Hutch-tastic!

You've seen "Her Hutchiness" here in her moody white pumpkin fall phase.

 

And again, all dressed up for the holidays - don't they just seem like they were about five minutes...and ages ago?

...and just last week!
But, you haven't seen how her journey began...  I needed something for the l-o-n-g wall that spans my family room and kitchen.  Height was an important factor, too.

 The Mr. Craig hunt was on!  My requirements were an open top and an open bottom.  Hopefully with some French-inspired lines.   This is how she looked when I adopted her...  I did find her on Craigs List, but by the time I e-mailed the seller, she was donated to S.P.A.R.C.C.s, so I had to drive down to Sarasota with the Strapping Lad. 

 Yikes!  In this photo she looks 1980s country.  After a couple of trys, we were able to fit her like puzzle pieces into the back of the van - never a dull moment with Cheap Chic Mom!

Since you already know I don't much care for a lot sanding, she got a couple of coats of bonding primer (I used Sherwin Williams').  Then, I painted some of the edges with an acrylic red paint.

Hmm, for some reason I didn't take the knobs off...

It always looks worse, before it looks better!  Darling Husband removed the wine rack grid for me - it wasn't too bad of a job - it was just nailed in.

After it got a couple of coats of flat black paint, I sanded down the edges a bit where I had painted red, I also sanded around the knobs a bit, as if it were naturally worn.  I was going for a layered paint look, so I got white (primer) and red (acrylic) underneath the black.

To finish it, I dipped a cloth in paste wax and walnut stain to get even more layers...  I wanted an open bottom so I could put large sized baskets underneath for pretty storage.  You can see (below) how I have those baskets full.  Well, maybe another post...

The rest is hutch history!
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