This hutch was a hand-me-down from the same friend who gave me this side table:
This is what the hutch looked like before I put any paint on it:
Before I applied any paint, I made sure to remove as much of the hardware as I could. I used goo gone to remove any sticky residue, then wiped down the hutch with a 1:1 alcohol:water mixture to remove any dust and residual dirt.
I started painting in the garage, but when it started raining, we moved the piece into the house and I painted the hutch in my dining room. If you have ever used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint before, you would know that it is a water-based paint and it doesn't have the typical "paint smell" you would expect from latex paints.
This is a picture of the hutch in progress:
3 coats of paint and 2 coats of wax later...
Here's a close up of the distressing details on the hutch:
The handles were originally more of a brass-y finish, but I dry-brushed Rub 'n Buff in Gold Leaf to get the finish that you see in the pictures above.
Here are some more shots:
I know, I know...I hate my ceiling fan too, but this room is a work in progress...
And just because I started decorating my Christmas tree, I wanted to include those pictures too...you know, just for funsies!
Isn't she gorgeous? I love this hutch to pieces and, again, I am so thankful to my friend Ben and his family for thinking of me when they wanted to get rid of their hutch and side table. I feel like this piece adds so much character to an otherwise bare dining room! Let me know what you think!
This post is linked up to: A Bowl Full of Lemons Blog, One Project at a Time: 12/2/2014
I love your renovation! I actually have a hutch I want to redo as well. Which color of ASCP did you use?
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel! I used old white by Annie Sloan for the hutch! Good luck! I would love to see before and after pictures ☺️
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