Welcome Back to the One Room Challenge. Week 5. Those of you who might not know the ORC you can see our progress beginning Here. While everyone is trudging through the doldrems of winter (at least we are here in the NE) there are a group of bloggers led by Linda who are doing there best to transform ONE room in six weeks. Yep, I signed up!!
I am not going to lie. This week was Hell. Painting this piece took all of me. You know the drill. I was grabbing minutes in between work, kid things, dinner (it was late several nights) and going to bed ... "just one more coat, I'll be right up!"
I wanted you to see the "colonial" topper on the hutch when I got it. So easy to remove and create a much cleaner look.
Once I finished priming I couldn't stand it anymore ... Time to Meet the Wall!
Oh, I am going to love this ...
So clean and pretty ... do you see how that there is no painter's tape. I have no patience, I would rather scrape at the end. I love the little strips of squiggly paint that falls off over the razor blade. That is how I am.
Then, because it is so white and clean. I decided to turn it brown again!
I am certain I am not the only one that gets selective help from the children. Callie and I were shopping for this glaze last summer. See this small can? It is still over half full. I have glazed a fireplace mantel, 3 small accent tables and a set of cabinet doors. It's like a bowl of pasta that never ends!
And when you have your children's help ... they like to play acrobatic tricks with your things. Callie walked through the parking lot with it balanced on her head. Do you think that will look good on her college resume? Let's hope!!
So here goes the transformation:
At first, I tried to paint and stain around the hardware. I gave up on that. They will need something done to them when I am done with the staining.
A close up of the detailing. I used a Q-tip to get in each of those little grooves. I was not happy. But I do kind of like the look and where it is going.
New knobs from Martha at Home Depot. I will be doing something to them as well. Just not certain WHAT!
I have absolutely NO patience. It is a family trait! So ... as you can see, I am not even finished staining and I am trying out the insides!!
I am still working on finishing the staining and considering the back of the shelves to do something to kick it up a notch. Thanks for sticking with me ... only YOU could have gotten me through this.
Pretty photos next week!! I promise!!
xo,
kim
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I am sooo impressed that you are tackling such a major piece! It is looking great!!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is looking fantastic. I had no idea you could remove the colonial toppers from furniture. Might need to shop my parents house again while they're out of town :)
ReplyDeleteI understand how hard a big piece is to do. It is looking great, and bye bye top. I love your colored accessories. I also noticed that you put a crown on your wall, great touch.
ReplyDeleteI could never attack this project!! Props to you!! I can't wait for next week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great piece Kim! I love it and it's going to be so functional! I haven't really painted anything that large- good for you! I'm proud of you! Love the pop of orange inside. You should get some wrapping paper from The Paper Source and line the back with it, just an idea. Looking great.
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Wow, this is a big project! Looking forward to seeing it all.
ReplyDeleteI'm using those same Martha pulls! :) Everything is looking great. I can sympathize with the time sucker a big piece is. It takes every once of self-control I have to wait for things to dry!
ReplyDeleteWow, Kim! I'm so impressed, it's going to fabulous and functional!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness I'm so impressed, Kim! It's looking gorgeous. I could NEVER do what you're doing. You do have patience!
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome! All that storage is going to be amazing in your space! And I agree with you on just using a razor blade later, its SO much easier than tape
ReplyDeleteIts looking so good! I am the same way about the razor! haha!
ReplyDeleteWow - what a difference! I loved it primed and I love it stained too. Great job...sooo much work. applause
ReplyDeleteWhat an undertaking! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove it without the cornice detail...you are so SMART. This is going to be so great!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great. Very clever!
ReplyDeleteSo much better and cleaner without the top piece. That's an ambitious piece to re-do, as is your entire project. Hang in there - the big payoff is coming!
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Kim you crack me up. I am super impatient too and hate prep work. The hutch is really beautiful. I can't wait to see the space.
ReplyDeleteI love this hutch. The doors are beautiful! I know what you mean about not being patient.. I do the same thing!
ReplyDeleteI'm the same when it comes to painting around glass. Gimmie a sharp razor and I'm one happy camper ;)
ReplyDeleteI feel guilty complaining about painting my chest....cause you had a way bigger job that I! Love how it turned out and I will be patient for the pretty pictures :)
ReplyDeleteOh how beautiful it is turning out! I am so glad I am not painting furniture this time around!
ReplyDeleteLooking good! I can't even imagine tackling that job.
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