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Faux Marble Bathroom Vanity DIY Project

Marble Bathroom Vanity are an expensive luxury that most of us just cannot afford. If you have an existing outdated Bathroom Vanity though, you can easily paint your own faux marble Bathroom Vanity that will fool everyone.

With a little paint and some elbow grease you can easily paint your own faux marble Bathroom Vanity over the weekend.

This project will cost you about $75. You should be able to complete your faux marble Bathroom Vanity in one weekend, but a lot some extra days to apply coats of polyurethane to protect your hard work.

To Faux Paint Your Marble Bathroom Vanity You Will Need:

Paint tray
3 china bristle brushes
artists paint brushes
latex paint, eggshell sheen: (base coat: Antique White); three or four marble-like colors (Tatimi Tan, Jute Brown, Coyote Trail 1224, Leather bound) – These paint colors are form Sherwin Williams
sea sponge
water bottle
latex primer (Kilz)

Latex glaze
cheesecloth
plastic containers
fine sandpaper
paper towels, rags or old t-shirts
semi-gloss acrylic varnish
foam roller and handle

Painter’s tape

Clean your Bathroom Vanity with an ammonia base cleaner. Make sure it is completely dry before moving on with this project.

Start by lightly sanding your laminate Bathroom Vanity. Wipe again to clean your work surface,

Now, prime the Kitchen Counter Tops by rolling on a coat of high quality latex base primer. Use a smooth paint roller. This latex base primer will be smelly, so open your windows if at all possible.

Once this primer has dried look around to see if your Bathroom Vanity needs another light sanding. If the surface is smooth, you can move on to the next step. If you find rough areas or dirt, then sand and paint again.

Now, take three different small painter’s buckets and mix one part of each of the 3 marble-like colors with one part water and one part latex glaze. You want this to be a thick mixture, but not gooey.

Squirt the Tatimi Tan and Leather Bound mixtures onto a small area on the Bathroom Vanity, and then use a clean dry rag to smudge the edges.

Next, add a vein for a realistic marble look by pulling the Camelback and Jute Brown mixtures into a natural flowing line with a dry brush or cheesecloth. The marble won’t look realistic if you see brush marks, so sweep your dry paintbrush in a sweeping motion across them. Turn you brush in a different direction and repeat.

To create three-dimensional marble Bathroom Vanity you need to rewet the painted area. Take one of your sea sponges and lightly wet it. Squeeze out any water. Now, tap it on the painted area to rewet it. Use your clean dry brush again in a sweeping motion to blend any lines.

Now, keep repeating this process over your entire Bathroom Vanity. I like to tape my Bathroom Vanity off in blocks of tile like you might find in a real marble Bathroom Vanity.

If any area of the faux marble paint treatment needs more veins, coil and pull an artist brush with Antique White paint across an area. If the vein is too wide, use a dry brush to carefully blend the paint, then try again.

Allow your faux marble painted Bathroom Vanity to dry then coat it with some varnish or polyurethane.

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