Chalk Paint Restores this Vintage Hutch

I couldn't love this piece more...

Vintage Hutch Before the Autentico Chalk Paint Magic

When I first laid eyes on it, I knew it had to come home with me. At nearly two meters long and heavier than you would think possible, 

I just needed "Mr. Muscles" for transport.
 
Amazingly there is not a chip on the laminate top & the diamond backsplash is without flaw.
The glass doors are perfectly preserved and...the piece de resistance....
it still has the original Turner knobs. 
Almost too good to be true!

I knew instantly this would be the new home of 
my equally-gorgeous Autentico Vintage Chalk Paint. 
How could it not be used to showcase them?

Now before No-prep, No-sand, All Natural Autentico Chalk Paint  
came to Australia painting this would've been a nightmare. 
In fact, I would've walked right by not willing to tackle the job. 
Sanding the high-gloss enamel (likely loaded with lead & other horrible toxins) 
then primer undercoat before finally being able to paint...bleh! 
Well...no more...

Instead I grabbed my Paint Brush and hit the backing with French Grey, 
this took two coats because I wanted it saturated with 
colour & not a PEEP of the old blue peeking through.

DURING: Top shelf in progress going from blue to Autentico French Grey

DURING: Coat one of French Grey, amazing coverage...only the slightest amount of bleed-through

DURING: Top shelf complete with French Grey

Casa Blanca Autentico Chalk Paint

Next up I  tackled  the top section with Casa Blanca....
all it took was one coat! 

Just ONE coat covered it beautifully & updated the tired, 
yellowed shiny enamel into a brilliant & modern white.  

Once again, no sanding was necessary. 
In fact, no preparation was necessary at all. 
Just paint...Autentico Vintage Chalk Paint.

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DURING: Working from the left, Casa Blanca covering the high-gloss enamel "yellowed" white

Once the frame and the inside of the shelves were complete, 
my next task was doors & drawers.

I removed the drawers & the knobs & came face-to-face 
with some other-wordly contact paper....and 
a few nasty-looking beasties of the 8-legged sort! 
(tip: place hardware & screws together in a labeled jar or plastic bag so nothing goes missing). 

Fortunately the contact paper came out easily & a quick 
wipe with eucalyptus oil removed any leftover glue. 
Next the drawer fronts got a nice coat of French Grey.

Really? This was the choice to line the drawers?

Autentico Vintage Chalk Paint in French Grey

Autentico has a large number of options in the 
blue-green, green-blue hues & I wanted to get it right, 
so it was time for a bit of colour matching. 

I kept the doors on until I found the colour that
 best suited the gorgeous original laminate top — Summer Sky!

DURING: A bit of colour matching before taking the doors off

DURING: Summer Sky...the perfect match!

DURING: Giving the entire piece a quick coat of Autentico Clear Wax to seal and protect

Before putting the drawers back in 
I gave the insides of the drawers
a quick coat of Casa Blanca & the sides 
of the drawers a coat of Thunder Grey 
for additional visual interest & to 
freshen it up a bit more. 

Next I mixed & matched gorgeous 
kraft papers to line the drawers using 
Mod Podge--so easy & such dramatic 
impact when you open a drawer!

I selected a cheery coordinating retro-inspired fabric for the shelves which I cut and tore 
(thank you High School sewing class!)  
attaching it to the upper shelving with craft glue. 

Once everything was waxed, lined & looking gorgeous, I rehung the doors using 
new screws & replaced the original handles adding a washer to those 
that were a bit loose or wobbly. 

A bit of wax or soap on the  drawers rails
(see post on waxing drawer rails here) to ease opening & closing of drawers &
 at long last...my lovely hutch was ready to be reassembled.

DURING: Nearly ready to be reassembled

Although it was really more of a "refresh" than a "restyle," 
Autentico Vintage Chalk Paint made this nothing but easy...and gorgeous!

She is now home to the beautiful paint that gave her new life.

All done and proudly displaying the gorgeous Autentico Vintage Chalk Paint range!

It's all here...for the love...
Sada