As a mother of two young boys, there is no down time. And if there is, it is filled with a to-do list about ten miles long- and that is fine- it’s the way it will be for awhile!
Ummm…. Having your gall bladder out should come with a prescription of pain meds and a prescription for a nanny/ maid/ chauffeur!
Clearly I was in a panic on multiple levels- but with the help from some dear friends and my amazing hubs we pulled it off. Minus one gall bladder and a few days of work for him we pushed through and even found a bright spot in the middle of it all!
That bright spot was found on Craigslist and picked up by my hubs and a sweet neighbor for me on Valentine’s Day- and much to my hubs delight, I was pleased as punch to have this be my gift:)
Now I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again- natural wood is gorgeous and it was on her too- but didn’t match my dining room set- so I knew I would paint it- just wasn’t sure what color. The adventurous side of me thought red- the boring side of me thought classic white.
I even did a facebook poll to get some help in deciding- Red actually won out but was vetoed based on the fact that the room is small and the red would completely take over! and it would be easy to paint white and then decide to go red- rather that going red and deciding I should have done white.
So Annie Sloan Chalk paint was the winner- no sanding or priming- love that! gave two coats and then distressed the edges and some of the details and then instead of waxing over it I did a Minwax water based poly that goes on easy and clear.
I decided it would be just a tad too boring for me if the inside was just plain though- so I went ahead and used a bamboo looking stencil and the navy paint that is on the walls in there already and just slopped it on!
I wasn’t going for a perfect look- just wanted some interest and I think it accomplished that! Adding my pretties inside was the fun part- just some things that have had a lack of safe display space in my house (two boys don’t forget!) and then I was all done!
I should mention that I did not paint this for several weeks until I had recovered from my surgery- I am super mom, but not that super!
You are getting a small sneak peak at my dining room in this pic as well that has been overhauled and you will see soon:)
Hope you are having a wonderful day!
B:)
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Where did you get those cute silver birds? Love it!
What a great hutch redo! I can’t wait to paint mine. Thank you for sharing at my link party.
Love it. I have the same dilemma about what color I should paint, my almost exact kind of hutch, which I got off craigslist for $50 yay. So I thing I’ll go with white too, thanks for the inspiration.