White Hutch

The consignment store where I sell my painted pieces had this hutch that a customer was interested in, but it was too dark for her taste.  The owner told her that I could paint it.  She loved that idea and bought the hutch specifically for me to paint.  

She wanted it to be white.  I searched a bunch of painted hutches on Pinterest and found some where the top of the base and the back of the shelves were left the dark wood.  Since the piece was in good condition, I suggested this to her and she agreed to it.

I honestly pushed this because I knew painting the top part of the hutch was going to be a lot of work.  Little did I know that I really didn't save myself any work.  I had to take the time to tape off the back panel as I could not remove it without damaging it.

Normally I buy the sample pot of paint, but since this piece was so large, I bought a quart.  I wasn't worried about having leftover as I can always use white paint.  I picked Behr Powdered Snow to make into homemade chalk paint.

I was able to paint the top and bottom pieces separately.  I usually put pieces up on a table so I don't have to bend to paint.  This makes painting so much easier.  I quickly gave the base two coats of paint and wished that was all to this project.

Then I started the work on the top part.  This is where I had to tape the back of the shelves.  It took twice as long to finish the top as it did the bottom because the taping and painting all the sides of the shelves (top, bottom and two sides each).

Even though it was a LOT of work, I think it came out gorgeous!

I heavily sanded all the edges and the rich dark wood peeks through giving it so much character.  I gave a quick coat of dark wax to the top and used Minwax Paste Finishing Wax on the rest.  I didn't do a thing to the hardware.  

The bottom half could really stand on its own, but the top steals the show!

I am so glad she agreed to leave the top of the base and the back of the shelves the dark wood.  It really makes the piece pop. 

The two doors on the top have glass, but I did suggest to her to put in some chicken wire as an option.  Either way, I think it came out so nice!

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