Howdy one and all! I know I've been MIA for a few weeks now! Well, I'm feeling more like
me and have begun to tackle my greatest task . . . the "Elephant in the Room", my china hutch! LOL! The reason I call it the "elephant in the room" is because I live in a one bedroom apt without a patio for a painting area. Plus the cabinet is much too large for me to use my usual outside space, my parking space. *_* Thus, I have to paint it in place in my livingroom; inconvenient mess, especially since the piece is so large. Here is its present paint colors plus a peek at some of my blue/white collection. : -)
It's been this color since about 2002! I'll show the first original paint job when I do the complete reveal! This hutch is the first piece of furniture I ever attempted to paint! Please ignore the mess in the picture below; one of the challenges of diy in an apt - moving furniture and everything else around when you're painting. lol
I had a challenge on this back area. You can see where the top of the hutch sat; the last time I painted with the top in place. Can you see the old turquoise color?
Here's a sneak peek of where I'm taking it now! The first step of painting it two-toned! This color is a bit misleading as I've since remixed the diy chalk paint. But not by much . . . -_^ What do you think the second color will be?
So that's it for now! I'm hoping to finish this by this weekend .. . energy willing. Hope your week is going well. Stay tuned . . .
~Barbe~
Barbe I can tell you've really been working. Can't wait to see what it looks like when you've completed it.
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry, yes I'm really excited about this one. It's even looking better now that I have 2 more coats on it. Now I have to tackle the top half of the hutch and sand it down. Then I'll wax and both pieces at the same time. : ) Thanks for stopping by.
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