the Goodwill HUTCH

I don't think there is a single person out there, rich or poor, that doesn't love a good thrift store. Personally I prefer the smaller - guy next door type of thrift store,the prices are a bit more reasonable. But on a recent trip to the GOODWILL I found a diamond in the rough....

An OLD 1970's hutch...here is the top of the hutch

 

 

 

this is the bottom

 

 

 

Here are the cupboards - liken the detail.

this is after a sanding

 

Here are the drawers - love the key hole

 

Here is the hutch after I painted the hutch a light grey. There is no color name because I created it - I made some CHALK PAINT using 2 parts paint to 1 part plaster of Paris, just mix and add until you get a thick pancake type mix...then I added black acrylic paint until I got the color I needed. You wouldn't think it but I used quite a bit of black paint to get it to this color.

 

 

 

I painted the inside back of the hutch top with a cream colored paint and the edges of the inside of the hutch I painted a light robins egg blue.

 

I accented the cupboard doors and the top cabinet doors with the same blue

 

and here is the grand reveal....

 

 

We found the knobs at Hobby Lobby and I just SPRAY painted them with a matching cream paint

 

I am thinking I may need to touch up the screws

 

Up above is an up close shot of the knobs...love it with the blue & grey

{oh and a little rascal who loves to invade ALL my photos}

 

 

I know you may be thinking that yellow walls & red accents is all too much color for a kitchen but I guess its a reflection of my life, scattered, filled with kids and chaotic...kind of like my decorating ideas in that there kitchen.

 

I LOVE it!!!

 

 

I wanted to have a substantial piece in the kitchen and I wanted it to work less like a showcase piece and more of a functional storage unit. I put my glass ware in here and some serving pieces in here that are easily accessible. Again lots of color....

 

but compared to my last piece I think this is a really awesome improvement...

 

Here is my last hutch ---vintage lovely but not real practical...the glass doors stuck a lot and the whole thing was a bit wobbily and the drawers served as a clutter catch all and this hutch served merely as a collection case...nothing was ever used in it...

 

 

I painted it black too - not very happy

but the detail was amazing on it...

 

see vintage Pyrex and little collections never handled or used...just a showcase unit

and OH so thin - hence the wobbily-ness....

 

in case you are wondering I sold this piece for 130.00 and bought my new one for

 

 

 59.99 at GOODWILL...

not a bad trade off right???

so keep that in mind when you are out at thrift stores...things may look bad but its nothing a bit of paint cant fix....

 

I am linking this up to the following parties:

 

market yourself Monday

craft-o-maniac

think pink sundays

make it pretty Monday

sew cute Tuesday

made with love Monday

craftastic Monday

made by you Monday

masterpiece Monday

handmade Tuesdays

Tuesday trash to treasure

one project at a time

too cute Tuesday

show me what you got

Tuesdays @ the scoop