Have a super ugly bathroom countertop? Don’t like looking at it?

Same…

Luckily for you, I have experimented with different ways to improve that disgusting countertop. I’ll be walking you through 2 different ways you can update your bathroom countertop.

Here are the main steps for this project. You can click the different steps to jump to those sections or just keep scrolling along!

1. Peel-and-stick wallpaper bathroom countertop update
2. Marble epoxy kit bathroom countertop update
3. Bathroom countertop update comparison

If you’ve seen my post about how I updated my bathroom vanity / bathroom cabinet, then you know that this picture below is what I was starting with.. .EWW.!!!

And these (images below) are two different styles I tried with this SAME bathroom vanity and the SAME bathroom countertop… I know, pretty impressive… First, I will walk you through how I did the first image.

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Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper Bathroom Countertop Cover

STEPS

So this one is SUPER EASY. You just apply peel-and-stick wallpaper to the counter top and then I tried to waterproof it with 2 coats of the clear protective finish!

On the other hand, the second option….

It’s more expensive (like $200…), BUT I am obsessed with how it turned out and it’s still cheaper than totally replacing your counter.

Giani Carrara White Marble Epoxy Countertop Kit

STEPS

Obviously, follow the instructions given with the kit (see video below for quick overview). I am just going to give you the tips & tricks that I learned THE HARD WAY.

1. CLEAN
   • First, I recommend you use those tack cloths linked above. It helps get rid of lint and prevent air bubbles
2. PAINT
   • To start, you will have to paint the base coat
   • Afterwards, you will do the marble effect.
   • Before you start, I definitely recommend checking out the Amazon reviews and googling different marble patterns to get an idea for the specific marble pattern you want to do
3. MIX
   • In order to make the epoxy, you have to mix the epoxy with the activator to get the actual epoxy coat
   • While you are stirring, make sure to stir it for the full time. But, don’t stir much longer because it’s not kidding when it says you have like 20 min to get it all set
4. APPLY EPOXY COAT
   • Unfortunately, I actually messed up the first time and had to COMPLETELY RE-DO IT
   • SO, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY!!!!!

• DO NOT use too little — that will make it bumpy and have air bubbles
• Like I said, make sure you use a good amount so that it easily spreads all over. It should sort of feel like you are using too much

• Afterwards, make sure to inspect immediately for air bubbles! If you see any air bubbles now, they won’t be going away by themselves.
• In order to get out all air, I had to use tweezers to poke out any air bubbles. Almost like the air bubbles are pimples and you are using the tweezers to pop them. I know, GROSS! But I couldn’t think of a better comparison.

• Another option is that you can try using a hair dryer to blow out the air bubbles. I saw that some people recommended that, but I tried…. And that didn’t work that well for me. So I popped those pimples!

Then all you have to do is wait!

Unfortunately, I did this project before I started recording my projects. So I found this pin on Pinterest to try to give you an idea of the work that this method entails:

Bathroom Countertop Update Comparison

Overall, I like how the marble epoxy kit turned out better. It’s also more durable. However, it can be a pain — especially if you didn’t listen to my directions above. So use this table to see the main differences between the methods to see which option would work best for you!

OPTION	PEEL-AND-STICK WALLPAPER	MARBLE EPOXY KIT
Ease	Very Easy	Hard
Cost	$6.99 (at the time I posted this)	$199.99 (at the time I posted this)
Duration	Max: 2 hours	Many hours…. you are required to wait hours between coats and the process itself takes forever
Result	It still looks way better than it did before, but I washed my face in that sink and when water got everywhere, my 2 coats didn’t make it as waterproof as I had hoped	It looks amazing, but I had redo it because I didn’t do it right the first time, so there were air bubbles and it drove me crazy. So it was A LOT of work sanding that down and redoing the whole thing.

I hope you found this helpful! Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or leave comments!

Again, I will be posting follow-up articles on how I did the rest of the bathroom and combine them all into a summary article! But here is the YouTube video for a sneak peak! Of course, don’t forget to subscribe to my channel!

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