How To Change Your Countertops Cheap

Whether it is finishing off your new kitchen or incorporating a stylish and durable new countertop in your bathroom installing quartz countertops is a great way to improve your space.

How to change your countertops cheap. One of the more popular budget kitchen countertop options is to just paint them. And Stillwater Story shares how to achieve a rich stained finish to your butcher block counters. So subtract the 34 from the original depth measurement from the old counter-top.

Not only can you completely transform your countertop for less than 50 but you can make those tired surfaces feel fresh and new again without a costly remodel. This will take some time so if you are sanding by hand instead of a machine protect your fingers with a pair of thin work gloves. Sand it down and paint it over it in the color of your choice.

On the front edge of the new counter-top I am using Red Oak 1-12 X 34 oak from the local home store. Choose a medium to fine grit. When you are updating your kitchen on a budget budget countertops are one of the biggest ways to keep costs down.

Sanding it down a bit Smoothness is key here says Chip Juice up that foam roller with paint dont be scared. It ended up being a little more costly for us because we needed a larger size. Once your final coat has dried sand your countertops new surface down to your desired level of smoothness.

Just sand prime and then paint. Youve got to see these DIY countertop ideas including concrete wood faux granite and more. Im not sure how others think butcher block is the cheapest.

Pro tips from Chip. If not rent them. It can mimic stone or any solid surface.