Why cant I just paint the countertop?
Why must I choose from expensive granite or quartz or ugly laminate or whatever is mainstream? If I have a piece of wood..which I have had holding up the food and dishes for a while now ( ugly as it may be)...why cant I just paint it? I just painted this table and although its not perfect it still looks kinda cool ( certainly better than a piece of plywood). So my question is why cant I fill in the holes and prime and sand and prep a piece of wood.... cheap compaired to store bought solid surface....and cover it with paint...in this case I used metalic but could use something else. Than put on polyeurothane and be done with it. I will cut on a cutting board. Is there a food safe top coat that I can use? Why cant counters be more creative instead of having 5-7 choices we have to conform to? Here is the table I just painted for maybe 10-20 bux worth of paint and 2 hours of time. The metalic is frustrating to apply without streaks but it sure looks better than the dark table that was there and saved me having to buy a new glass table. In fact I could put glass over it. I still need to paint the chairs. But why cany I do this to the counter?
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There are detailed specs and instructions on Pinterest.
Polyurethane is a fine choice to use on a counter, as long as you don't use the counter as a cutting board.
I assumed I couldnt because everytime we talk about counter top options on here no one mentions this as a choice so It didnt occur to me til now. I was thinking of putting contact paper or something over the wood board temperarily til I cound afford 5-6k for quartz.
What do you think of the table? Any suggestions on how to get the metalic to go on without streaks? Have you ever sprayed it? How do I find the instructions on Pinterest? I never use that site.
and I will post the one I repinned this week.
Oiled wood is the most sensible way to go in my opinion.
1.] Too little is known, for me, to introduce polyurethane so closely in a food prep area.
2.] There are already too many toxic substances in our homes.
check out my ideabook on recycled countertops.
Other paint leave brush strokes and I have had to many disasters with spray paint.
Come to Florida and I will show you!
Do you like soft shell crabs? smoked mackerel? mullet?
I did not know that!
My dad said that I use to try to steal the money sealed under the surface when I was a toddler, but I think it was my brother.
The use of florals, stripes and plaids was fantastic.
the table does look WOW!
THERE IS NOW A FAMILY OF CATFISH HEADING TO NAPLES!
I think you are a bit confused!
Olivier and Danny Kaye????
Ok anyway... does anyone like the table I painted? I do.
Interiors international I have been meaning to tell you.. I almost bought a house in Naples in 2009 before deciding to stay in California. I went right at the bottom of the market and could have bought a brand new 2007 house for 150k which would have been the smart thing to do since I wanted it mostly paid off so I could not have to worry about a morgage. The house was great , the area a bit too far away from town but the main things that convinced me not to take it was the humidity and the crime. The house had its a/c unit stolen for the copper and I came to find out this was a big problem in many of the new homes or forclosed homes out there. even after we agreed to buy it and it was set up for inspection the water and electrical meter were stolen and the owners wouldnt even but in the a/c unit til we took possession for fear of it being stolen again. So that didnt make me feel too safe. But also its a very old population there as you know and having a child i didnt feel it was the best place for him to grow up.
I went back to visit a friend in Tampa later in the summer of 2009 and omg..the humidity was non stop and unbarable for me. I did find another great house in Brandon and since that is my sons name I really wanted it plus it had a pool and a more family oriented younger demographic location. But when I got back to san diego I just decided I was meant to be here in ca. I just love ther dry heat in the dessert and the mountains. I couldnt deal with how flat florida is and the humidity etc. I had been there many times ..I love sanibel and south beach and ft. lauderdale and the keys etc. But the summers there were too uncomfortable for me.. not to mention the bugs and alligators.
4resas... thx for those great ideas. I will research them. I dont know much about resin but I think its time to learn.
ahhhhhhhhhh well its a nice thought...lol
1) you can only use really durable wood
2) food safe does not equal heat and water safe. I spill hot liquids not infrequently in my kitchen. Hot liquid is hell on wood and wood finishes.
3) if the finish you put on cracks or scratches, and then you spill water, particularly hot water, you will not be able to get the water out before it causes damage.
The Brits some times put hard wood counters in and oiled them with linseed oil (no polyurethane). You have to be fanatical about wiping up spills, re-oiling, and making sure no one mistreats your counters. And you have to have the right wood (I can't help you there).
When looking at advice or pictures of people who have done this, make sure you are getting advice from someone who doesn't cook, unless you don't, either.
Yes it is a very conservative area but we have very few New Yorkers here. They prefer to stay on the east coast. It is mostly mid-westerners here. Since I am a mid-westerner and I do own guns and I am a bit conservative at least fiscally. I guess I fit in here. lol
I do agree with you though that the weather in San Diego is great. I loved the time that I lived there though it was much too short. I really like La Jolla I almost bought a place there. I would still consider moving back there if the state ever gets it's fiscal house in order. LOL
So I hope you still like me even though I am a Minnesotan/Floridian gun owning guy. lol.
Yes! I like the table you painted and said so up thread!
I always complain about the humidity. My cat mildews.
When the housing market collapsed in Florida, it hit us hard. Banks and other lenders were not prepared to accept the responsibility of maintaining foreclosed property.
Also, those left unemployed became more desperate and vacant homes were stripped for salvage.
The more affluent areas were hit the hardest with looting, and many of the out of state speculators simply walked away.
I have a friend who was able to purchase 11 beautiful townhomes in an upscale development for $100,000 - not in Naples, but Saint Petersburg.
He then rented them out until the market improved.
Naples only has a population of around 20,000.
Its estimated median house or condo value was roughly 4 times the median house or condo value for the State of Florida in 2009.
It is definitely a small, high end, upscale enclave on the Gulf Coast.
I moved here because I fell in love with La Jolla. I moved to the golden triangle ..close to the cove but could not afford anything nice down there.
But even at that time while I was growing up in New York and then moved to Boston after college...I used to visit Florida and the Carabean often. But in the end I liked california better and have lived here ever since. I also was lured down there by the cost of the huge homes in Cape Coral and looked at several of those too but I just could not feel comfortable with those low bridges to have to cross all over the state and the crime as Aja mentioned and in the end I searched for a great school system and a safe place to live. Thats when I discovered Temecula and Murrieta. I would have prefered to live in Del Mar ...like I did for a few years before prices went up in 2000.
Aja what part of Florida do you live in? Are you a lawyer? My sister is and she went to undergrad at univ of miami. She was one of the Orange Bowl queens way back when. She is like 65 now.
But I will say this .. I still have some beautiful shells from sanibel and captiva. if only I could think of a way to display them.
So have you guys noticed an increase in prices and a change in the market for the better since the crash...
year or forever..if at some point you decide you want different then go with something else...metal
I grew up on Pass A Grille Beach., truly the premier beach in Florida!
The fine white sand is like crystal sugar and the water is a clear blue.
The Don Cesar, built in the 20's, played host to ball players, movie stars, and Al Capone.
No, I am not an attorney, but I do have my Ph.D.
I took the LSAT and was accepted, but I have not decided.
"Yes, I know.
Isn't it fortunate.?"