Ok so firstly the images show my counter/cabinet before and after.This contact paper is high quality and great value. I had old laminate countertops and didn't want to rip out and replace the entire thing, and I really think this and a coat of primer and paint on the cabinet is as close a second as I can get. The contact paper (I got matte) looks like REAL MARBLE until you touch it (or look at the corners lol). My partner, who thought doing peel and stick counters wasn't going to work out, can't stop talking about how good it looks.That said, it was NOT EASY and NOT QUICK to apply. This counter took me approx. 4 hours to do by myself, although that time included caulking and spending about 45 mins trying to figure out how to approach the sink without cutting the paper. After I did the counter trim piece (trying and failing with the first 3 sticks before finally getting it right) I seriously had a moment of doubt that I could do the rest of the counter and make it look good or realistic. I also vowed that I would NEVER do this again. But alas, I was wrong, I WILL do this again and it was 100% worth the struggle. I also got way better at it as I figured out how to work with the contact paper.If you are considering doing this, I highly recommend the following:- choose matte finish for the marble paper. My mom has marble and it looks extremely similar in the matte finish. It also has a really nice feel to it.- have a friend, parent, lover, partner, colleague, WHATEVER to help you. Seriously.- wash your countertops super well before applying. If you have laminate over MDF then prime the raw mdf underside of the counter overhang first so the paper has something smooth to adhere to.- if your counter has a "trim", use a long strip of paper from wall to about 2 inches onto the counter top FIRST. Then go horizontally in one piece across the length of the countertop and use caulking/sealant to cover the seam. Looks professional. Even without the sealant/caulking you really can't notice the seam in the pattern very easily.-use a pin to poke any bubbles AFFER you finish. Once you poke the hole, push the air out the hole evenly on ALL SIDES. Then blow-dry the area on high to seal the hole and it will close up. If you only push the bubble on one side, it will seal the adhesive to the counter where you pushed, thus making more, smaller bubbles which require more holes to fix. Trust me.-use a blowdryer to make the paper more malleable, but beware it doesn't take much heat and the texture feels thinner when you do this, so I would only really use this to make smooth corners.- if you have curved corners on your countertop I have no advice for you.. I literally had to fold mine at the corner and it's the only visual way to tell that there is contact paper on my countertop. I have no idea how I would do it differently in future but I did apply some sealant to the folded seams at the corner and you really need to look really closely to see them now.-around sinks... remove old caulking/sealant, cut a hole in the middle of the sink and slowly cut it bigger until it overlaps about 1-2 inches onto the porcelain of the sink. Then cut vertical slits into the paper and use an Old credit card or similar to push the paper under the edge of the sink. Once completed trace the sink with an exacto knife to cut the excess paper off. I made lots of mistakes at this part (like cutting too much so the old counter showed at the edge of the sink at one part). You can cut a small piece of the paper and cover any mistakes, then use waterproof sealant to seal the edges against water AND hide your mistakes. I used white and you can't even tell that it's there/it looks normal. I also sealed along the wall, the corner folds, and at the seam where I placed the trim. Use painters tape on each side of the seam to caulk and then pull it up for a super tidy finish.- like some folks here suggested, I used a bit of windex in one area to make it "slide" into place and I DONT recommend this as the paper won't stick into place until the windex dries completely and even then I'm pretty sure the glue was compromised in the area I did this on.Overall: love it, would 1000% torture myself to do it again.