Can I Paint Marble

This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend.

Can i paint marble.

Let me tell ya ll about the time i painted the cultured marble countertops in my bathroom. One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble. With chalk paint you can cover marble in one or two coats with little to no sanding beforehand. Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.

Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround. Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat. Leave to dry for a couple of hours. You see my bathroom countertops were a lovely 1980 s beige almond color.

Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly. So we went neutral. In painting you lose the natural stone touch but you can choose the color or even faux finish the look to create a marble look. How to paint cultured marble countertops.

And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish. He told me to find a temporary fix until we could. I begged my husband for new countertops but he wouldnt give in. While this project looks difficult it s actually quite basic you just need some paint a handful of tools and a smidgen of patience.

When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace. One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.