Anthropologie Inspired Goodness

Sometimes I feel as if I'm bragging a little.  I mean, I have this fantastic GW that has some great stuff and I write about all the crazy ways I make them look pretty. Is that too much? Is that bragging? Well, if it is then so be it. Hopefully someone can learn something from my mistakes and gain some inspiration from my work. I just can't stop making things over!

Here's the crazy hutch. I got this for $32. I didn't even bat an eyelash when I saw it. I just grabbed the tag. And then I asked Tom to go back and get it!

 

It's yellow with hunter green crackle underneath. 

First I was going to sand it all down and repaint. Then I saw this little cabinet over at Blue Cricket Design and I figured I might as well try.

I love the look of crackle, just not crazy about the multi-color crackle effect. So I painted over the edges in black and then painted the whole thing Heirloom White. 

 

 

I changed out the hardware with some ORB knobs I got on clearance at Target (BTW - are they getting rid of their knobs, etc?)

I also took out the glass from the doors. It just wasn't doing it for me. I sprayed the hinges ORB and then sanded them a little too. Of course, I put the hinges on the wrong way...twice. And then realized that some of the screws were smaller for a reason...but it didn't change the look of the hutch at all! Thank goodness!

I imagine this in Anthropologie overflowing with aprons from Anne at Get Your Martha On and skirts and a bowl full of crystal knobs. Or at Urban Outfitter filled to the brim with jeans....do you hear me Anthro? Urban? Want it? I will sell it to you for a very expensive price...

I sanded the edges and the fronts of the decorative thingies. And then went over some areas with Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze. 

 

 

 

I love how it turned out! 

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