Saturday, March 19, 2011

Hutch Makeover

I have wanted to makeover my 14 year old hutch for quite a while because it becomes the catch all for everything we want out of the way- I cleaned it out and organized the bottom cupboards, but the upper cupboard held all kinds of clutter, that you could see through the glass- So I used chalkboard paint on the glass. ( I am loving the chalkboard paint.) Then I wanted to add some color- Although, when it was finished I was not happy with the color- I wanted a darker grayish blue, oh well!
I learned that I  should have sanded it a little since it is laminate  and the paint chips off easily- I distressed it and wanted to use some stain over the paint, but because it is a laminate I can't really bear any wood and have it take the stain. Which is also one reason why I chose the lighter color. So no stain- it did not work. I'll have to post sometime my other chalkboard projects, a menu board and my boys bedroom closet- which has been great to put to do's on and for Parker to work on his Times tables.
So Stacey, it is wierd that you could see the picture of the hutch on the last post, because it is not showing up on mine.

So here is the before and after pictures.

I would have left the handles off and just used the knobs on the bottom but there were some holes that showed through.

1 comment:

  1. Totally love it. I know you said you wanted a different color, BUT I am in love with that color. My friend did her hutch that color and I have been ogoling it ever since.

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