Countertop Contest: First attempt @ countertops

A friend was going to replace their faux butcher block countertops. I told them I had seen people paint them with the AIO paint and asked if I could practice on their countertops since I had just painted their cabinets.. If they didn’t like it then they could replace them. I used the plastic bag method, this was before the faux paw came to be. After deglossing very well I used linen as the base coat. Then applied champagne, oil rubbed black, gunmetal, pearl and white wash antiquing gels and more Linen for depth. After three days I applied two coats of top coat. Water resistant wasn’t available yet. Needless to say…they loved it!