Giani Granite Paint Review and Give Away

For the past two years, I have been greatly considering painting our cheapo-fake butcher block counter tops.  We obviously could not afford to get what I really wanted, which was marble.  So I decided to try the next best thing, paint!  I had seen the Giani Granite Paint before and thought it was really cool..  But not sure it was for me.  I put it on the back burner.  Well, low and behold they contacted me and asked if I would try it out and review it on my blog… I felt like it was meant to be. (They are extremely nice folks over there.)
I started the project last Thursday and wrapped it up on Saturday.  There is a lot of waiting time involved. I knew I had to get rid of sticky fingers that would be touching the wet paint,  so off went my 2 year old to her grandparents.
The steps are clearly noted on the web and the DVD they send you, so I’m not going to repeat what you can already find.  I will how ever share with you some of the videos I watched on You Tube that helped me.  This one and this one about veining.
They say you don’t have to be a creative person to make this look good, but I disagree.  It does help the paint look more real if you spend extra time and a bit of creativity on your project. 

1. My first tip would be to find an example of the type of granite you wish to recreate for your kitchen.  Giani offers 3 different kits.  The out come is really up to you.  There are so many different ways of doing it.  I wanted a lighter color so I chose the Sicilian Sand kit.  I used a lot more white paint near the end to achieve my desired look.

 2. Make sure you watch the DVD included several times to really understand how to paint it on .  Use the internet to search out all the other bloggers who tried this.  Also watch You Tube videos, there are many.

 3.  Follow all the steps.  It really does make a difference if you miss one...not that I did, oh no not me....

 When I first started, I thought I had made a mistake in doing this.  But everything started to come together once I was half way around the kitchen.  I began to feel more comfortable and started being more creative.  And then the paint started to take on a life of it's own :)  Over all my husband and I are very happy with the end result.  I think once I finish my cabinets and paint the wall it will look like a brand new kitchen at a fraction of the cost.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

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