Hello, friends! I'm so excited to share this with you-it's the fun kitchen project I mentioned in my last post. When I saw Stephanie do this, I stored the idea thinking that this could be a great way to update my white counter tops. Then I saw this and my heart began beating even faster. My cabinets are white and I decided I really wanted something that would pop. When I told Kurt his help was all I wanted for Mother's Day he quickly agreed - but of course, didn't listen. The boys gave me sweet gifts also... I'm so lucky! The process actually moved very quickly-it took Saturday and Sunday and only because we had to wait for coats of primer, paint and poly to dry-well, that and having a little kitchen helped, too!

before

during-we used
Kilz primer, acrylic paints and sea sponges and sealed with several coats of
Minwax Polycrylic - I wish I had taken photos of the first coat - it looked like bad pants from the 80s-oh, was I questioning myself!

comparing to a few granite samples that caught my eye

the finished product!

Of course, between coats, I had to paint our kitchen table...

Next on the agenda is cabinets... A sort of "If You Give A Pig A Pancake" scenario... If a girl paints her
counter tops, she's going to want to paint her table. If she paints her table, she's going to want to paint her cabinets. If you sit still too long in her house, she may paint you also. I had initially decided on cream cabinets on top and black on the bottom but saw this picture on a blog, somewhere. I'm so sorry for forgetting where because I really want to give credit but wouldn't this look very sweet with my aqua wainscoting and polka dots?

Decisions, decisions... What do you think?
xo-
Melfie