The little hutch that could....a makeover

Hi friends - I hope you are all doing well!

This is the type of post I get excited about.  Not because it's authentic and revolutionary, but because I don't often work on refinishing furniture and I feel a little closer to becoming a 'real DIY blogger'.

A couple of months ago I saw this sad little hutch at our local thrift store.  I inspected it and soon saw right into its soul.  Its sad looking scratched up surface hiding beauty.  But despite its already low price, it had an additional 50% off tag adorning it, trying to tell the world 'I really want to go home with you', yet I still walked away. 

We left the store with more items than intended, but I still couldn't get this little hutch off my mind.  So I asked my sweet hubby if he could go back and get it for me? Once at the store he called me.

hubby: ' babe, what does this hutch look like?'

me: 'it's brown and it has glass doors and....etc'

hubby: 'I'm looking at it right now, but are you sure you want this?  It's kinda...'

me: 'don't worry, I can make it beautiful'

So, hubby comes home with the little hutch that could and a couple of weeks later....

 It holds some of the pretties I have been collecting.

 Remember the burlap place mat? 

Some beautiful serving dishes my sweet mother-in-law 

has given us look perfect holding some old silver cutlery... 

I never get tired of the beauty of the blue 

jars. This one I found recently for $1.99.

 And here he is again...

A lot of the items are simple dishes that I have either 

collected from thrift stores or had in my kitchen pantry. 

 I love the little 'pop' of colour from 

The PoP Shoppe bottle (also seen here)

New knobs, and a little distressing on the doors and edges...

I didn't want too much for this piece...

I used the beadboard wallpaper by Martha Stewart. We had bought it for a different purpose, but I love how it looks on the little hutch...:)

And there you go...the little hutch that could.  I'm sure this little hutch will become a focal point in our home and will change with the seasons...


I hope I didn't bore you with too many pictures; I guess I'm a proud momma...:)


As usual, thank you for calling today. I hope to see you very soon. 


Remember to come back as I will announce the winner of the hand painted tote as well as I will be sharing with you a very important and dear to my heart event I will be attending. 


sending you much love,
Lucy 







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