Thursday, February 27, 2014

Hutch Redo w/ Burlap

First of all, I feel like I've been MIA.  I've been working, but haven't been doing blog posts (this post is going to be short because my garage door was frozen shut so I didn't have good light for my pics).  I think this winter has finally taken its toll on me.  I haven't really been happy about going to the garage like I usually am.  It's so COLD!!  I'm hoping warmer weather will bring back my motivation!

Enough complaining, on to the makeover!  

 I've drooled over white, farmhouse style hutches on Pinterest and all over bloggy land for the past two years.  I wanted somewhere to store and display my white dishes (the few I've collected).  I have a small house and the layout doesn't leave me a lot of wall space.  I didn't think a hutch was really doable, so I've never really looked for one for myself.  A few weeks ago this hutch was posted on my local FB classifieds.  I snatched it up thinking to redo and sell it.  Thankfully it sat in my garage for a while while I was working on other things and during that time my wheels started turning.  I have a very small space between my bathroom door and my kitchen (I know, yuck that they're so close, right!) where I had a small, black antique dresser.  I liked it, but I started thinking maybe this hutch would fit there.  As soon as I thought it I ran out to my garage and measured.  Sure enough, it was the perfect size!  

I don't do this often, but I decided to KEEP IT! Yea me!!  



 Before




 After

This hutch is oak, which I've never had a problem with bleed through before.  This one was HORRIBLE!  It took 3 coats of shellac to fix it.  I was not happy.  And, because it took so many coats of shellac it made it hard to distress so I did it with my paint scraper instead.  I like the chippy look so it turned out to be a good thing.  I went a little heavier on the distressing cuz it's 
MINE! :)


 Originally I wanted the back to look like a grain sack.  I painted it the same color as my walls and then did a red stripe with two smaller stripes on the side.  I hated it.  Even after I distressed it it just looked flat.  I know I've said before that I love texture so I decided to go with burlap instead (<3 how organic it feels).
  I LoVe it!  It's casual and a great backdrop for my dishes. 




I know I do a lot of color, but I love white furniture.  It says simple and clean.  I was telling Ania it actually makes my dining room look bigger even though it's twice as big as the piece that was there before.  Go figure!  :)

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Creamy Butter Highboy

I'm afraid of yellow.

There I said it! :)  Maybe, I'm not afraid of it, maybe I just don't like it very much.  I'm not sure, but I've tried painting a few pieces yellow and ended up painting over them because I just wasn't feeling it.  BUT, I thought I'd give it a go again.  I'm taking baby steps though and wanted a really light, buttery yellow to get my feet wet. 

This cute, little dresser was the perfect candidate.  I can't believe what a difference this pretty, subtle color did for it!  


 Before



 After

This color makes me want to lick it.  But, I controlled myself cuz that would just be weird.  ;)






 I used these knobs on this dresser and really wanted the contrast with the yellow, too.  I originally had different knobs in mind, but they didn't have 8 of them.  I'm so glad now-these are perfect! 



 I tried a stencil on the top drawer (after spending 1/2 the day fixing the stinking thing) and ended up not liking it.  I settled for using different knobs instead.


 It had a nice wood top so I did my favorite thing and stained it dark (I started using Java Gel and love it!).  It's such a pretty contrast to the creamy paint. 





 It has such a cute, curvy base.



 Can't wait for my tulips to come up this spring!  




color = Hinoki by Sherwin Williams

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Terra Cotta Sewing Table

I recently finished a cute little antique sewing table (here) and had a request for another one.

I found this one at the same Habitat for Humanity and was so glad to be able to do it in a different color.  She sent me a pic of a Spanish Tiled floor and said she would like it to look like terra cotta.  Loved that idea!

I started with the color Armagnac from Sherwin Williams (which is a muted orange) and then dark waxed it to give it some dimension (which is always hard to tell in pics!). 



Before

I always wonder how many people passed it by not giving it a second thought or thought how ugly it was (or not useful anymore).  



 After



 Love the warmth in these knobs and think they compliment the paint color so well.  











It had a beautiful cherry top that I stained with Java gel.  This is a horrible pic!



Love how she turned out!  Until tomorrow! :)

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