So we left with this lovely mismatched area that needed a countertop.
My husband cut a piece of quarter inch pine plywood down to fit the space. I keep telling myself that maybe I'll learn how to use all of his fancy tools but in reality, they scare me! Maybe one day...
I bought some marble contact paper. The first roll I bought was off of Amazon and it was awful. The backing didn't want to come off and it was just a mess. So I was super excited when I found this stuff at Lowe's.
This is what I want our future countertops to actually look like. I love white and gray swirl marble. Beautiful!
My model will demonstrate how to stand on the future countertop:
This was really easy. I just rolled out the paper and cut where I needed. The contact paper wasn't wide enough to cover all of the board so I did have to do it in 2 sections. I made sure the seem was in the back and you can hardly tell unless you're trying to look for it.
I used duct tape on the back just to make sure it was super secure. To get the corners just right, cut a little slot and fold it over.
And here she is! All ready to go.
I put my Keurig on there along with a cute stand for a catch-all space that holds daily used things. That big black bog looking thing is our stereo that we mounted to the wall. And of course I had to add some flowers and candles for some prettiness. My next project for this area is to paint the cabinets but I'm waiting for some warmer weather!
that looks great, Rae! nice job :)
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