Hutch: Completed!!!

You read that right. I actually finished the hutch. I am pumped. This was my first furniture makeover of this size (and importance, being my Grandma's hutch), and well... this, my friends, is not for the faint of heart. Or faint of diy furniture refinishing. It is a BIG undertaking. Lesson learned.

 Just to refresh your memory, here is what it looked like before, in all of its orange oak-ey glory:

Without further ado, here is the completed makeover... drum roll please:

So here was the process that I followed:

1. Sand with palm sander and sand wedges where needed using medium grit
2. Wipe/wash down
3. 2 coats of primer - Zinsser Cover Stain, 6 hours between coats, 24 hours dry time after last coat
4. 2 coats of paint - Benjamin Moore Advance in White Down, 16 hours between coats
5. 3-5 days of "curing time"
6. 2-3 coats of soft wax (Apply, dry & buff each coat) - Clear Briwax
7. Cure time based on wax instructions
8. Measure and cut fabric for backing, use anti-fray on edges and adhere to back of hutch using "404 Permanent Repositionable Craft Adhesive" (used in quilting apparently)
9. Re-assemble, decide whether to rub n buff the hardware - I decided against it

You'll note I crossed out the waxing - that's because I decided it was unnecessary I was impatient, and skipped it. The paint is enamel, so dries to a hard shell finish. I still need to find a drawer liner that I like to put in the drawers, and then fill it back up! I will be back later this week once I have styled it... right now, I have a massive pile of stuff on the kitchen table to play around with.

In the meantime, I'll just sit and stare at the hutch. One more time for your my viewing pleasure:

xo,
Andrea

If you want to follow my progress as I went, check out my planning post here, the first progress report here, the second progress report here, the third progress report here and my diy-er roadblock post here.

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