How to update old marble countertops

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There have been a few minor chips and I'll get into that more in a minute. Here's a close up. It's so hard to portray exactly how they look in photos and even videos. But the best way I can describe them is that they feel like a hard plastic. In the scope of the overall room they definitely read as marble, but if you're getting up close and personal with them I certainly don't think they are fooling anyone.

They do still feel cool to the touch like natural stone, but that could be due to the fact that we have granite underneath them. Would they feel cool to the touch if we had painted over formica? I'm not sure. As for the chipping, the edges have proven to be the most vulnerable areas. During the application the epoxy got poured on so thick and was able to set up on the top of the countertops nicely, but at the edge it rolled over and off and left behind a much thinner layer.

Here'a a photo of a chip that happened last week. In nine months we've probably had about chips and they have all happened right at that vulnerable edge. The good news is that they are super easy to repair, here's what I do. I used my white pot of leftover countertop paint and just dabbed that on right over the chip. This disclosure statement refers to the rest of the Amazon links in this post. See more on my disclosure page. I hated these black countertops, and I I figured I would have to wait until we had the money to replace the entire vanity.

Yes, you heard me right, it really is instant well, sort of. It is Fade resistant, easy to clean with most household cleaners, and you can remove it without damaging the old counter. This stuff also has a honeycomb grid pattern that creates air channels that help release the air bubbles to make install much easier! Leigh shared a simple spring tablescape and some behind the scenes secrets.