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Do you know how to save money on kitchen countertops?
Is the problem the counters or the clutter? Remove all the appliances, clutter, notebooks,
kid knick knacks and other items and slowly decide on the few essentials to keep before
you decide the problem is the counters themselves.
It isn’t the clutter.
Call in a house cleaner who will scrub it down with several different cleaners. You
may find a beautiful countertop hiding under those stains and scrapes.
That reminds me of the diet ads that say there is a thin woman begging to come out of every
fat woman, and the joke that my perfect me ran away long ago, screaming.
Before you update the counters, determine if a few strategically placed cutting boards
and tiles used as heat pads would improve the look and hide imperfections.
Hide the stains. That’s why we paint our walls.
There are people who get a painted countertop that is then coated with resin. Then you can
have it any color you want.
How does that fit in with my décor?
Then complement it with wallpaper painted with a pattern to resemble tile instead of
putting tile on the walls.
How do you paint a countertop?
You can paint a laminate countertop before covering it with resin. Though you do have
to cure the resin before installing the counter.
I want new counters.
If you really do need new countertops, you could get them at bargain basement prices
at a second hand home improvement store. They sell the seconds and surplus items.
Granite counter tops are amazing, but they have a fantastic price.
Get granite tile instead of a whole granite countertop. It’s a third of the price of
the granite countertop, and the size and shape are more flexible.
I’ve heard that concrete counter tops are much cheaper than granite ones but look the
same. Person 2: You have to be very careful about
getting the concrete sealed. Or get a mosaic counter top is made from broken pieces, which
are darn near free.
My three year old will use that as an excuse to break stuff.
Which makes it recycling.