Hello Hutch...

Scott and I registered for china when we got married 12 years ago. I had always loved the "Old Country Roses" pattern. I never dreamed we would actually receive any as a gift! Well, we received two full place settings and had enough duplicate gifts that we were able to return them and get enough store credit to purchase two more place settings. Over the years, my mother has bought me a few more accent pieces. We had a china cabinet we kept in the living room that had always looked out of place. Dishes go in the dining room or kitchen...not by the couch! Well, my mom was given a great china hutch a few years ago from a friend. She was able to use the bottom portion but never utilized the top. After she moved this past fall, she really had no more use for the bottom so we arranged a trade! I gave her our old one and we got this one. We had been using another GREAT piece of furniture in the dining room/kitchen as a pantry area but decided we thought it would look better in our master bedroom and we L-O-V-E it in there! This means, there is now room to put our china where it belongs...in the dining room! However, this "new" hutch needed some renovation before it could be part of our family!



Here is the bottom piece before...



Here is the top portion in the garage about to be sanded...

Scott working the electric sander...

After getting painted "Cottage White" and a little sand paper distressing...

This is after being glazed with "Dark Walnut". I love how it looks so worn...

Had to give 4 of the drawer pulls a shot of black spray paint!

Spraying on the polyurethane top coat. I have decided I need to get some of the "wipe on" poly to apply to some of the detailed areas by hand...

The hutch is so happy in the house and it has actually made my china even more beautiful! I am still missing some knobs. Hobby Lobby ran out of the ones I liked so I have to try another Hobby Lobby this week.

It is like it was MEANT to be there!!!

I am linking up to Met Monday! Go see even more great "Before and After" projects!