Hutch Transformation
Happy snowy Sunday morning!
We haven’t had a good snow in 5 years here in Arkansas so this southern snow storm took us my surprise! Although it’s made travel super hard… I love how every magical everything looks covered with a blanket of snow!
Since we were snowed in I decided to give my hutch a new look using milk paint and hemp oil from Shackteau Interiors.
First I gave it a good cleaning and removed all of the hardware.
MILK PAINT
If you haven’t used milk paint before it’s a beautiful finish, but it’s a little more advanced to figure out the mixture and outcome. You can create a easy distressed look by sanding areas before applying.
For this piece I wanted to do away with the distressed look so I added a bonding agent to my milk paint mixture.
I applied 2 coats all over and 1 additional coat to the areas that were wood colored or previously distressed.
I then removed the shiplap peel and stick wallpaper and had my hubby help with taking off the top decorative piece of the hutch. I wanted a more primitive squares look.
I briefly removed the doors to see how it would look with open shelving (I now know how to take and put back on cabinet doors😂). Ultimately I decided I liked the look with the doors on better.
SEALER
After it was all painted and how I wanted it I used hemp oil sealer and applied 2 coats.
DECOR
I then filled the hutch with a few simple pieces to give it a primitive look! This is a newer style to me so it took some back and forth with what pieces to add. Lately I’ve been craving a more minimal look. Seems like lately when I decorate I end up removing atleast 1/4 of it.
Simple. Clean. Squared. Textured. Minimal.
This seems to be the new decor style for The Robertson’s House! Now that doesn’t mean 3 months from now I won’t fill every space with things I love. Decor is like fashion. It’s okay to change your mind and style!!!
Do what makes YOU SMILE & brings YOU JOY!
VIOLA
What do y’all think? I’m super happy with it!
Here’s a quick video on the above steps!
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:) Danya
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?
I have a serious question. We do all the work to make our hutch beautiful and then we don’t use them for our dishes…?
Are Milk Paint and Chalk Paint the same thing?
You did a fantastic day....proof that snow comes for a reason, gives us the incentive to be productive.