Marble Finish Paint

Step 2 faux green marble finish aplied to old tabletop.

Marble finish paint.

A unique specialty finish such as faux marble makes a statement in any room of your home. Chalk paint was invented by painter annie sloan who is widely credited with transforming the art of decorative painting with the publication of her book annie sloan s complete book of decorative paint finishes. Marble looks great in any room so use this painting technique to compliment your kitchen act as an accent in your family room or to spruce up your bedroom. We chose to replicate the traditional white with grey veining but this technique will work with any colors.

With chalk paint you can cover marble in one or two coats with little to no sanding beforehand. James calloway james calloway. Paint a faux marble finish. When the paint is dry add marble veining.

Choose your colors based on the type of marble you wish to recreate. Dab and smear the paint to create the look of marble. To make the paint look like real marble you want the. Black gray dark green a.

Create the look of marble at a fraction of the cost with a faux finishing technique. How to marble paint countertops. One of the easiest and most impactful ways to update old furniture is to paint it. Step 1 smooth the surface to ensure that the paint job looks as real and natural as possible you need to make sure that the surface is as smooth as possible.

Follow these steps for painting countertops to look like marble. And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish. For a lighter look sponge off excess paint onto a paper towel as you work. While this project looks difficult it s actually quite basic you just need some paint a handful of tools and a smidgen of patience.

Many years ago i bought a marbleize kit to paint a table and the results were surprisingly good. Rather than undergoing such an extreme project repainting a wall in a faux marble finish results in that. Equally surprising was how simple the kit was so i will reproduce the steps here the items you need are 4 colors of paint. Marble comes in many different colors including gold black brown and blue.

A genuine marble wall in a home entails not only major expense but a major remodel.