![]() I’ve been meaning to write this post for awhile now, after having several questions about how we mounted the hutch top to the wall. The chalkboard paint was a garage leftover from a project for the kids…so old and hard to mix, I thought for sure it wasn’t going to end well, but luckily it worked out! Mounting the Hutch on the Wallīefore I added the last coat of paint to the base of the cabinet, we mounted it on the wall. Next, this Rust-oleum chalkboard paint went on the glass, using this same trusty shortcut brush that makes it easy to cleanly cut in around the edges. This photo is of one primed chalkboard door and one primed glass door. After it dried, I applied the white paint to just the frames. Then, I brushed a coat of kilz primer onto the entire door, both frame and glass. For the two chalkboard doors, I gently scrubbed the glass with steel wool and fine grit sandpaper, and wiped clean. ![]() Okay, back to the hutch! After I got the base painted, I moved on to the doors. I love the coverage of this brand I buy on Amazon. I used their warm linen color on several pieces recently, including the bathroom curio cabinet! On the plus side, chalk paint has become really affordable in recent years. It took going from latex to chalk paint… and back to latex for this hutch to realize that chalk paint is just a lot more user friendly and forgiving. Side note: Being honest here…I think I’m done using latex for furniture. For the corners and crannies and doors, this little wooster brush is my favorite. To minimize brush marks and drips, I use a foam roller everywhere possible. So, I painted the hutch with kilz oil-based and some latex oops paint. ![]() Since I was working on this project for the $100 room challenge, I wanted to stretch the budget. Painting the Hutchįirst, I gave the whole surface a very light sand, to help the paint adhere. Once I confirmed the china cabinet top would fit, we picked it up and got to work! Post contains affiliate links. There were so many choices that were either very affordable or completely free, since they were missing their bottom half.īefore I went too crazy, I measured our space to make sure I picked a hutch top that would fit well on the wall. So… I typed in “hutch top”, and I felt like I hit the upcycling lottery! I love the clean look of wall cabinets with a hanging rod, so I went to Facebook Marketplace in search of an affordable kitchen cabinet to paint and repurpose.Īs I’m searching all the different iterations I can think of to say “wall cabinet”, I came across an old china cabinet posting…and it dawned on me. When I was first working out how to make over our laundry room on a $100 budget, the largest dilemma was over washer dryer storage.
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