But i have been wanting to do something about the cultured marble that surrounds the tub.
Can marble be painted.
Marble with a high level of direct contact during use also should not be painted.
Leave to dry for a couple of hours.
He told me to find a temporary fix until we could afford marble or granite.
A cultured marble substance is painted on the top of the sink and counter.
Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.
With chalk paint you can cover marble in one or two coats with little to no sanding beforehand.
Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround.
My dilemma was this i don t like the color of it at all.
Paint is an option when refinishing cultured marble.
A urethane based primer should be used before providing the topcoat.
Step 1 remove the faucets from the sink area and set aside.
Let me tell ya ll about the time i painted the cultured marble countertops in my bathroom.
If the marble is located in a place that is susceptible to high amounts of moisture or water the marble should not be painted.
So we went neutral.
One way to redo a marble fireplace is to replace the existing marble with new marble slabs.
Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly.
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.
I begged my husband for new countertops but he wouldnt give in.
When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace.
So i scoured the internet looking.
One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble.
Prep the surface well before painting.
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.
The slabs can be made out of any marble which can be viewed and selected at a stone yard.
This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend.
Here annie has chosen paris grey.
Both marble tiles as well as marble slabs can be painted.
You see my bathroom countertops were a lovely 1980 s beige almond color.
For this reason cultured marble cannot be refinished in the same way that other solid surfaces can.
There is no doubt that painting over marble can be challenging but only if you do it the old fashioned way with hours of preliminary sanding.