When we brought the popup home, and my mind started researching and blogging, and finding really cute campers, one thing I was seeing over and over again was everyone had been using the Rust-oleum Countertop Transformation Kits. It seemed like a super easy process, and made a HUGE impact on the look of the PUPs. Our counter tops were in excellent condition...they were just grey. Simple. But a transformation would make them POP!
I went to Home Depot, with the hopes of finding exactly what I was looking for; no such luck. So I had to jump online and SEARCH for a box. These boxes aren't cheap. And as Adam said "We don't need new counter tops. These are fine. NOT spending $150 on a kit." Ugh. Hate it when he says crap like that! LOL! So I was determined to find a clearance box SOMEWHERE. Insert: Ebay. Go figure! I found a box, in the color we wanted, for $75. SCORE! And it's Ebay, so if the seller doesn't send it, I get my money back. DOUBLE SCORE!
While I waited on said box to ship, I watched this video, over and over and over!
And to my surprise, the box showed up 2 days early!!! Everything else in the camper was complete, and we didn't even have to wait to do the next step!
But before we could work on the counter tops, we needed to cut a few new pieces for the popup.
Our kitchen table was warped. It was like that when we bought it. A little bit of water had apparently caused the edge to swell. So Adam said he could cut a new piece, no problem.
In addition to the table, the counter top around the kitchen sink had experienced the same issue: water had caused swelling along the edge. It was slight, but knowing that we have boys, and they wash their hands and water splashes, we needed to replace that piece of counter top with real wood.
Handy Hubby to the rescue! He can build anything. Give him a saw, a tape measure, and a piece of wood, and we have a new table and counter top. Bam!
Once cut, we were ready to start the restoration. We've used the cabinet restoration, and this seemed just as simple. Follow the steps EXACTLY!
I had gone to Home Depot earlier in the day and bought all of the supplies that are on the list in the box. It was late after baseball practice, but we needed to get the first coat of adhesive down so it could cure for 12 hours. Jackson helped, while Everson slept! (that would be Everson in the camo shirt under the covers. Sweet boy....
Note: we took him inside BEFORE we started anything with paint and sanding.
Don't worry!
Our first step was to cover all of our awesome new floors and tape tape tape the cabinets.
Next, we grabbed the iPad and watched the video YET AGAIN! Just to make sure we didn't miss anything.
(yikes. late night. not pretty. But we were on a mission!)
We followed the directions exactly and after applying the adhesive paint, we did the fun part: adding the chips! And then, we went to sleep while the paint dried.
The next morning, we had a few places that we needed to reapply. And after another of baseball, the counter tops were ready to be sanded and final layer of "paint" applied. So simple, and yet such a HUGE impact in our camper! And once it was all dry, and ready to go, I spent 3 hours vacuuming up all those extra chips and dust. ugh!! What a mess! LOL!
Stay tuned!
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