How to Make the Concrete Desktop: Cut melamine board to create side pieces & bottom of form. The side pieces should be the thickness of the melamine board plus the thickness you want your countertop to be (our side pieces were 2 1/4″ because we wanted a 1 1/2″ thick counter). Cut...
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Perhaps the easiest method for "painting" a concrete countertop is to add the color before you even mix the concrete. Integral color refers to a powdered pigment that turns your entire batch of concrete a single color. If you want solid colored countertops, this is a great option. You can ...
We also added a large DIY industrial pipe shelf above it, which I’m excited to decorate. If you are looking for a shelf tutorial I wrote one a few years ago,you can read it here. MORE POSTS ABOUT COUNTERTOPS… How to coordinate you countertop and backsplash DIY concrete countertops How ...
(Check out how to DIY your own faux concrete countertops here.) Another way to free up some cupboard space is to place things (baking ingredients, for example) into matching canisters on the countertops. This works well in a corner, particularly, because it softens the corner and doesn’t ...
Countertops come in many, many materials and — much like floors — each type of countertop comes with unique cleaning instructions. Yes, there are the “how to clean” tips — but more importantly, the “how not to clean” (aka the “how to not ruin”) advice. We don’t want you ...
I had never usedconcrete contact paperso when Jen suggested it, I just had to give it a try… plus, a real concrete countertop would make this coffee table extremely heavy… and I wanted to be able to move it around in our tiny living room. ...
If you’ve been looking around at DIY countertop methods in the last few years, you’ve probably seen many, many tutorials for painting faux granite countertops. Some methodsuse a kityou can pick up at a home improvement store, while others (like this one) use layers of daubed on paint ...
If you would like an easy way to help you discover your colors and remember them in one spot, I’ve made a free worksheet for you that goes along with each of these steps! Get the FREE Worksheet More Posts You Will Love: How to Paint a Concrete Patio The Best Gray Paint Colors for...
concrete after it has been poured to form or fill any number of things -- walkways,countertop overlay,cracks, building components and materials, and much more. This makes correct curing an especially important step in the use of concrete. In order for concrete to cure properly for maximum ...