I was in a thrift shop on a "just in case" trip. You know, just in case there's something there that you can transform! And then I saw it - a maple hutch. It was probably from the top of a dresser or desk. It is very sturdy! That's what I love about finding older furniture and redesigning it. It's usually inexpensive but it is made really well!!! That was the case with this hutch. It had the lines that I love and knew that it would step up the vintage vibe and add a little charm to my little office. The best thing was that it was $15 but on sale for $9. I had to get it!
I took it home and just to be honest it sat in the garage for a little while like many of my found treasures do before they go through the redesign process.
Finally, I brought it in and began the process of painting.
The before! Well I almost forgot to snap the before pic as you can see I had started to paint when I grabbed my phone to snap these pics!
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The best thing about Annie Sloan chalk paint is that there isn't a lot of prep work. So I cleaned it up and put the first coat on, Chinese Red! I loved this look and will use it alone on another project, but the idea for this one was to have the beautiful Chinese Red be the base coat with the red peeking through. I also love the bead-board back. It just adds to the vintage look!
The next coat was Annie Sloan Graphite - a very dark gray.
I wanted the red to show through just a little bit. So I distressed it a bit by sanding it with 200 grit sandpaper on the edges slightly.
Then to give
it that bit of an aged look, I gave it a healthy slathering of Annie
Sloan dark soft wax. I wiped off the excess and let it set over night. 
The
next day I buffed it to give the wax a finished look.
I love it - a place to get some items up off of my desk and add a little charm to my little office!
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