Did you think I was crazy when I bought this? I bet you did. The more days that went by I thought I was crazy for buying the 1970s Hutch Special. I mean, it even came complete with it’s very own fence. I didn’t even pay extra for that. 🙂
You may remember my ideas for it here:
Here’s what I came up with… drumroll please. 🙂
I first painted the hutch a custom mixture of Dark Roast and Creme Brulee by Country Chic Paint, then after living with it for about a month finally decided my custom mixture was too sage green. Enter Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter. I’ve been a fan of this color for a while and knew it would be striking with Country Chic Paint’s Elegance as the background.
When I painted the background of the hutch I was really doubting whether I’d keep it. It felt so country to me. My style isn’t country… it’s beachy chic. But I have no idea what I want in that space. It’s a decorating dilemma so I’ll keep it till I find something that works better.
Here’s how we did the transformation… We either removed or covered the wavy trim and that fence was pulled off almost immediately.
I opted to remove the cabinet doors on the top of the shelf in order make it feel less country and more open.
The knobs and pulls were a steal from a building warehouse near us… it cost me just $10 to replace them!
I staged this hutch for Easter since we were hosting this year and had this gorgeous sign hand made by Fleuri Post.
The fun part of having a hutch is that I can change up the background depending on the event I’m hosting… like when I did this scrapbook paper background from Elle’s first birthday.
That fun paper inspires me to look at some great wallpaper to cover the background with since I don’t love the blue with our walls… but at the very least it’s far better than it was when I bought it. Just a refresher:
This is one of my favorite furniture makeovers of yours! Well done!
thank you, april!
Beautiful job! I love it!
thank you, kelly! 🙂
What a transformation! Looking at the before and after photos, you’d think it was two totally different pieces of furniture.
I don’t really see it as country anymore. You did an amazing job I think and it fits very nicely in that space. When and IF you decide not to keep it, you should have NO trouble getting rid of it! Love it.
This was EXACTLY the type of hutch I was stalking Craigslist for! Great find and fabulous transformation!
Pinning to inspire me to get started on the one I bought for $35!
~ Ashley
Such a great transformation Jen! I wish I had room for a hutch like that – it would be so fun to style it!!