I’ve to confess that I didn’t get a lot precise work on the closet finished this previous weekend. I wanted some relaxation to gear up for the work that must be finished this week — putting in the remainder of the molding and trim, shifting the washer and dryer into the room, and beginning the construct for the island. I did get the within of the washer and dryer cupboards painted, although. That’s not terribly thrilling, however I made a decision the within of those cupboards wanted to be painted to match the washer and dryer as a substitute of being left white.
However aside from that, any of my closet-related work was all in planning and making an attempt to make selections. And the most important choice I’m making an attempt to make proper now’s what countertop materials to make use of on the washer and dryer cupboards, in addition to on high of the island.
Initially, I had meant to do wooden counter tops utilizing the identical crimson oak hardwood flooring that’s on the ground. I had a number of it left over, so I believed I might put it to good use. In truth, I had already lower the entire items for the washer cupboard countertop means at the start of this closet venture.
I’m not ruling out that choice utterly, however now that my flooring have been redone, I’m simply undecided about having wooden counter tops. I’m so enthusiastic about how the flooring turned out, however I don’t need to go overboard by repeating the identical shade of wooden on three totally different counter tops within the room. There are undoubtedly occasions when extra is best. However there are occasions when extra is simply overkill. I type of really feel like including three extra surfaces within the room which are the identical shade as the ground will fall into the “overkill” class, particularly since one among them shall be proper within the middle of the room, and shall be 72″ lengthy and 30″ extensive.
So I’m fairly positive that I’m going to do one thing totally different, and I narrowed it down to a few choices. I want a complete of 30 sq. ft, so actual stone, quartz, and so forth., is just too costly, even at remnant costs. I don’t need to pay near or greater than $1000 for counter tops for a closet. I’ll save the good stuff for our future new kitchen, however not for a closet.
The primary choice is laminate. Laminate has come a great distance up to now few years. There are methods they’ll do the perimeters now which makes some laminate counter tops fairly laborious to differentiate from actual stone counter tops…till you contact it, after all. However I believed laminate is likely to be an ideal choice for the closet since I don’t want something that’s actually laborious sporting in a closet like I might in a kitchen.
The one pattern I actually appreciated was this one from Formica referred to as Manhattan Marble. And naturally, it’s not low cost. I believe the set up worth got here to about $900 or so. I simply don’t need to pay that a lot for closet counter tops. It’s loopy to me that the set up worth for Formica nowadays is just a bit lower than the set up worth for stable stone remnants.
The subsequent concept I had was to do concrete. I do know, I do know! Been there, finished that, proper? I’ve concrete counter tops in our kitchen, and I’ve vowed by no means once more to have concrete kitchen counter tops after they stained so badly the primary time round.
However that was a few years in the past, and after I had them refinished (which you can read about here), they seemed so a lot better. And for essentially the most half (aside from the realm the place I spilled isopropyl alcohol on it and didn’t understand it till two days later, so it ate by way of the end), the counter tops have held up remarkably nicely and nonetheless look actually good.
And I’ve a sense that concrete countertop sealers have come a great distance since my very first try. However once more, I gained’t be doing something in a closet that may stain the counter tops. I don’t convey mustard or turmeric into my closet 😀 , so I believe it could prove a lot better getting used as closet counter tops. I priced it out for the entire concrete, edge kinds, and different supplies. The worth got here to about $450, together with delivery. However then I’d should have somebody come assist me as a result of I can’t elevate and pour all of that concrete on my own. And sadly, my brother wouldn’t be out there to assist me this time round due to his job.
So this leads me to the one choice that I’m actually tempted to attempt. I did a faux paint treatment on my living room coffee table to make it look like marble. I do know, a few of us cringe after we hear (or learn) these phrases “fake paint remedy”, proper? It takes us again to the 80s when that stuff was all the craze.
However I believe I did a fairly good job on my espresso desk! And individuals who have truly been inside my dwelling have thought that it was actual marble…till they touched it. 😀
So I believe I would give {that a} attempt. It might solely price me the worth of two sheets of plywood to get all three counter tops since I have already got the entire different provides wanted. And I don’t even want to make use of the costly plywood, so it could price lower than $100. I believe I’ll at the least give it a attempt. If I don’t prefer it, at the least I’ll have realized one thing (i.e., preserve the fake portray to one thing small like a espresso desk), I can share my DIY fake marble countertop fail with y’all so that you simply don’t should go to the expense of making an attempt it out, and I can transfer to Plan B for my counter tops. I believe that is going to be my Plan A.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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