![]() Mixing buckets: We used one of these small red buckets for mixing our Ardex (it mixes with water). ![]() It’s not easy to come by, but you can hunt for a local distributor on their site or just follow this affiliate link to get it on Amazon. We ended up using 2.5 bags, though I think we applied it a bit thicker than necessary. We took a bunch throughout our four rounds of applying/sanding the Ardex and I’m just using the ones that are most helpful. Forgive our photos for not being chronological. It wasn’t very complicated or difficult, just more labor and time intensive than we realized we were getting ourselves into. Maybe it was because we’re first timers, or maybe it was because our work area was especially large (we were dealing with 45 square feet of counters thanks to the U-shaped area in the cooking zone and the nook area by the table), but it turned out to be a tiring and messy job that spanned across five days. ![]() Somewhere between all of their pretty pictures and the low price tag for Ardex ($19 per bag) I had assumed this would be a quick and easy task. We did this using Ardex Feather Finish, which we’ve been really interested in trying since seeing a few other attempts like these from Kara Paslay, Little Green Notebook, Sarah’s Big Idea, and A Beautiful Mess. We haven’t sealed the counters yet (we haven’t been able to track down either of the two products that our research points to using), so the color will probably get a bit deeper after that step. In addition to the main kitchen area, we also gave the concrete treatment to the nearby nook by the eat-in part of the kitchen. We had creamy-yellow laminate (with the occasional burn mark or scratch). Here’s a reminder of what the counters looked like before. It’s giving off kind of a stark/cold vibe in these photos, but after we add some colorful window treatments, stuff on the shelves/counters, and remedy that bad faux brick flooring (and that almond stove) we think it’ll feel like a whole new room. Pictures don’t do it justice, but the whole room feels a lot more updated and less laminate-y. We’re really happy with how they turned out. Sherry shared this quick peek at our first coat in Friday’s post, and we’re back with the final results, the details of how we got there, and an in-action video to hopefully help explain the process. We concrete’d our kitchen’s laminate counters.
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