that I truly disliked from the start was the mosaic tile countertop that was on our expect through bar expanse on the opposite side of the kitchen. It simply felt kinda dated.
Here's what it looked similar around the fourth dimension nosotros moved in.

And here's what it looked similar standing inwards the dining room in addition to looking into the kitchen.

I truly desire to knock downwards that wall, but for now, all I tin sack exercise is operate amongst what's there. One day, petty wall.

I had been looking all over the house for some sort of agency I could update this petty area. My offset endeavor was to attempt to just paint some of the tile amongst latex paint. I coated it amongst polycrylic, but it totally didn't last. So, total neglect on that idea.
You win some, yous lose...your heed sometimes.

So, I went dorsum to searching for something that would in conclusion longer. And that's when I works life something awesome.
Something that truly worked.

The results were absolutely amazing, in addition to it wasn't really difficult to exercise at all. In fact, it was exclusively 2 steps.

I used a production called Homax Tough Tile Tub & Sink Refinishing Kit (affiliate link).

I read the reviews online in addition to people didn't seem to similar the results when it was used on tubs, but I decided to attempt it anyways. And allow me tell you, I've forthwith painted a sink, a tile countertop inwards the kitchen, in addition to a tile countertop inwards the bathroom. And all 3 turned out pretty awesome. Obviously, it's non going to live equally durable equally existent tile or a existent sink, but for $30, total win inwards my book.

I works life my kit at Home Depot for well-nigh $35, but the kit is cheaper online.

This kit comes amongst several parts. Please read the instructions really carefully.

**This materials is really toxic in addition to you'll demand to create got the proper precautions. It's an epoxy, therefore you'll desire to wearable safe gloves (included inwards the kit), a high character mask, and protective oculus wear.**

I also opened all of the windows inwards the work solid to allow for adequate ventilation. Our tiled countertop is correct side past times side to an outside door in addition to 2 giant windows. I had them opened upward the entire day. Being able to exercise therefore truly helped to lessen the intensity of the fumes.

DO NOT BREATHE THIS PRODUCT IN.

It is crucial that yous wearable a proper mask. The fumes are therefore rigid in addition to won't dissipate for a expert 24 hours. I painted my tile inwards the morn therefore that nosotros could leave the work solid for the residue of the day.

The offset matter the instructions tell yous to exercise is to construct clean the tile amongst the solution provided. It comes amongst a bundle of powder. I used a large bucket to mix the pulverization amongst water, in addition to and therefore simply washed the countertop amongst the solution in addition to a pocket-size rag.

After my tile was dry, I used some masking record to record around the woods bring down that surrounds my tile, to continue it from getting painted. (Make certain to take the record earlier your in conclusion coat of of epoxy dries)

The kit comes amongst a paintbrush in addition to epoxy paint.

I started on i side of the tile in addition to simply brushed on the product. You volition encounter brushstrokes at first, but they leveled out on their ain really quickly. I worked my agency from side to side amongst the epoxy paint, brushing a calorie-free coat of the production over all the tile in addition to grout.

Here I am, finishing upward the offset coat. With simply i coat, you'll yet in all probability live able to encounter your tile underneath. Let the offset coat dry out for a dyad hours, in addition to and therefore apply a instant coat.

Next fourth dimension Jesse takes me on a date, I'm totally wearing this outfit.

Get ready, husband.

After the instant coat dried, this is what my countertops looked like.

Two coats totally did the play a trick on in addition to was enough to comprehend my tile in addition to furnish a bully looking finish. You may demand less or to a greater extent than coats, depending on the surface yous paint.

The instructions said the epoxy pigment would cure inwards a few days. In my experience, it took a lot longer. It was fully cured afterwards well-nigh a week. It was frustrating to create got to hold off therefore long, peculiarly when the instructions said it would create got a few days, but ultimately I was pleased amongst the in conclusion outcome.

In the calendar week it took to dry, my cats managed to dig their claws into it several times, therefore I'll create got to touching on it upward inwards a few spots eventually.

Tootie in addition to Cheese desperately demand kitten mittens.

Overall I dearest the agency this turned out, in addition to it totally updated my countertop in addition to made it jibe inwards meliorate amongst the residue of the kitchen.