Vintage Shasta Phase Three: Countertops

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Now that I was past the painting on the Shasta, I felft like I could really make waves on the rest of the camper! The kitchen was the next project to tackle, and that meant finding a way to redo the countertops and add a backsplash and some design details.

Countertops

I’ll be the first to admit, this was a total experiment. It could have failed miserably, but luckily for me, it worked out!

So the old countertops in the camper were actually made out of the same tile that was used for the floors…. Weird, right? They were also bright red, which obviously didn’t go with my new color scheme. It was such an interesting, small space, that I knew trying to lay anything down over the top, or trying to pry up that old tile was not going to work. I had to come up with a new solution, so I decided on…. Spray paint.

You read that right. In order to create a cool countertop in that space, I bought the Stone Textured spray paint, which gave it a really great texture and look, but yet went on easily.

I started by taping off everything that was not countertop. The sink and faucet, stove, oven, back wall, trim, etc. Then I took a little handheld sponge sander (not the electric kind) and just tried to rough up the countertop in order to get the paint to stick to it as much as possible.

After I had cleaned up the dust, I spray painted the entire countertop with a primer. I chose a grey primer so that it would match the stone texture I picked out, not knowing exactly how that would go on. After that had completely dried (I think I waited until the next day), I hit it with the Stone Texture spray paint! When using this, it’s important to keep a steady, even spray going. If you feel like one section needs more paint, wait until the current coat dries and come back and hit it again later. If you try to pile on the wet paint, the stone texture clumps and doesn’t go on smoothly.

After applying a couple coats to this and letting it dry, I went back through using a foam brush, and applied a few coats of Verathane to seal it.

This countertop came out looking so cool! You would never know just looking at it, that it’s pretty much all spray paint. The textured stone spray adds a really cool element that keeps it from looking just flat and shiny.

After using the countertop a few times, I will say that the only downside is that it tends to get water rings/discoloration if liquid is left directly on the counter for too long. They do seem to disappear, but I did have a little freak out when I thought I just ruined the new countertops I worked so hard on!