Refurbish pressboard hutch and buffet
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Jahma
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I have a built in hutch and buffet that I really want to keep and refurbish. It is really ugly and dated. I am considering painting it a neutral color. We have removed all the paneling in the house and replaced with wood carsiding to give it a "cabin" feel. Any suggestions?
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This would be lovely in an ivory color that compliments your new walls. As this is "press-board" You'll need to research what steps you'll need to take. Swap out the hardware and consider lighting the upper cabinets. Is the insert in the upper cabinets glass or plastic? If plastic, consider replacing with specialty glass, reed, ripple, bubble or the like, I'm pretty sure you can find something similar in plastic as well! :D If this is leaded glass lucky you!
Michelle R
on Feb 02, 2015
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I agree, change the hardware and lighten the piece, maybe contrast the back splash color and inside the cabinet to give it a little punch
Ginger Robinson
on Feb 02, 2015
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Definitely change hardware, if your afraid of painting.......get foam board , red/green plaid fabric & duck tape....cut, cover foam board & apply to back of shelves. My suggestion of using red/ green fabric was to keep your cabin look. I did my shelving with red & white Chevron fabric..love it!
Mags
on Feb 02, 2015
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Hi! Since you're going for a cabin feel, and all the woodwork appears to be a very light, natural pine, I would paint the base a bolder color, like red or blue (whatever you like and that complements your furniture. I would actually remove the upper doors and paint all of the beadboard in the back in a creamy white, all the way to the top of the plywood. Then trim out the fronts of the shelves with the same natural pine. Then fill the shelves with some rustic and colorful vintage pieces that will give you the cabin feel. Make sure you post some after pics!
Country Design Home
on Feb 02, 2015
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Depending on the room colorI would go for adding a pop of color to the piece thus making it a focal point/main piece in the room. I think that would be totally awesome! The thing about presswood is being careful not to saturate it with whatever products you use on it. If you do, the board warps, crumbles into sawdust, etc. There are may great articles on line on how to refurbish press wood pieces. Basically it the surface is roughened slightly, primed then painted. Sounds and is simple enough however like I said, you just have to be careful about saturating the presswood. Test an area first before working the whole piece. You may save yourself a lot of agony. Decoupage or some other faux finish works well too on press wood like yours. Building stores have all types of products ranging from wood to plastic to even new press board that could be used to refurbish the piece. If you're attached to the style of the piece and for some reason you find that you're unable to refinish the press board, consider deconstructing it very carefully and using the pieces as templates to rebuild a similar piece out of plywood or some other cheaper product. However, I found that sometimes it cost more to refurbish a piece of presswood then it would be to simply replace it by building something else from scratch or using another piece made of actual wood that i was able to pick up at a building/wood salvage yard or local thrift store that sales furniture! Remember, if homeshowes can redecorate an entire building for $10K dollars, you can do the same with as little as $50-$100! Good luck and have fun! What a neat project.
Venus Thecla Correa Mynatt
on Feb 03, 2015
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I'd remove that panelling behind your hutch/buffet. Either that, or fill the grooves. That is what is ugly and cheap looking. Definitely paint that and the bulkhead/cornice at the top. I'd keep the back of the hutch neutral so your collectibles, etc. will be the focus. The hutch itself looks OK as does the top of the lower cabinets if the pics are good. I wouldn't paint these until you paint the bottom cabinets which look like plywood. I'd go with a colour from your furnishings or accessories.
Marion Nesbitt
on Feb 03, 2015
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either replace the paneling or fill the groves with wood filler. Sand the whole thing and repaint with an updated color. Change the hardware and replace the glass
Debra Carol Cochran-Arnold
on Feb 03, 2015
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Either paint the back paneling part or you could get some wallpaper or fabric. if using fabric, either use spray adhesive or staples and then trim it out to hide. Paint the cabinets with chalk paint and slightly distress to go with your cabin decor. Go to pinterest and search cabin decor, painted wall units, chalk painted cabinets, etc. That will give you an idea. You can also update your cabinet doors by adding some trim/molding on the front and then painting. It would really update the look. And obviously new hardware. If you're willing to do all the DIY, you could completely make this look new and amazing for little money.
Beth H. Makemeprettyagain.blogspot
on Feb 04, 2015
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Clean the piece good with a deglosser, rinse well as directed. I would paint it with chalk paint. Make your own, it works beautifully and cost a fraction of the other made chalk paints, I would not use the wax as a sealer though..use an polyacrylic. Put on some new hardware..the back of it can be made more attractive, fill in the groves with sheet rock mud..let it dry then sand smooth..use a puddy knife to smooth it out. its cheap and with patience easy to do. Paint it or wall paper. I look forward to seeing the new hutch.
Terra Gazelle
on Jun 21, 2015
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