One thing I love to do whenever I have free time is refinish furniture. I am obsessed, seriously
obsessed with Annie's Chalk Paint. If you've been thinking about painting a piece of furniture but were worried about all the labor involved, then this paint is for you! It cuts down on the process and has a great matte, shabby chic finish to it. You don't even have to sand the furniture- just paint away!
So, the night before we were to have my hubby's office over for a holiday lunch I set out to refinish this hutch:
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| Craigslist find- $100. I could see the potential! |
Months ago I had spray painted the hutch gray, so that when a top coat was put on and then sanded the gray would show through. So I was all set to paint away, and had chosen "Old White" as my color of choice. Did I mention that I decided to do this in my dining room? At 11pm? Yeah, I love that kind of pressure! (No seriously, I do. Weird, I know. Or maybe lazy. There was no way I could move the hutch by myself and the hubs was in bed, but I wasn't going to let that stop me!)
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| In process |
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| Each phase of the facelift |
It took me about 2 hours to put two coats of paint on the hutch and then sand it a bit. The paint is such a breeze to work with! The last step I started and need to finish is a layer of wax to seal it. I'll get to that soon. I love the way it turned out!
