Giani Countertop Paint Kit, White Diamond

so far I am very satisfied with this product. I believe it is very easy to use. I don't know my kitchens exact square footage but I think it's pretty normal sized. This one kit was plenty for me. I used about 80% of the black primer, all of the pearl, had just enough of it. And still had a half can of the white left. I used the entire can of top coat. The primer was a quick application. I let it dry an entire day. It took me about 5 hours for the sponging part of this project. I was exhausted but just turn on some music and get in the groove. I believe anytime you don't like how it is turning out just add more white! I feel like this is pretty easy. Anyone could do it. I don't really understand the reviewers who said they couldn't get good results and that a drunk cat did it, you just have to be patient with it. My kit DID NOT come with a DVD like some reviewers stated. I watched videos on giani's website that were very helpful. I would advise on buying some paint trays that arent included in the kit, and a pack of paper plates. I did the veining technique but not without practice on the sheet they gave you. I did my practice sheet my first day of applying base and it made me very confident for the next days sponging. This product is very customizable to whatever you want. I DID NOT USE ANY OF THE GOLD. Do not feel like you have to use it just because it come with the kit. I did not want any warm colors in my kitchen and I wanted this to look like marble slate so I used zero gold. I think it's a nice touch if you're going for that look but I was not. I did freak out when I put the top coat on because it came out very potent baby blue color. It did dry completely clear though although I do see some reviewers blue hue did not go away. I contacted Giani about this issue and they advised me that if you leave too much black coming through it can be blue. I did get some extra fine silver glitter to sprinkle into my counter tops. It added a great touch. I feel like my counter tops are very vivid and bright. I did purchase the Giani counter top cleaner because I would love to get many, many years out of this paint. I am consernded with how long it will hold up but I think I'd rather baby my counter tops and spend $80 rather than spend thousands. I used all my clear coat which ended up being 3 coats. I will update this review with time with updates on how the counter tops hold up

We recently renovated a 200 year old farmhouse. In the main kitchen and bar areas we used a dark brown "coffee" colored granite. To the side of the kitchen is a large, walk-in pantry. We painted out its cabinets in white but the kelly green laminate countertops didn't fit with the rest of the kitchen. Because we removed the pantry door, we wanted a continuous theme. Rather than trying a dark brown counter top which would have made the pantry feel too enclosed and small, we went with the Giani countertop paint kit in white diamond. I was pretty skeptical. I'm not an artist, nor a painter.I followed the directions and began by painting the green counters black. This made me nervous, but I kept going. I layered on the paint colors using the sponge. I learned fairly quickly how important it is to let the paint dry between coats. If you're painting the white on the black and the black is still wet you'll end up with a blurry grey finish. Layer by layer, the counters came alive. My skepticism began to fade. The individual paint canisters give you a lot of freedom to customize the final finish. I used less of the warm beige color and stuck with more of the greys and whites.The final step with the gloss was easy. The counters dried quickly. They looked great. My family couldn't believe it. The most honest recognition of a great job came from our contractor who arrived the following week and asked when I arranged to have marble counters go into the pantry. I touched the counters, studied them and couldn't believe it was just paint. Even our painter came to take a look and was amazed.My recommendation is to pay close attention to the tops of backsplash. Prepare well by using lots of frog tape to protect walls from any splatter or smudges.I highly recommend this product. For a very low price and a few hours you can turn old, ugly laminate into something pretty dazzling!Good luck!