I have looked and looked and I don't have ANY before pictures of the kitchen (I guess it was so ugly, I didn't take any accidental pics) But you can kind of see what it looked like in some of these pictures.
Before I painted, I had to prime the counter top with Kilz
For my base coat I used a gray color. So I dabbed the gray paint with a balled up paper towel (I used the little acrylic craft tubes that are at HobLob for $1), let it dry for about 20 min, and then added the tan. After 2-3 coats of gray and tan, I did a little bit of black, and then repeated the process for about 15 coats of paint. I took pictures of every coat, but I don't feel like downloading all of them. You get the picture right?
SEVERAL coats and hours later, this was the final painted product
Then, we poured EnviroTex (also at HobLob, I used a 40% off coupon) onto the counter top and used a hard piece of plastic to smooth it out. This part scared me because I was so scared we were going to mess up hours of hard work, but it really wasn't that hard. You just pout it on and smooth it and it pretty much just falls off.
The big counter after the sealer dried.
Smoothing the sealer out.
For a little extra pizazz, we added a small rock trim on top of the counter.
Finally starting to look like a kitchen!
We also put down new floors in the kitchen, hallway, and half of the dining room. It made a HUGE difference!
The small counter top with our new cabinet
Check out the checkered laminate... :(
This is what my house looked like for about two weeks. Can you find Py??
Our next project is new cabinet doors...As of now, they are naked!
The hallway
Hallway going into the kitchen
New sink!
The microwave will go above the stove...It is still sitting in the floor in the dining room.
The shelf above the sink.
Kitchen sink with the faucet
That's all for now! I am so excited for our next projects and all the things we have planned to continue to make our little house a home.
