In January I had a surgery and was laid up for a few days. When I was finally able to get out I decided to head to the Home Depot, wandered around there for an hour or so, then to Target for a few things. On my way home I stopped into the Salvation Army and saw the hutch I had been dreaming about. Saturdays are 1/2 off EVERYTHING in the store so this was the perfect day for me to stop in. the hutch was priced at $299 so what a DEAL- So of course I had to call my husband and get his approval, he wasn't as excited I but I managed to sell him. One thing about being a creative mind married to an analytic mind is I can see the finished project and have to draw it out for him... So here we go!
I started the project by sanding it down with a fine sand paper and an electric sander. Since I was using the materials we already had I decided to go out and get some additional materials to help move the project along faster. I wanted to see some of the dark stain underneath so it wasn't sanded perfectly...
The second project was a dining room table. One of my favorite stores is in Long Beach, CA called Orange Ave Estate Salvage and Garden www.orangeaveestatesalvageandgarden.com/
Every time I go in there I come out with a treasure. This project was pretty quick, electric sander, course paper and some elbow grease. I used the same white wood stain from the hutch project and wasn't 100% happy. So I found some old paint in the wood shed and put a light coat and wiped it down to get the perfect tint. Once I did that I then decided to add the same light coat to the hutch to finally feel like they were complete...
Another project was a quick face lift- our range hood was looking extremely dingy and I just couldn't get it to look CLEAN enough. So with a little help of some black chalkboard pain we have a new look!
