DIY & Home Improvement

Get it priced before you embark on one of these projects. The results look like they were achieved by professional faux stone painters and yours are likely to be far less perfect. In addition, the painted surface will be more vulnerable to scrapes and dings than the original surface.

Just measure the linear feet in each section and number of cutouts for sinks and cooktops.

Wood is vulnerable to water stains so unless you stain it black from the get-go, you likely will regret it down the road. Polished concrete is nothing if not durable and is the poor man's stone, so it might be the way to go if you can get the cost down to what new laminate would cost you.