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My Chalk Painted Hutch

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Hi, Friends! It’s finished. I have to say that taking the “painting with a brush” route on this one sure has my hands feeling a little tired and crippled, but it was all worth it! Thank you so much for following alongside my chalk painting of this hutch on my IG stories! It’s so much more fun to have you along. If you are just tuning in to my journey of painting this beast, I actually found this at a thrift store for $60. My kids looked at me like I was crazy for wanting it and my husband might have too, but it was Mother’s Day, so who could say no, right? I am amazed at the difference in the before and after and am so happy with how it turned out!

 

I used my DIY Chalk paint recipe in color Benjamin Moore White Dove. It only took 2 coats on most of this hutch and that sure does make a painter happy. After the two coats, I lightly distressed it with 100 grit sand paper and then sealed it with wax. I happened to have these cute knobs just lying around in my drawer and they worked perfect for this hutch. I love it when that happens…I find things without remembering that I ever had them. And who knew that I would love these crocks in here better than I would having baskets. I should have saved myself the shopping trip for the baskets. These crocks and pitchers have my eyes spitting way more hearts than baskets would have.

 

Here are a couple of shots of the “before”. I couldn’t get it together by myself before I started painting, so these side shots will have to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I decided not to antique this piece. Although, I do love a good antiquing on a painted piece of furniture, I love the crisp feel of this with the white and grey toned towels and goods inside of the cabinet.

 

 

I bought a few multipacks of white soap from the store and just opened them and threw them into these amazing budget friendly glass jars. You can find these jars here but they are so much cheaper in store, I think I paid just under $12 a piece and they are 2 gallon (huge). I don’t know why they are listed for so much more on their site. The cotton balls went a long way in this huge jar too. And the smaller jar in between holds q-tips.

 

 

I couldn’t be happier with the contrast against our new Mannington Floors. The wide plank laminate floors gives just the perfect farmhouse look that I was looking for. You can see many more flooring details, here.

 

 

The whites, creams, whites, and creams just give me all the crisp, “I wanna jump in this cabinet” feels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boob light on the ceiling will be leaving soon. I thought it would be nice to give it one last farewell. I have some plans to change it out, possibly in a diy fashion, but first I must clean this messy renovated house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I initially took all of these photos with a roll of paper towel sitting right here on this chair. Hmmm, the things that blend in. I guess we could have all played “where’s waldo” if I would have left them there.

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I do love a good DIY and hopefully I inspired you to turn a piece of junk into something beautiful. Tag me @vintageporch on IG, I would love to see your projects! I would love to hear what you all think of my new/old hutch.

 

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  2. You are so talented!!! I LOVE watching your stories and diy projects. We are moving soon and I’m getting so many ideas and I’m constantly looking for awesome deals like your $12 coffee table and your $60 hutch but so far the the prices I’ve seen are more like the O.P.T…????

  3. Love this!! You did such an amazing job!! You’ve been inspiring me on so many of my projects! So thankful for all your helpful tips and tricks!

  5. Gosh I wish I had half of your eye for these things!!! You saw the beauty in it and brought it out!!! Thanks for taking us on the journey and providing inspiration!!

  7. Wow! This turned out even more beautiful than I had envisioned! You are encouraging me to get back into this again! It’s been YEARS, but you inspire me! Awesome job! 🙂

    Mary Hebner

  8. Wonderful piece! It looks so much better painted. Did it take long for wax to dry? Thanks so much for showing us your finished work. I imagine your family is enjoying the piece now!????

  9. Love everything you do! I’d love my home to look like yours ???? And I love even more that you tell us how to do it for less! Now if I would only just start somewhere! LOL

  11. The hutch looks lovely..You decorated the insides so nice…….love yr ideas!!!

  12. Beautiful! You see the potential of pieces and bring your visions to fruition! A real gift you have Natalie. Now who’s going to be the first to raid the q-tips when the bathroom supply runs out or grab one of those nice towels when they can’t find one of the useable towels? Lol!

  13. Oh my word! I don’t know how you will ever out do that one! Love, love, love! I so want one! You did an awesome job on it! Now I need to check out my thrift stores, though I don’t know how I’d tie it on top of my Honda Civic ????

  14. Love love it !! You did an. Amazing job. I can not believe that is the same price you took home I love your floors through your hous. Wish u lives closer I would love to to thrift stores with u. Thanks for sharing !!

  17. Love it so much! It looks so clean, yet cozy! I recently used your chalk paint recipe to redo an old mid-century vanity that a friend gave me for free! I am so thrilled with it… I still have to coat it with poly, but I’m going to post it on my feed soon???? Thanks for the inspiration!!!

  18. Absolutely gorgeous!! Fantastic work! It looks beautiful against that flooring. By the way, I just love your blog! Keep up the good work!

  19. Natalie, I don’t know how you make something so ugly into something so gorgeous. Not to mention that you JUST DO IT. I am so lazy even though I have fantastic plans LOL Anywho… I went dark on IG and I miss your stories the most. @my70sFarmhouse

  20. As always, you have done an amazing job with this old hutch. It look great with your floors. So happy things are coming together for you. You always find the best thing to “redo” – you have an amazing talent. Can’t wait for your next project. I love your patio. Actually, I love everything about your house.

  22. Oh thank goodness I don’t have to be mad anymore… I was going crazy to see the whole thing! LOVE it!! You sure saved that ugly duckling!! I was going along with you for the baskets but just love this instead, when did that idea hit? GREAT JOB!!!

  23. LOL I just wanted to type WOW, just WOW! then I saw someone else did already. So here is your second WOW, just WOW it looks amazing!

  24. Absolutely LOVE! I really didn’t like it when you bought it, but WOW! You’ve totally changed my mind. Beautiful!

  25. Amazing transformation! Love the clean new look which would look great in a modern decor or beach setting, too. Thanks for taking us on the journey. Thought you might be putting it in your new bathroom.

  28. Wow! This is very pretty! I love that you removed the mesh screen on the windows, too…

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