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Wow I can’t believe it has been three weeks! Time has just flown by since this series started. I am so happy this kitchen has Weekend Craft’s most successful posts to date! We are just over the moon. But come on who doesn’t love a kitchen makeover! Especially when it is affordable.
So let’s just refresh. This is where we started off! Remember that?! Aged white (at one time) countertops.
Using the Giani granite paint for countertops (hint: stick around til the end there may be a giveaway 😉 ) we painted the countertops for and updated look. From a distance they really look like granite. The process was easy and just like sponge painting. You can read about it here.
We didn’t just stop at the countertops. Since we were impressed with how the counters came out. We started to look into what else we could paint and Giani had an enamel cabinet painting kit, no sanding required! You can read about how we painted the cabinets here.
**Please note this is not a paid post we just really ended up liking the Giani Products
Now that we have recapped are you ready for Part 3?! The backsplash!
So originally we had absolutely no intention of doing the backsplash. Backsplashes are expensive. Most run from $7-12 a sheet of tile! How crazy is that! We went to Home Depot in the middle of painting the cabinets to purchase another paint brush and a new light. As we were walking down the tile aisle on the bottom shelf a yellow sticker happened to catch my eye. Backsplash on clearance….. and I mean severe clearance.
So after talking to the sales associate and hunting down extra tiles at two other locations it was time to backsplash! We ended up buying 26 sheets and only needing about 20 of them. Which came to $34 before taxes!
Once again we prepped our countertops to not get them ruined. We just use leftover packing paper from moving.
Then scuff up the wall lightly with a sandpaper before applying the grout.
No we laid out the design on the countertops before laying down any adhesive.
The happy couple starting to grout. The couple that grouts together stays together!
We decide to do the detail of the border in a vertical direction which turned out stunning!
Now this was the tricky part. Using the tile cutter to cut the glass tiles in half and then sand them down for the edges and around the sockets. Now what we loved about this backsplash was that it was a mix of natural stones and glass but to warn you the natural stones we could not get to cut without cracking. So in place where we need half a tile we used the glass tiles.
Cutting around the light sockets to place the pieces of tile we cut. Please note we bought longer screws to the switch plates.
TADA! It’s all in a days work!
We also installed a new light for $30 also from Home Depot!
It’s hard to even say what is my favorite part of the kitchen. I am still in disbelief that one we did this all on our own and two its was under $350.
Ready for the final breakdown?
Countertops – total cost = $68.00
Cabinets – total cost = $116.26
Paint kit- $59.37
Top Coat- $17.97
Hardware- $38.92
Back Splash- total cost= $96
Tile- $36
Grout, tile cutter, etc -$60
Kitchen Light- $30
New Dishwasher- Free (Used from a renovation)
Bringing the total to 310.26
After we completed the kitchen I decided to send over the final pictures to Giani. They loved them so much and the fact that I was doing a tutorial they offered to give one lucky reader a chance to paint their own countertops!
So enter below by liking our pages, commenting or anything else the rafflecopter tells you to do. NOTE that you will receive 5 entries into the contest if you sign up for Weekend Craft’s new email newsletter!
The Giveaway runs from April 17th-24th. Only US residents are eligible. Make sure to check your email on the 25th you will have 24 hours to claim your prize.
I can’t believe how different it looks, I’m still amazed 🙂
i would love to have better walls/backsplash areas – it is just the same neutral color as the rest of the house
Neutral colors, you need a lil pop of color for the difference. I saw teal subway tiles the other day! They were amazing…next kitchen makeover!
I could certainly use this if I won … I have these REALLY ugly, forest green counters but no money to change them right now. Sadly, I just realized the contest is for US only 🙁
Sorry Money Saving Mouse. Where do you live? Best of luck with your counters!
I’ve been wanting to do my 29 yr old ugly countertops in Giani Granite for the past year…just haven’t had the time to figure out what color. I also need a new backsplash and exhaust fan over the stove. My husband tore the vinyl floor while putting in our new refrigerator last year so I now I need that too !
Choosing a color was so hard Kathleen! I know what you mean. It was had to only use the counters partially for the 13 days but so worth it. Good luck!
Kitchen looks great! I’ve been interested in this product for a while. I wonder if I can get a faux marble look…
giani makeovers all look spectacular but unfortunately for me my social security doesn’t stretch far enough we have the ugly ugly fake looking board counter tops with chips and burn holes in it we painted cabinets but i am going to do them again, i would be ever so gratful if i won this xx
We just scheduled our closing for a new house – the place has great potential but the countertops are terrible and we have a ramen noodle budget right now. This would be such a great way to update our kitchen without breaking the bank!
What a great job! Your kitchen looks completely different.
I had no clue I could buy a kit to paint my cabinets with, though I was aware of the Giani granite paint for countertops.
Thank you so much for the great ideas.
I have had my home 14 years… need to update kitchen.. contractor’s oak cabinet and laminated counter top .. tired vinyl flooring.. It’s needing some loving! thanks for the giveaway!
I would get new appliances and more organization