This Product Makes DIYing A Faux Marble Countertop So Easy

When you're furnishing your kitchen or dining area and picking out all the gorgeous appliances and textures you want, you have to keep in mind that your appetite has to match your budget. While browsing through home décor catalogs may leave a bitter taste in your mouth, it doesn't have to leave a gash in your bankroll. Due to its popularity, many homeowners opt for decadent marble countertops in their homes, however, they don't come cheap. Putting in marble countertops will cost you at least $40 per square foot. That's a lot of money if you're going to do the whole countertop plus maybe your kitchen island if you have one. If you're up for a DIY adventure and don't mind whipping up some faux marble, then you can recreate the sophisticated marble slab using marble spray paint on a plain surface.

You're probably thinking, "marble spray paint? Now that's got to be a joke." While there is no spray paint can that shoots out stone furniture, marble paint imitates the characteristic veins of real marble onto a plain slab of material. It almost looks like silly string when sprayed and the design is up to you. With just one can, you can transform your regular-shmegular, countertop into fabulous faux marble. 

Marble countertops have a way of screaming luxury and now you can have them, too, minus the greenbacks that you would have lost somewhere in the process. You can purchase your can of marble spray paint in white or black depending on the base color of your countertop. It'll only set you back about $13 per can at Walmart which is a fair trade for some gorgeous furniture. This hack is best done on a solid-colored countertop to heighten the contrast with the paint. Simply shake the canister and lightly spay the counter — you don't want to do too much, though. The aim is to create as natural-looking a faux marble countertop as possible. If you're looking for a more dazzling pop of color, you can use silver marble spray paint or any color you can get your hands on instead.

But don't stop there, you want to seal the deal by perfecting the finishing. Once you're done dropping all those fancy squiggly lines, apply a coat of finishing to bring your new countertop to life. You can choose whether you want the look to be matte, satin, or gloss. If you want to be able to see your reflection in it, pick gloss. For a step above flat but not quite gloss, go with satin. If you could do without a light-reflective surface at all, choose matte.