I'm BAaaacccCK . . . Changing Table to Kitchen Hutch

Let me start my offering my sincere apologies for being absent from the blog world for far too long!
I am SO Glad to Be Back and Giddy to Share a Thousand-and-One projects with you!  Many seasonal decorating ideas will probably have to wait until their next season -- but the furniture makeovers will be shared away!

I opened a booth in a local antique mall at the end of last September and had a blast thrifting for treasures to fill it with . . . and of course learning A LOT along the way . . . as you will hear more about later.

I revamped this baby changing table into a stylish kitchen hutch last October . . .

. . . here is a side by side BEFORE {blah yellowish 'wood'} and AFTER {yum coolness}:

I bought 'her' from a local family who no longer needed her . . . and while I didn't 'need' her either, I knew she could be more than just nursery furniture and could provide fabulous kitchen storage for a hip young couple (again not me -- it is just who I imagined would fall in love with her -- ever do that?).

I replaced her flimsy hutch backing with bead-board that I had cut to size at Lowe's.

She was painted with multiple coats of Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint goodness in Old Ocher and French Linen.  I applied a combination of clear and dark wax to the French Linen (hutch back & 'counter tops'), 

and just used clear wax on the Old Ocher.

The interiors were painted in Duck Egg Blue for a bit of happy!

All the hardware was purchased at Pottery Barn {yay coupons!} . . . 

I love the 'ice box latch' for the cabinet door -- coolness!

I hand-wrote the labels for the 'bin' drawer pulls, and included additional labels 

for the new {hip} owners to change out as needed.

I was really happy with how she turned out . . . but I hope to stick to real wood furniture going forward.

She sold rather quickly in my shop {yay, income producing hobbies!} 

and is making a hip-young couple very happy in her new home!

Thank YOU so much for stopping in -- I will be sharing more soon (I promise)!

Click on the links to see all the fun blogs I am sharing with today:

• Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday       Funky Junk Interior's Saturday Night Special
• Elizabeth & Co.                                                    Savvy Southern Style
• Someday Crafts                                                    {Primp}
• French Country Cottage                                        The Shabby Nest
• My Romantic Home                                              The Better Half
• Between Naps on the Porch                                  Thrifty Decor Chick
• Not Just a Housewife                                            DIY by Design
• Southern Lovely                                                    Fine Craft Guild 
• Cedar Hill Ranch                                                   Uncommon Slice of Suburia
• From My Front Porch to Yours                             Stone Gable 
• The Thrifty Groove                                                Common Ground
• Redoux Interiors                                                    The Charm of Home
• Jennifer Rizzo                                                         Chic on a Shoestring
• The Shabby Nest                                                   Fox Hollow Cottage
• Too Much Time on My Hands                               Tater Tots & Jello     
• Pieced Pastimes                                                     Finding Silver Pennies
• Three Mango Seeds                                               Shades of Amber