Refinished Hutch

A couple of months ago I decided I needed a hutch.

Mostly because I got tired of looking at the old and ugly microwave cart that 

I've owned for 15 years.

It was the first piece of "furniture" we bought for our home.

I use the term furniture loosely as there wasn't any solid wood on the whole thing.

Am I sorry to see it go?

Not even a little.

I started browsing the classifieds hoping to find a buffet or hutch that would fit 

into my small dining area...

and into my budget.

I looked for a few weeks.

Nothing.

Patience has it's rewards, my friend.

Finally, I found her.

I knew she was the one the second I laid my eyes on her.

And she was reasonably priced.

Woot! 

But, she needed a make-over.

She was in great shape and was well loved by her previous owners who had her for 30 years

and she was beautiful in her own right.

She just wasn't my style yet.

So I set out to refinish her.

Here's how I did it.

1- I removed all the brass hardware, hinges, glass, grates, everything.

2- I painted all of the hardware using Black Rust-oleum Hammered spray paint.

Two coats.

3. I sanded her down (but not completely, just enough to given the primer something to grab on to.)

4- I primed her using Behr Premium Plus Oil-based Primer Sealer

(because as the nice man in the paint department at Home Depot told me, 

if you are refinishing furniture that has an oil-based paint or lacquer finish you need to use use an

oil-based primer.  Because water and oil don't mix and the primer will just scratch right off.)

I applied one coat.

5- After priming, I sanded again to get a smooth finish.

6- Then I painted her with

Behr Premium Plus Ultra Paint & Primer in one.

I used the color

Cozy Cottage

in Satin.

7- I then sanded her lightly again (not enough to remove any paint.)

and then sanded the edges (this time enough to remove the paint) to give her a nice antiqued feeling.

Yes, I took something old, made it look new and then made it look old again.

8- After letting her dry for 24 hours I used a glaze to show off her age.

I used Behr Premium Plus Faux Glaze.

I mixed this 4 to 1 with some black paint I already had.

I covered one section at a time and then lightly wiped the glaze off with a damp rag.

I then wiped again with a dry rag.

9- After glazing every surface, I let that dry for several hours and then

I used Rust-oleum ultimate Polyurethane 

in semi-gloss.

I used a foam roller and just rolled her on smooth.

I gave her two coats.

I let her dry for the recommended 48 hours.
Okay, that's a lie.  I brought her in the house after 5 hours.
But, then I didn't touch her until the next morning.

Usually I wouldn't do this, but seeing as she isn't like a table
that would be getting moderate-a whole lot of use
I thought it'd be okay to break the rules.

Then I brought that beauty in to live with us in the house.
I re-attached the hardware, glass, grates, and put the cupboards and drawer back into place.
Then admired her.
For a long time.

Total cost:  $200 for the hutch
$30 for paint
$5 for foam rollers
(not including the glaze that I had on hand.  That's another $10 if you were to buy it)

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